Amy Hawkins
The Guardian
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China renews crackdown on corruption in healthcare
At least 177 officials reportedly under investigation amid revival of Xi Jinping’s decade-old anti-corruption drive → Read More
US-China cultural exchange at low point after tensions and Covid, data shows
Tourism, academia and literature all exhibit signs that trend of closer ties has gone into reverse → Read More
How war in Taiwan could mean the wheels come off the UK economy
Microchips are an issue, of course, but China also makes the alloy wheels our cars mostly roll on. And what about TikTok? → Read More
Xi Jinping to send Chinese peace talks delegation to Ukraine
In phone call with Zelenskiy, Xi appears to pledge China will stay neutral in war, according to Chinese state media → Read More
Life at 25 in India and China: money worries, hard work and no plans for family
No time to find a partner and struggles to make a living are a fact of life for two young men in the world’s two most populous countries → Read More
China ramps up coal power despite carbon neutral pledges
Local governments approved more coal power in first three months of 2023 than all of 2021 → Read More
Ashes to ocean: sea burials become China’s solution to crowded cemeteries
Boatloads of relatives carrying biodegradable urns are saying their farewells over water instead of trying to buy expensive and scarce funeral plots → Read More
Taiwan foreign minister warns of conflict with China in 2027
Comments indicate extent to which Taiwan is trying to bolster western support before possible invasion → Read More
Explainer: China’s covert overseas ‘police stations’
Two men in New York are accused by the FBI of being covert enforcers for the Chinese government. Such operations are being uncovered worldwide → Read More
Unsafe at the top: China’s anti-graft drive targets billionaires and bankers
Xi Jinping’s popular anti-corruption purges show trend to prosecute ‘tigers’ over lower-ranking ‘flies’ → Read More
WTA will return to China after ending boycott over Peng Shuai concerns
The WTA is to host tournaments in China once more after ending its boycott over concerns about the safety of the Chinese player Peng Shuai → Read More
As the west tries to limit TikTok’s reach, what about China’s other apps?
With government concerns over national security growing, Beijing’s influence over platforms such as WeChat and Shein could come under scrutiny → Read More
Outcry over lengthy jail terms handed to China human rights lawyers
UN rights chief voices concern over sentencing of Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong → Read More
Saudi Arabia and Iran work to restore relations as foreign ministers meet
Faisal bin Farhan and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Beijing for talks after Chinese-brokered agreement → Read More
Taiwan monitoring Chinese strike group off the coast after president meets US speaker
China has said it would take ‘resolute’ measures to defend sovereignty, after denouncing Tsai’s meeting in California with McCarthy → Read More
Macron arrives in China hoping to talk Xi into changing stance on Ukraine
French leader sees Beijing as possible ‘gamechanger’ and will also discuss European trade on three-day visit → Read More
Asia’s arms race: potential flashpoints from Taiwan to the South China Sea
Guardian correspondents look at the buildup of tensions across the region, from North Korea to the Pacific islands → Read More
UK must fight for Jimmy Lai’s release, friend of jailed Hongkonger tells MPs
Apple Daily founder and British national, 75, in jail since 2020 facing charges under national security law → Read More
State-sponsored matchmaking app launched in China
Service in Jiangxi uses data on single residents to build platform amid drive to boost marriage rate → Read More
Chinese football stars and officials held in Xi’s corruption crackdown
Stadiums are reopening but detentions of major football figures overshadow the sport, as scandal engulfs basketball → Read More