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March 23, 2023, 12:20 PM

Artwork removed after honoring jailed Hong Kong protesters

A Hong Kong department store took down a digital artwork that contained hidden references to jailed dissidents, in an incident the artist says is evidence of erosion of free speech in the semi-autonomous Chinese city
March 23, 2023, 12:20 PM
March 23, 2023, 10:47 AM

US denies Chinese claim it drove away American destroyer

The United States is denying Chinese claims that its military had driven away an American guided-missile destroyer from operating around disputed islands in the South China Sea
March 23, 2023, 10:47 AM
US denies Chinese claim it drove away American destroyer
March 22, 2023, 2:17 PM

Xi, Putin meeting highlights US tensions with China

Secretary of State Blinken called Xi's peacemaking talk on Ukraine a façade.
March 22, 2023, 2:17 PM
Xi, Putin meeting highlights US tensions with China
March 22, 2023, 7:47 AM

Marcos defends US military presence, which China opposes

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has defended his decision to allow a larger United States military presence in the country as vital to territorial defense
March 22, 2023, 7:47 AM
Marcos defends US military presence, which China opposes
March 22, 2023, 2:53 AM

Putin hosts Xi in Russia

The Russian and Chinese leaders met in the Kremlin's grandest hall, and issued a statement against Ukraine.
March 22, 2023, 2:53 AM
Putin hosts Xi in Russia
March 21, 2023, 7:08 PM

China-Russia talks highlight tensions with US, Western allies

: ABC News’ Tom Soufi Burridge reports from Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Moscow.
March 21, 2023, 7:08 PM
China-Russia talks highlight tensions with US, Western allies
March 21, 2023, 4:17 PM

Google suspends Chinese shopping app amid security concerns

Pinduoduo was suspended after malware was discovered in versions of the app.
March 21, 2023, 4:17 PM
March 21, 2023, 2:32 PM

Xi and Putin meet as US voices skepticism over Chinese peace plan for Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced skepticism over China’s “peace proposal,” saying any plan that keeps Russian troops in Ukraine’s sovereign territory is a stalling tactic.
March 21, 2023, 2:32 PM
Xi and Putin meet as US voices skepticism over Chinese peace plan for Ukraine
March 21, 2023, 2:01 AM

China’s Xi Jinping meets with Putin in Moscow

The three-day summit is President Xi Jinping's first visit to the country since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began.
March 21, 2023, 2:01 AM
China’s Xi Jinping meets with Putin in Moscow
March 20, 2023, 7:06 PM

Chinese President Xi visits Putin in Russia

Xi arrived in Moscow on Monday for a three-day state visit.
March 20, 2023, 7:06 PM
Chinese President Xi visits Putin in Russia
March 20, 2023, 7:05 PM

President Xi visits Putin for 1st time since the start of war in Ukraine.

This comes days after the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of war crimes.
March 20, 2023, 7:05 PM
President Xi visits Putin for 1st time since the start of war in Ukraine.
March 20, 2023, 8:47 AM

New Zealand's foreign minister to visit counterpart in China

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister will visit her counterpart in Beijing this week in the first such trip in four years
March 20, 2023, 8:47 AM
New Zealand's foreign minister to visit counterpart in China
March 19, 2023, 2:13 PM

China's Xi to meet with Putin in Moscow Monday in show of support

China's leader Xi Jing Ping to meet with Putin in Moscow Monday in show of support amid the war in Ukraine.
March 19, 2023, 2:13 PM
China's Xi to meet with Putin in Russia Monday in show of support
March 18, 2023, 11:50 PM

Putin to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping

The meeting was announced following China's offer of a Ukraine peace proposal.
March 18, 2023, 11:50 PM
Putin to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping
March 17, 2023, 5:01 PM

China's Xi to meet Putin as Beijing seeks bolder global role

Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning to visit Russia next week in a diplomatic boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin
March 17, 2023, 5:01 PM
China's Xi to visit Putin amid Beijing's bolder global role
March 17, 2023, 2:19 PM

China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans

Britain and New Zealand joined the United States in restricting use of the app.
March 17, 2023, 2:19 PM
China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans
March 16, 2023, 11:26 AM

Biden admin demands TikTok's Chinese owner sell stakes or risk being banned: Official

