China China: a return to strongman rule? China scraps presidential term limits, allowing Xi to rule indefinitely. 12/03/2018
China China plays down tensions with Taiwan A day after warnings that Beijing could go to war over Taiwan, the ruling-Communist Party's fourth-ranked leader said China wants to deepen friendship with the island 03/03/2018
China Hong Kong protest against 'lifelong presidency' for President Xi Demonstrators marched to the China Liason Office to denounce moves to let Xi Jinping stay in office indefinitely 27/02/2018
China China’s Communist Party sets up stage for Xi Jinping to stay indefinit China's Communist Party would like to get rid of the two-term presidential limit, paving the way for Xi Jinping to stay indefinitely as China's president. 25/02/2018
China Hands off Hong Kong, protesters warn China Pro-democracy campaigners say China’s Communist Party leaders are chipping away at the autonomy of the former British colony. 01/01/2018
China Mass evictions of migrant workers in Beijing Thousands were left homeless after they were evicted from a poor neighbourhood of the Chinese capital. 11/12/2017
China China's Communist Party unveils new top leadership panel with President Xi Jinping at its head China has unveiled its new six-strong leadership team who will work directly beneath President Xi Jinping 25/10/2017
China China's President praises the successes of 'socialism' at Communist Party Congress China's President Xi Jinping pledges to build 'modern socialist country' as he opens the Communist Party Congress in Beijing 18/10/2017
China China's Xi calls for building elite army during 90th anniversary parade China's President, Xi Jinping has marked the 90th anniversary of People's Liberation Army by calling for an elite military force to be built 30/07/2017
China Liu Xiaobo : Western medics contradict China Ailing Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo can be moved abroad safely for treatment and he wants to go to either Germany or the United 09/07/2017
brussels bureau EU and China turn on Trump over climate change withdrawl There has been a meeting of minds between China and European leaders following their Brussels summit. 02/06/2017
China 'One Belt,One Road' China's plan to reposition global economy China hosts 'One Belt,One Road' conference to reposition world trade 15/05/2017
USA Pyongyang’s latest missile launch raises stakes of US-China summit North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch came less than two days before a highly anticipated US-China summit in Florida, theatrically reminding Washington and Beijing what is at… 05/04/2017
France Riots in Paris after police shoot Chinese man dead The clashes were triggered by the fatal police shooting of a Chinese man at his Paris home. 28/03/2017
China Hong Kong: 'Umbrella Revolution' leaders charged over 2014 protests Police in Hong Kong have released on bail nine leaders of the 2014 ‘Umbrella Revolution’ after charging them with public nuisance offences. 27/03/2017
China Hong Kong gets a new leader Critics say Carrie Lam's appointment was a selection and not an election. 26/03/2017
China US and China will "work together" on North Korea US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made the announcement after talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing. 18/03/2017
China China closes NPC with warning to US China closes its National People's Congress with a push for trade talks with the US. 15/03/2017
China Connecting to China's patchy Internet freedom While much of the world is becoming increasingly reliant on social media and cloud management tools, China still blocks some of the world’s most 04/07/2016
China Security tight in Hong Kong for rare visit of Chinese official Tensions are high and security is tight in Hong Kong, for the visit of a top ranking Chinese official. Zhang Dejiang’s arrival comes amid 17/05/2016
Insight China adopts new five-year economic plan with reforms crucial to its success Twelve days of parliamentary pomp and ceremony have ended in China with the adoption of a new five-year plan for the economy. It was agreed with a 16/03/2016
world news Explainer: Tibet's struggle against Chinese rule It’s 57 years since hundreds of Tibetans rose against the Chinese occupation of Tibet and their fight lives on today. On Thursday (10 March 2016) 10/03/2016
China Hong Kong: why are there fears over fundamental freedoms? Five publishers disappear in two months 03/01/2016
world news China officially ends one-child policy from January 1 China officially says goodbye to its one-child policy. The country signed a bill on Sunday allowing all married couples to have a second child from 27/12/2015
China Beijing slaps expulsion order on French journalist China says it will not renew press credentials for a French journalist, effectively throwing her out of the country. It comes after Ursula Gauthier 27/12/2015
China Outspoken Canadian beauty queen denied transfer flight to China for Miss World Anastasia Lin, Miss Canada’s Chinese-born Miss World contestant, was stopped in Hong Kong and denied permission to board a flight to the beauty 26/11/2015
