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TikTok launches charm offensive amid growing privacy fears in Europe

Fears around data security have led to a number of government agencies banning TikTok on employee devices.

Culture news

Chinese tattoo artist tells women's stories through ink

Song Jiayin sees her project as an open-ended documentary that she hopes will help both promote women's voices and challenge stereotypes.

China

Chinese FM hits out at the US over Ukraine war comments

In the latest war of words, Chinese FM Qin Gang warned of a possible conflict if Washington did not retract its comments.

China

China to hike military spending

China to raise military spending by 7.2%, making it the second largest investor in the world, only behind the United States.

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Europe News

Domino effect as more EU institutions ban TikTok on work devices

TikTok is battling privacy concerns and espionage fears over its potential connection with the Chinese Communist Party.

China

Where does China stand on the Ukraine war?

Peace, money or friendship - what does China want out of the conflict in Ukraine?

Germany

Chancellor Scholz warns China: Don't send weapons to Russia

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday called on China to refrain from sending weapons to Russia and instead use its influence to press Moscow for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine

Russia

Who are Russia’s allies a year after Putin's invasion of Ukraine?

Since Russia’s leader ordered his troops into Ukraine, Moscow has been working hard to seek new strategic partners or to deepen existing relations.

Health news

US report on COVID origins revives Chinese ‘lab leak’ theory

Three years on, what caused the COVID pandemic is still officially a mystery.

China

Belarus President Lukashenko in Beijing to meet Xi Jinping

The Belarusian leader said he was looking forward to seeing his "old friend" Xi Jinping and welcomed China's position on the conflict in Ukraine.

Tech News

Denmark's parliament urges staff to delete TikTok over security fears

The popular video-sharing app, which is Chinese-owned, faces intensifying scrutiny in Europe.

Russia

China's Ukraine plan: Russia says no conditions yet for peace

Moscow says Beijing's 12-point plan calling for a ceasefire and peace talks with Kyiv deserves attention, but the conditions are not there "at the moment".

Ukraine

Zelenskyy open to meeting Xi Jinping after China proposes peace plan

As Kyiv marked the one-year anniversary since the start of Russia's invasion, Beijing called for peace talks and a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine.

Europe News

China's peace plan blurs roles of aggressor and victim, says Brussels

The European Commission believes China's 12-point plan is built on "misplaced" ideas of security interests and implicitly justifies Russia's invasion.

Ukraine

China 'should urge Russia to withdraw': Kyiv sceptical over peace plan

Ukraine has responded cautiously to China's 12-point peace plan on the first anniversary of Russia's war, calling on Beijing to talk to Kyiv as well as Moscow.

Tech News

European Commission bans staff from using TikTok over security fears

The European Commission said the move aimed to protect it against cyberattacks amid fears Beijing is harvesting data to focus on political targets.

China

At least 49 missing and four dead at Chinese coal mine landslide

At least 49 people missing and four dead from the collapse of an open pit coal mine in northern China.

World News

Russia, China move to bolster diplomatic ties at meeting in Moscow

Putin welcomes top Beijing diplomat in Moscow in move to bolster relations

Europe News

West more united due to Ukraine war but rest of world more independent

The study also found that support for the war in Ukraine varied significantly between the West and the 'rest'.

Travel News

EU to scrap testing for travellers from China by the end of the month

France has already loosened entry rules for tourists arriving from China.