The Biden administration is demanding TikTok's Chinese owner sell its stake in the app or risk getting banned, the company and a U.S. official told ABC News.
March 16, 2023, 11:26 AM
Biden admin demands TikTok's Chinese owner sell stakes or risk being banned: Official
March 16, 2023, 11:04 AM

FBI investigates fire where Chinese billionaire, a Steve Bannon ally, was arrested

Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese billionaire with business ties to Steve Bannon, has been arrested on federal charges out of New York.
March 16, 2023, 11:04 AM
FBI investigates fire where Chinese billionaire, a Bannon ally, was arrested
March 14, 2023, 12:31 PM

Chinese SARS whistleblower Jiang Yanyong dies at 91

The Chinese military doctor revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak.
March 14, 2023, 12:31 PM
March 13, 2023, 9:32 PM

Defense budget speeds toward $1 trillion, with China in mind

The Pentagon intends to load up on advanced missiles, space defense, modern jets
March 13, 2023, 9:32 PM
March 12, 2023, 8:09 PM

The US needs to respond ‘very strongly’ to China: Rep. Mike Turner

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, on “This Week.”
March 12, 2023, 8:09 PM
The US needs to respond ‘very strongly’ to China: Rep. Mike Turner
March 12, 2023, 11:47 AM

Favoring continuity, China reappoints central bank governor

China has reappointed Yi Gang as head of the central bank in an effort to reassure entrepreneurs and financial markets by showing continuity at the top while other economic officials change
March 12, 2023, 11:47 AM
March 11, 2023, 4:17 PM

China names Li Qiang premier nominally in charge of economy

China has named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country’s next premier nominally in charge of the world's second-largest economy
March 11, 2023, 4:17 PM
March 10, 2023, 2:21 PM

China condemns Japanese plan to release Fukushima water

China has condemned a plan by Japan to release treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, demanding that Tokyo first receive the approval of neighboring countries
March 10, 2023, 2:21 PM
March 10, 2023, 11:59 AM

China accuses Canada of smearing over secret police stations

China has accused Canada of smearing its reputation over allegations China is secretly operating two overseas Chinese police stations in Quebec
March 10, 2023, 11:59 AM
China accuses Canada of smearing over secret police stations
March 10, 2023, 11:57 AM

Beijing air quality plummets amid dust storm, pollution

Skyscrapers in Beijing have disappeared into the haze and air quality plummeted as China’s capital is enveloped in a dust storm and heavy pollution
March 10, 2023, 11:57 AM
Beijing air quality plummets amid dust storm, pollution
March 9, 2023, 4:32 PM

Hong Kong security police arrest veteran labor activist

Hong Kong national security police have arrested a veteran labor activist who is married to an organizer of annual vigils commemorating China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters
March 9, 2023, 4:32 PM
Hong Kong security police arrest wife of prominent
March 9, 2023, 11:32 AM

China criticizes Dutch plan to curb access to chip tools

China has criticized the Netherlands for joining Washington in expanding curbs on Chinese access to technology to make processor chips that Western governments say might be used in weapons or to commit human rights abuses
March 9, 2023, 11:32 AM
China criticizes Dutch plan to curb access to chip tools
March 9, 2023, 10:31 AM

US intelligence chiefs testify on China's influence and challenges of investigating COVID-19

Intelligence chiefs from across the U.S. government faced a grilling on Wednesday from members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on COVID-19, China, TikTok and more
March 9, 2023, 10:31 AM
US intel chiefs testify on China's influence and challenges of investigating COVID-19
March 8, 2023, 10:02 AM

Taiwan suspects Chinese ships cut islands’ internet cables

Residents of Taiwan's outlying islands near the Chinese coast have been without the internet for the past month
March 8, 2023, 10:02 AM
March 7, 2023, 5:50 PM

China’s Xi blasts US in rare rebuke

President Xi Jinping said Washington has brought “suppression on our country” in a meeting with delegates.
March 7, 2023, 5:50 PM
China’s Xi blasts US in rare rebuke
March 7, 2023, 5:33 PM

China's Xi blames US for 'containment and suppression' amid tensions

On the sidelines of China's annual National People's Congress this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping aired frustrations aimed at the United States.
March 7, 2023, 5:33 PM
China's Xi blames US for 'containment and suppression' amid tensions
March 6, 2023, 5:29 PM

UN-backed panel calls on China to improve basic human rights

A U.N.-backed panel is calling on China to improve basic human rights.
March 6, 2023, 5:29 PM
China criticizes call to improve basic human rights
March 6, 2023, 8:04 AM

