Student protesters claim rare victory over China's "zero-COVID" crackdown

Students say an elite Beijing university backed down from plans to wall them onto campus after a protest against the school's mounting anti-virus measures.

• May 17, 2022

Will a Marcos' return to power in the Philippines change U.S. relations?

Biden congratulated the Philippines' newly elected leader, despite a U.S. court order on him, but many expect Bongbong to continue his nation's push toward China anyway.

• May 13, 2022

Survivor pulled from rubble almost 6 days after building collapse

Despite the glimmer of hope, there may be dozens of people still missing in the crushed rubble of the "self-built" building, and at least 5 have died.

• May 5, 2022

COVID-free Shanghai residents forced into distant quarantine centers

As China's biggest cities grapple with coronavirus outbreaks, some say they've been given "no choice" by authorities trying desperately to stamp out all cases.

• May 2, 2022

Beijing braces for possible return to COVID lockdown as cases mount

The number of infections in China's capital is low by international standards, but with Shanghai a month into its draconian lockdown, Beijingers are anxious.

• Apr 27, 2022

China starts mass-testing, local lockdowns in Beijing as COVID spreads

Some residents of the capital are stocking up on food, fearing the weeks-long draconian lockdown in Shanghai could be extended to their city.

• Apr 25, 2022

U.S. man sentenced to death for "revenge killing" of woman in China

Shadeed Abdulmateen allegedly stabbed the woman to death on the night of June 14, 2021 with a folding knife.

• Apr 22, 2022

China stages military exercises as U.S. lawmakers visit Taiwan

The military drills conducted in areas opposite Taiwan were "a countermeasure to the recent negative actions of the U.S.," a Beijing spokesperson said.

• Apr 15, 2022

Shanghai lockdown lifted for some, but millions still trapped and angry

China's biggest city entered its 3rd week of a draconian coronavirus lockdown with anger mounting among its 25 million residents, with no end in sight for most of them.

• Apr 12, 2022

China paid for U.S. social media influencers to tout Beijing Olympics

Government filings show China paid a company in New Jersey to recruit a "Real Housewives" star, a TikTok "brand king" and others to promote its Winter Games.

• Apr 8, 2022

China warns against "unfounded accusations" over Ukraine atrocities

The Chinese foreign minister said Russia can't be blamed for the "deeply disturbing" civilian deaths near Kyiv until the "full picture is clear."

• Apr 6, 2022

China stops separating families under COVID lockdown amid outcry

The change to the draconian "zero-COVID" policies came as China's largest city struggled to contain the virus, reporting another record number of new cases.

• Apr 6, 2022

U.S. helps China seek clues on plane's deadly nosedive into a mountain

Both black boxes from the China Eastern Airlines 737 that crashed last month, killing all 132 on board, are with NTSB experts in Washington.

• Apr 6, 2022

China defends policy of separating COVID-positive kids from parents

Officials in China's biggest city of Shanghai have refused to budge from the draconian "zero-COVID" policies despite mounting anger.

• Apr 4, 2022

Frustration mounts as China extends COVID lockdown in Shanghai

China's most populous, wealthiest city was supposed to be shut down in 2 phases for about a week. That's been extended, and it could be extended again.

• Apr 1, 2022

Solomon Islands says concern over ties with China "very insulting"

The small but strategic South Pacific island nation is forging a new security pact with Beijing – a growing alliance U.S. allies in the region call "gravely concerning."

• Mar 31, 2022

Russia says it's building a new "democratic world order" with China

Russia's top diplomat, visiting Beijing for the 1st time during his country's war in Ukraine, said the allies would "move towards a multipolar, just, democratic world order."

• Mar 30, 2022

China locks down Shanghai as Omicron fuels record surge in COVID cases

Locking down the entire global financial hub's population of 25 million all at once was deemed too big a risk, so it has been split in half for a phased shutdown.

• Mar 28, 2022

Japan approves boosted funding for U.S. military presence as threats loom

Lawmakers approved the $8.6 billion, 5-year host-nation budget amid rising threats from China, North Korea and Russia.

• Mar 25, 2022

U.S. sanctions Chinese officials over persecution of religious minorities

Beijing threatened to impose tit-for-tat sanctions on U.S. officials after Antony Blinken called on China to end the "ongoing genocide" against the Uyghur people.

• Mar 22, 2022

Airline confirms fatalities as Boeing carrying 132 crashes in China

The China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 came down in a steep dive in a rural area near the city of Wuzhou, causing a "mountain fire" and an unknown number of deaths.

• Mar 22, 2022

Five people accused of working in U.S. for Chinese secret police

In one case, prosecutors say a Chinese agent discussed trying stop a Tiananmen Square protest organizer from running for Congress by setting him up with a prostitute and beating him up.

• Mar 16, 2022

Lockdowns as "stealth Omicron" variant fuels record COVID cases in China

While the overall numbers are small compared to other nations, they're the highest China has ever confirmed, and authorities are racing to stamp out flare-ups.

• Mar 14, 2022

China locks down city of 9 million as COVID cases spike

After a cluster of infections was reported on campus, university students in hazmat suits lined up in the cold and dark waiting to be transferred.

• Mar 11, 2022

China accuses U.S. of "creating panic" over Russia-Ukraine crisis

Beijing suggests the Biden administration is "adding fuel to the fire while blaming others," which it considers "irresponsible and immoral."

• Feb 23, 2022

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