China

A man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus wheels a suitcase across a pedestrian bridge in Beijing (Maek Schiefelbein/AP)

China’s rural areas urged to be vigilant ahead of Lunar New Year migration

January 13, 2021

Xu Guixiang, a deputy spokesperson for the Xinjiang regional government, looks up near a slide showing a photo of Uighur infants during a press conference (Ng Han Guan/AP)

Anger as China says it is freeing Uighur women from being ‘baby-making machines’

January 11, 2021

Former Democratic Party legislators Andrew Wan, left, Lam Cheuk-ting, second left, and Helena Wong, right, attend a news conference on Friday after being released on bail in Hong Kong (Kin Cheung/AP)

UK, Australia, US and Canada criticise Hong Kong mass arrests

January 10, 2021

Banners of pro-democracy candidate Joshua Wong, wearing glasses, are displayed outside a subway station in Hong Kong (Vincent Yu/AP)

What do Hong Kong mass arrests mean for democracy movement?

January 6, 2021

(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

World Health Organisation ‘disappointed’ as China delays probe of Covid origins

January 5, 2021

Donald Trump issued the order in November (Martin Keene/PA)

New York Stock Exchange to delist three Chinese companies under Trump order

January 1, 2021

The park near the Sydney Opera House is fenced off (AP/Mark Baker)

New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world muted by coronavirus

December 31, 2020

China has given conditional approval to a coronavirus vaccine (Zhang Yuwei/Xinhua via AP, File)

China conditionally approves first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine

December 31, 2020

A screen displays Chinese president Xi Jinping, top left, European Council president Charles Michel, top right, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, bottom right, French president Emmanuel Macron, bottom centre, and German chancellor Angela Merkel during an EU-China leaders’ meeting video conference at the European Council headquarters in Brussels (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP)

Leaders from EU and China seal long-awaited investment deal

December 30, 2020

Relatives of a group of Hong Kong activists detained at sea by Chinese authorities attend a press conference on Monday. A Chinese court has sentenced 10 of the activists to prison sentences of up to three years on Wednesday (Kin Cheung/AP)

China sentences 10 seeking to flee Hong Kong to prison terms

December 30, 2020

A pro-democracy activist holds placards with the picture of Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan (AP/Kin Cheung)

China jails lawyer who reported on coronavirus outbreak

December 28, 2020