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Foreign Vice-Minister Ma Zhaoxu will visit the United States for four days from today, the latest in a string of exchanges between the two sides in recent months. Ma, who [...]

Beijing has rejected the offer by William Lai Ching-te to resume tourism and student exchanges, saying the new Taiwanese leader lacked sincerity in his inauguration speech and that his stance [...]

When Patrick Wang reached the first anniversary of his move to Hong Kong in January, he immediately applied for a visa to Taiwan and started planning his first visit to [...]

The navies of Taiwan and the US have quietly held joint drills focused on communications – a move experts said could be an attempt by Washington to assert its military [...]

China should respond strongly to “blatant provocation” after an annual US-Philippine annual military exercise in the South China Sea put unprecedented focus on Taiwan, a Beijing think tank has said. [...]

A destroyer division from the Chinese navy carried out anti-missile and anti-submarine drills in the South China Sea, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said, as the US and the Philippines [...]

Beijing yesterday ramped up calls for local authorities to step up disaster preparedness after ­dozens of people died in rain-hit southern Guangdong province. With more downpours expected in the region, [...]

The Fujian, China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, left Shanghai’s Jiangnan shipyard yesterday morning to begin its maiden sea trial, but testing of the vessel’s cutting-edge catapult aircraft launching [...]

Controversy and accusations of excessive control have arisen after some universities and colleges banned students from travelling on their own during the May Day holiday for “safety” reasons. Local media [...]

Defence Minister Dong Jun has pledged to deepen military cooperation with Kazakhstan – Beijing’s key Central Asian partner – while also highlighting regional extremist threats. Speaking to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart [...]

Heavy rainfall has continued in Guangdong in the wake of floods that have killed at least four people and displaced tens of thousands more in the province. The main rainbands [...]

Record-breaking flooding in Guangdong province since Friday has killed at least four and disrupted the lives of some 110,000 people living along a major river. Three people died during heavy [...]

The official newspaper of China’s military has accused the United States of “militarising space” by building a spy satellite network with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, causing “huge challenges” for the security [...]

This week’s talks between the Chinese and US defence ministers are not expected to “change the dynamic” in the South China Sea even if they help reduce the risk of [...]

An official Chinese military newspaper has accused Japan of moving away from its pacifist constitution after it established a new anti-ship missile unit on Okinawa. The Japan Self-Defence Forces last [...]

When President Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative over a decade ago, Russia’s Vladimir Putin was not enthusiastic about the massive infrastructure drive moving into his country’s “backyard”. [...]

The People’s Liberation Army said it would remain on high alert and “further strengthen” its patrols and control along China’s border with Myanmar, after conducting a live-fire drill in the [...]

Beijing pledged to strengthen joint military exercises and ­personnel exchanges with Indonesia as president-elect Prabowo Subianto visited the capital. Prabowo, currently serving as Indonesia’s defence minister, met defence chief Dong [...]

The military is set to conduct a series of live-fire exercises near the border with Myanmar as fighting between rebel forces and the ruling military junta continues. Beijing has expressed [...]

China’s artificial intelligence firms need to focus on developing their own hardware and software if they want to catch up with US market rivals, industry leaders have said. Liu Cong, [...]

The chairman of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee has urged Asian governments and business leaders to take the fate of the region’s peace and security “into their own hands”. [...]

The United States’ MQ-4C Triton spy drone has become the country’s main close-range surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea, according to data compiled by a think tank. But Hu [...]

The state security authority has warned that the networks of “hundreds” of Chinese business and government units have been infiltrated by an overseas hacking group and urged citizens to step [...]

The People’s Liberation Army’s naval division in charge of the Taiwan Strait and the East China Sea conducted a rare joint ­exercise with a regional coastguard unit, the navy has [...]

Police departments across the country have pledged to create and strengthen “new quality ­combat capacity” with technology aimed at “preventive policing” and efficiency. During the annual legislative session last week, [...]

China will consider legal protection for employees who have to stay online after office hours, a form of “invisible overtime” that the supreme court says warrants compensation. Lyu Guoquan, head [...]

A high-profile Peking University professor has raised concerns over “overly stringent” restrictions on Chinese academics and retired officials who wish to take part in international events or speak to foreign [...]

The decision-making body of the Chinese legislature has pledged to this year advance revision of the National Defence Education Law, which mandates public awareness and education in support of the [...]

China is building its fourth aircraft carrier, an admiral has confirmed, adding that the going has been smooth on the technical front. The fresh update on the opaque warship development [...]

Beijing’s annual government report raised opposition to ­“external interference” on Taiwan as the island’s independence­-leaning president-elect awaits inauguration in May. Premier Li Qiang called on the National People’s Congress (NPC) [...]

Photos have been posted online of an apparent full-scale dummy of China’s new fifth-generation fighter on one of the country’s aircraft carriers. The images began circulating on Weibo last week [...]

Five people died after a cargo ship struck a bridge over the Pearl River in Guangzhou yesterday morning. Three others were also injured, two of whom were being treated in [...]

China’s latest Z-10ME attack ­helicopter is on display at the Singapore Airshow, the first time it has been featured in an overseas exhibition. Analysts said the international debut indicated China [...]

The People’s Liberation Army said it sent forces to the South China Sea to monitor the latest United States-Philippines joint air patrol as the two allies launched their second drill [...]

US Joint Forces should employ machine learning to better anticipate threats in the Pacific amid China’s activities in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, according to a senior American [...]

China expects domestic travel frequency and revenues to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, but international arrivals will take longer to recover, according to a state-affiliated research institute. A report [...]

When Anson Li and his ­postgraduate friends were ­planning a winter break, Harbin – the city renowned for its ice sculptures – was at the top of his mind. This [...]

The National People’s Congress Standing Committee will gather later this month to discuss “appointments and dismissals” amid an ongoing purge that has snared senior military figures. It will meet on [...]

China and Thailand sealed a permanent mutual visa-free deal in Bangkok yesterday to help revive travel between the two countries. Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Thai counterpart Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara [...]

China and Brazil have agreed to streamline visa processes to revive exchanges between the countries to pre-pandemic levels. The agreement came as Foreign Minister Wang Yi stopped in Brasilia on [...]

When Tsai Ing-wen won her ­second term as Taiwan’s ­president four years ago, the island’s ­neighbours said little. As usual Japan, Singapore and Australia offered Tsai their congratulations but there [...]

William Lai Ching-te claimed a decisive victory in the Taiwanese presidential election yesterday but his party failed to retain its legislative majority, adding a note of uncertainty to his presidency. [...]

Beijing remained restrained in response to William Lai Ching-te’s presidential election win yesterday, a result analysts say could lead to further tensions across the strait. Lai, from the independence-leaning Democratic [...]

Beijing yesterday lodged “solemn representation” with Papua New Guinea (PNG) and called on the Pacific country to “penalise perpetrators severely” after local riots resulted in the looting of Chinese-owned properties [...]

China’s top spy agency has detained a foreigner accused of gathering information for the British Secret Intelligence Service or MI6. It is the latest case revealed by the Ministry of [...]

The Xinjiang region has announced a new set of religious rules that say all new places of worship must reflect “Chinese characteristics and style”. The far-western region is home to [...]