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China reveals it has jailed a British businessman for five years on spying charges
China has said that British businessman who disappeared from public view five years ago was convicted of espionage charges in…
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US Navy sends first warship through sensitive Taiwan Strait following elections on island
The US Navy sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait for the first time following presidential elections on the island.…
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59 rights groups urge Biden to raise Chinese human rights in talks with Xi
Fifty-nine organisations have appealed to US president Joe Biden to raise concerns regarding China’s “assault” on human rights during his…
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What’s at stake when Biden and Xi hold rare face-to-face meeting this week?
US president Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will meet in San Francisco this week for the first…
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Bears attract up to 20,000 visitors to China zoo – after it denies they are humans in costume
Tourists are flocking to see the Malaysian sun bears at a zoo in China – in the wake of the…
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Chinese sun bear waves in new footage as expert says animals aren’t humans in disguise
New footage has emerged of a sun bear waving in a Chinese zoo, amid claims the animal is actually a…
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China seeks to limit children to two hours a day – or less – using their smartphones
China is seeking to limit children’s smartphone usage to a maximum of two hours a day, in an effort to…
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Hong Kong activist in UK exile fears he could be kidnapped after £100,000 bounty put on his head
One of the most prominent members of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement says the threat of “cross-border abduction” is “getting higher…
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China zoo forced to deny some of its bears are humans in costume
A zoo in eastern China has been forced to deny suggestions that some of its bears might actually be humans…
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Deadly blast at barbecue restaurant in northwest China kills 31
A massive explosion at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China on the eve of a national holiday has left 31 dead and…
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