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US has tracked suspected Chinese surveillance balloons flying over sensitive sites
The US government has detected a high-altitude surveillance balloon over the US mainland that officials believe belongs to China, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. But Chinese state media quoted experts…
The FBI searched Biden’s vacation home but reported finding no new classified documents
A lawyer for U.S. President Joe Biden said FBI agents conducted a search of his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Wednesday, but reported finding no new classified documents,…
The HK government has refused to set up an independent commission to investigate the success and failure of the fight against COVID-19
As China and Hong Kong turned to co-existing with the virus to deal with the Wuhan pneumonia, there were voices in Hong Kong calling for the Hong Kong government to…
German Chancellor: Germany will not send fighter jets to Ukraine
Scholz stressed that Germany’s “financial, humanitarian and military assistance” to Ukraine does not change the fact that Germany is not a party to the war. The German chancellor said Germany…
Experts: Lantern Festival is the key to China’s economic recovery
The pandemic hit China’s economy hard in 2022, and recovery from the pandemic has become the main theme this year. Experts believe the outbreak at the end of last year…
The United States has imposed sanctions on Chinese companies that helped Russia hire Wagoner
The United States announced sanctions against a Chinese company on Jan. 26. The company is suspected of providing satellite images of Ukraine to Russia and supporting the operations of the…
The United States is pressuring Germany to supply Ukraine with Leopard II battle tanks
U.S. Defense Secretary Austin will use a meeting Thursday at the U.S. military’s Ramstein Air base in Germany to press new German Defense Minister Oscar Pistorius on a disagreement with…
China’s population is falling for the first time in 60 years
China’s leadership has long known that the country is approaching a demographic inflection point. Policymakers have warned that China must prepare for an era of shrinking population and a shrinking…
China has negative population growth in 2022
China’s population has turned negative for the first time in 60 years, with the world’s most populous country registering 1.41175 million people at the end of December 2022, 850,000 fewer…
US steps up crackdown on overseas police stations
A suspected Chinese government-run police station in New York has been raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. But China has played down the role of the posts, saying only…
Chinese CDC official: ‘No need’ to obsess over the exact number of COVID-19 deaths
After three years of some of the world’s toughest restrictions, China abruptly lifted most of its coronavirus health restrictions in early December. Since then, the number of patients has skyrocketed,…
The sudden reassignment of Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian sparked speculation
There was no official announcement or explanation of Mr. Zhao’s reassignment. Chinese media outlet Thepaper.cn first reported on Monday that Zhao Lijian had been transferred to the ministry’s department of…
