March 27, 2024 China's Xi Jinping tells Dutch PM that restricting technology access won't stop China's advance Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that attempts to restrict China’s access to technology will not stop the country’s advance.
March 11, 2024 China's congress closes annual session with near-unanimous support for Xi Jinping China's national congress has concluded its annual session with a show of near-unanimous support for the ruling Communist Party's blueprint for the year.
March 4, 2024 China's Belt and Road Initiative plagued by corruption and political backlash: report A new report argues Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature Belt and Road Initiative, a global infrastructure program aimed to link China to emerging markets, has not lived up to the hype and has hurt China's reputation.
February 10, 2024 China moves closer to Taliban regime amid search for natural resources Despite growing human rights violations under the Taliban, China continues to invest in Afghanistan, most recently becoming the first country to recognize a Taliban ambassador.
January 6, 2024 Taiwan to pick new president as China ramps up threats: 'choice between war and peace' The US and China are keeping close tabs on Taiwan's presidential election set to take place next week. The present frontrunner, and current vice-president, faces a former police chief.
January 3, 2024 China surveillance missions spotted in the sky over Taiwan Taiwanese defense officials have confirmed the presence of several Chinese spy flights over the island's airspace just days before the country's presidential election.
January 2, 2024 China tells Taiwan to vote on 'right side of history' in election that could determine cross-strait relations The Chinese Communist Party is urging the Taiwanese public to vote "on the right side of history" in its presidential election, hoping to negotiate the reintegration of the island.
January 1, 2024 Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping declare 2024 'year of DPRK-China friendship' Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un are celebrating 2024 as the "year of DPRK-China friendship," according to official statements.
December 31, 2023 China's Xi Jinping says Taiwan will 'surely be reunified' in year-end address Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to unify "both sides of the Taiwan Strait" during a New Year's Eve address on Sunday.
December 30, 2023 Xi says China must fight ‘escalating oppression’ from West with ‘diplomatic iron army’ Chinese President Xi Jinping encouraged his nation's diplomats to take hard lines protecting the country's interests from Western powers in a speech in Beijing on Friday.
