World Sep 29, 2022
Sex assault trial in U.S. a rare moment for Chinese #MeToo movement
Founder of JD.com Richard Liu is one of the highest-profile Chinese figures accused of sexual assault or rape to face the scrutiny of a courtroom jury.
Asia Pacific Jul 15, 2022
China’s surveillance state hits rare resistance from its own subjects
As China builds up its vast surveillance and security apparatus, it is running up against growing public unease about the lack of safeguards to prevent the theft or misuse of personal data.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Jul 5, 2022
Five years after vanishing, Chinese-Canadian billionaire faces trial
The case of Xiao Jianhua epitomizes the ruling Communist Party’s efforts to rein in an earlier era of freewheeling capitalism.
Asia Pacific Jul 2, 2022
Labeled a ‘challenge’ by NATO, China signals its own hard-line worldview
The alliance’s forceful declaration in its mission statement reinforced Beijing’s belief that hostile powers are bent on hobbling the country’s ascent.
Asia Pacific Jun 14, 2022
As China rattles sabers, Taiwan asks: Are we ready for war?
Ukraine’s stubborn resistance to invasion, and the help that has poured in as a result, has both inspired Taiwan and made it rethink its own military strategy.
Asia Pacific Jun 13, 2022
They inhabited separate worlds in Taiwan. Decades later, they collided in a California church.
David Chou — armed with two guns, four Molotov cocktails and a deep-seated rage against Taiwanese people — opened fire inside the Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Southern California.
Winter Olympics Feb 17, 2022
The Olympians caught up in the U.S.-China rivalry
American athletes of Chinese descent at the Games are targets of patriotic and even nationalistic sentiment from both countries: sometimes adoring, sometimes hostile.
Winter Olympics Feb 16, 2022
With indoor ski resorts and curling schools, China lifts Xi’s sports dream
China said it succeeded on a vow by Xi Jinping, the country’s top leader, to nurture millions of winter sports enthusiasts. But will the interest last after the Winter Games end?
World Feb 2, 2022
As the U.S. pulls back from the Middle East, China leans in
States in the Middle East are increasingly looking to China not just to buy their oil, but to invest in their infrastructure and cooperate on technology and security.
Asia Pacific Jan 22, 2022
China holds the line on ‘COVID zero,’ but some wonder for how long
At least 20 million people were under full lockdown as recently as last week, and many more cities across the country have been subjected to partial lockdowns and mass testing.