Beijing said Tuesday that there had been no change in radiation levels at the Taishan nuclear power station in Guangdong, after its French operator said it was working to resolve an issue linked to gas build-up. "There is no abnormality in the radi...

Beijing on Tuesday accused Nato of exaggerating the threat from China and "creating confrontation", after a vow from the Western allies to work together to counter the challenges posed by its policies. Nato leaders said on Monday they would join for...

The first crew for China's new space station prepared to blast off this week for the latest step in Beijing's ambitious programme to establish itself as a space power. The mission is China's first crewed spaceflight in nearly five years, and a matt...

The Chinese scientist at the centre of theories that the coronavirus pandemic originated with a leak from her specialised lab in the city of Wuhan has denied her institution was to blame for the health disaster. "How on earth can I offer up evidenc...

A French nuclear firm said on Monday it was working to resolve a "performance issue" at a plant it part-owns in China's southern Guangdong province following a US media report of a potential leak there. CNN reported earlier that the US government is...

China on Monday accused the G7 of "political manipulation" after it criticised Beijing over its human rights record in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. In a communique after a three-day summit in England, G7 leaders slammed China over abuses against minoriti...

At least 12 people were killed and 39 seriously injured on Sunday after a gas line explosion tore through a residential neighbourhood in central China. Responders to the early morning blast in the Hubei province city of Shiyan sent more than 150 peo...

The mainland reported 34 new Covid-19 cases on June 12, down from 35 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Sunday. Of the new cases, six were local transmissions, compared with eight the previous day, the National Heal...

China's top diplomat on Friday condemned Washington's "small circle" diplomacy, state media reported, in a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as G7 leaders met for their first in-person summit in nearly two years. Yang Jiechi, the ...

A Taiwanese court on Friday handed prison terms to a dozen former presidential security agents and airline employees over their roles in a cigarette smuggling scandal on the island two years ago. A bodyguard in President Tsai Ing-wen's entourage tri...

Solar panel "wings" spread out and two camera "eyes" pointing ahead, China's Mars rover Zhurong struck a birdlike pose as it explored the red planet in photos released by the country's space agency on Friday. Zhurong's touchdown in May was the first...

China passed a law on Thursday to counter foreign sanctions, as it strives to resist US and EU pressure over trade, technology, Hong Kong and Xinjiang. Individuals or entities involved in making or implementing discriminatory measures against Chines...

China passed a law on Thursday to counter foreign sanctions, as it strives to diffuse US and EU pressure over trade, technology, Hong Kong and Xinjiang. The new law is China's latest and most wide-ranging legal tool to retaliate against foreign sanc...

Police in China arrested over 1,100 people suspected of using cryptocurrencies to launder illegal proceeds from telephone and Internet scams in a recent crackdown, the Ministry of Public Security said. The arrests came as authorities in China step u...

Beijing on Wednesday accused Washington of "paranoid delusion" after the US Senate passed a sweeping industrial policy bill aimed at countering the surging economic threat from China. America's political parties overcame partisan divisions to suppor...

G7 nations must overhaul global trade rules to stop powerful countries using economic coercion, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday ahead of a meeting of the group's leaders in Britain. As Australia's shadow trade war with its...

A professor killed the Communist Party secretary at the school of mathematics at China's prestigious Fudan University, police and school authorities said. Police identified the suspect in custody as a 39-year-old professor whose surname is Jiang, sa...

The US Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday to approve a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country's ability to compete with Chinese technology. The desire for a hard line in dealings with China is one of the few bipartisan sentiments i...

The United States will target China with a new "strike force" to combat unfair trade practices, the Biden administration said on Tuesday, as it rolled out findings of a review of access to critical products, from semiconductors to electric-vehicle ba...

China on Tuesday warned the United States against pursuing a trade deal with Taiwan after Washington said it would start negotiations with the island. Chinese social media erupted with fury at the weekend over a visit by US senators to Taipei where...