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Harrison Li holds a photo of his father, Kai Li, who is being released after years in a Chinese jail. Photo: AP
US-China relations

US lowers travel warning for China as 3 jailed Americans released by Beijing

White House declines to confirm reports that breakthrough deal includes release of at least one Chinese prisoner.

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G7

Blinken urges G7 countries to maintain unity in face of China risks

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US-China relations

US blacklists 29 more Chinese companies over alleged forced labour in Xinjiang

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China-EU relations

Little room to mend EU-China ties amid differences over trade, Ukraine

Dialogue and action urged ahead of Donald Trump’s return and as mainland ship is detained by Danish coastguard over cut undersea cables.

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Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 anchored and under surveillance in the sea of Kattegat, near the town of Grenaa, Denmark, on November 20, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE
G20

At G20, Xi and Albanese discuss improved China-Australia trade relations

Both leaders note progress, with the Australian prime minister saying: ‘Trade is flowing more freely to the benefit of both countries.’.

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US-China relations

Xi arrives in Peru for Apec, ready to sign 30 bilateral deals for China

A focal point of his visit will be the virtual inauguration of the South American country’s US$3.5 billion port funded by Beijing.

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US presidential election 2024

Trump’s China policy could pit deal makers against ideologues: analysts

Hardline appointees and nominees may curb his transactional impulses on issues like trade, technology and Taiwan, US-based analysts say.

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US congressman Mike Waltz, a Florida Republican and vocal critic of China, has been announced as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for national security adviser. Photo: AP
China

Video | Shanghai police round up Halloween party-goers, make some remove costumes

Revellers were reportedly required to register their names, IDs and phone numbers before being released.

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US-China relations

US adds 6 more Chinese companies to export blacklist for boosting Iran, PLA

Firms acting contrary to American national security in supporting Tehran’s ‘weapons of mass destruction programme’, says Commerce Department.

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US presidential election 2024

Explainer | 2024 US congressional races: what to expect and how China plays a role

Concerns about Beijing loom in some contests as Democrats seek to hang on to the Senate and Republicans eye expanding their House majority.

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US-China relations

US bans Chinese steel, food-additives firms over Xinjiang human rights

Latest additions to Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act’s entity list show American drive to rid its supply chain of forced labour presses on.

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A photovoltaic power station in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, whose natural resources make it vital to China’s economic output. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

Strengthening US shipbuilding to counter China becomes a focus of lawmakers

Bipartisan bill will be introduced in US Congress in effort to revitalise a diminished industry amid growing Chinese dominance.

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China trade

China raises Xinjiang cotton with parent firm for Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger

Beijing ministry reveals it initiated investigation into PVH Group under Unreliable Entry List framework due to ‘discriminatory’ measures.

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Tibet

Open Questions | Ethnic minorities expert on China’s treatment of Uygurs, and Han chauvinism

Ethnic minorities expert Barry Sautman gives his take on education, the next Dalai Lama, Han chauvinism and Beijing’s treatment of Uygurs.

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US-China relations

Panel urges Biden to prioritise release of Americans wrongfully held in China

Chair of Congressional-Executive Commission on China says detainees must be the focus whenever secretary of state meets Chinese officials.

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China held hearings on Wednesday about US citizens detained in China. Photo: Bloomberg
US-China relations

China frees American pastor who US claims was wrongly jailed

David Lin received a life sentence in 2009 on a charge of contract fraud.

China’s Communist Party

China is poised to amend its anti-corruption law for the first time

Changes would include allowing bail during investigations but also extending the period suspects are denied access to a lawyer.

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US-China relations

Chinese ambassador lays down ‘red lines’ in US-China relationship

Interspersed with language hailing the 45th anniversary of normalised relations between the nations was a warning: Don’t mess with China.

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The US should not interfere with China on matters related to Taiwan, democracy, human rights and the freedom to develop, Xie Feng said on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

US, EU raise alarm over China’s ‘very substantial’ help to Russia in Ukraine war

Beijing’s ‘significant’ exports said to be used on battlefield and given in exchange for Kremlin’s sensitive military technologies.

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China society

Opinion | How Chinese with disabilities are inspiring a more inclusive country

China must enforce its disability rights laws and improve accessibility, but social attitudes also need to shift beyond discrimination and pity.

US-China relations

US, Britain stress unity towards China as new strategic dialogue opens in London

Top diplomats tout allies’ strengthening ties and ‘indispensable’ partnership as Washington vies to blunt Beijing’s Indo-Pacific influence.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy attend a press conference as part of a strategic dialogue in London on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
China’s Communist Party

Chinese legal community asks: where is the line on death penalty for corruption?

Inner Mongolia court dismisses appeal by party official who pleaded guilty to pocketing more than US$422 million and was sentenced to death.

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Even though millions of officials have been caught up in China’s anti-corruption campaign, it is rare for death sentences not to be suspended in corruption cases. Photo: Shutterstock Images
US-China relations

China’s economic coercion evokes scrutiny, resentment: US officials

Washington’s global network of allies said to offer moral support, supply-chain diversion strategies and new markets when Beijing takes aim.

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Art

Chinese artist held under law that bans defaming revolutionary ‘heroes’

Artist and his brother Gao Qiang are well-known for their critical depictions of Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution.

US-China relations

China’s Xinjiang vows more support for firms under US ‘forced labour’ sanctions

Legislative resolution says US sanctions are ‘baseless’, calls to create ‘positive social environment’ for growth of businesses targeted.

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The US sanctions apply to a range of firms based in Xinjiang, including cotton companies. Photo: Xinhua
Xinjiang

US disappointed in China’s actions in Xinjiang after UN human rights report

State Department laments Beijing’s treatment of ‘Uygurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities’ on second anniversary of damning findings.

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Chinese police officers guide vehicles across the border from Kazakhstan in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in July. Photo: Xinhua
China-EU relations

EU officials assail denial of access to trial of Chinese human rights advocates

Lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan, detained while en route to a 2023 meeting with EU envoys in Beijing, face charges in Suzhou.

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United Nations

China’s ‘problematic laws’ remain in Xinjiang years after damning report: UN

The UN’s human rights body had cited policies in Xinjiang that ‘may constitute crimes against humanity’.

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Human rights in China
Latest news, features and opinion on human rights in China, covering free speech, religious freedoms, the right to a fair trial, minority rights in the autonomous regions of Tibet and Xinjiang and criticisms of China’s human rights record.
last updated:
16 October, 2024
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