China Premier Li Keqiang bows out as Xi loyalists take reins

It's a move from technocrats who helped steer the world's second-biggest economy
March 6, 2023, 8:04 AM
March 6, 2023, 8:04 AM

Chinese planners promise 12 million jobs, economic rebound

Chinese economic officials have expressed confidence they can meet this year’s growth target of “around 5%” by generating 12 million new jobs and encouraging consumer spending
March 6, 2023, 8:04 AM
Chinese planners promise 12 million jobs, economic rebound
March 6, 2023, 1:17 AM

Scholz warns of 'consequences' if China sends arms to Russia

German chancellor says there would be “consequences” if China sends weapons.
March 6, 2023, 1:17 AM
March 6, 2023, 1:02 AM

Hong Kong police stop activists from joining women's march

A Hong Kong pro-democracy group says the national security police stopped activists from joining a highly-anticipated protest that was canceled last minute by the organizer
March 6, 2023, 1:02 AM
Hong Kong police stop activists from joining women's march
March 5, 2023, 12:47 PM

Biden expected to tighten rules on US investment in China

The administration is close to tightening rules on investments by U.S. companies
March 5, 2023, 12:47 PM
March 5, 2023, 7:17 AM

China sets this year's economic growth target at 'around 5%'

It is trying to rebuild business activity after the end of anti-virus controls.
March 5, 2023, 7:17 AM
March 3, 2023, 12:11 PM

China accuses US of attacking companies after export curbs

China has accused Washington of improperly attacking Chinese companies after genetics analysis giant BGI Group and 17 others were hit with curbs on access to U.S. technology on security or human rights grounds
March 3, 2023, 12:11 PM
China accuses US of attacking companies after export curbs
March 3, 2023, 8:47 AM

Hong Kong probes cause of blaze in shopping district

Hong Kong authorities are investigating the cause of a huge blaze that broke out at a construction site in a popular shopping district
March 3, 2023, 8:47 AM
March 3, 2023, 6:32 AM

Officials: China real estate recovering from debt crackdown

A Chinese central bank official says the country's vast real estate industry is recovering from a slump triggered by tighter debt controls
March 3, 2023, 6:32 AM
March 2, 2023, 1:45 PM

One more man arrested in case of slain Hong Kong model

Hong Kong police have arrested a man accused of assisting another suspect in the gruesome killing of model Abby Choi, whose dismembered body parts were found in a refrigerator
March 2, 2023, 1:45 PM
March 1, 2023, 9:52 PM

New House US-China committee holds 1st hearing

The panel, known as the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and China, was launched by Republicans after they retook the majority.
March 1, 2023, 9:52 PM
New House US-China committee holds 1st hearing
March 1, 2023, 4:34 PM

TikTok faces bans in US and other countries. Here's why.

Some U.S lawmakers pushed to give President Joe Biden the authority to impose a ban on the app for all users.
March 1, 2023, 4:34 PM
TikTok faces bans in US and other countries. Here's why.
March 1, 2023, 2:02 PM

China, Belarus presidents call for Ukraine cease-fire, talks

The presidents of China and Belarus have joined in urging a cease-fire and negotiations to bring about a political settlement to the Ukraine conflict
March 1, 2023, 2:02 PM
March 1, 2023, 1:13 AM

China says it's been 'open and transparent' on COVID origins

China is pushing back at renewed suggestions the COVID-19 pandemic could have been the result of a lab leak, saying it has been “open and transparent” in the search for the virus’ origins
March 1, 2023, 1:13 AM
February 28, 2023, 1:23 AM

State Department warns China against providing lethal aid to Russia

The State Department said that if China were to provide “lethal assistance to Russia, [it would] have dire consequences for the people of Ukraine.”
February 28, 2023, 1:23 AM
State Department warns China against providing lethal aid to Russia
February 27, 2023, 11:09 AM

Leaders of House China panel denounce attack on Rep Judy Chu

A GOP lawmaker questioned her loyalty to the U.S. based on her Chinese heritage.
February 27, 2023, 11:09 AM
February 27, 2023, 6:25 AM

Hong Kong model’s in-laws charged after body parts found

Police in Hong Kong have filed criminal charges against the in-laws of a model whose body parts were found in a refrigerator and a skull believed to be hers in a pot
February 27, 2023, 6:25 AM
Hong Kong model’s in-laws face charges in grisly killing