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The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

Shares in Tencent and NetEase plunge after Beijing surprises investors with new spending limits for video game players

“This could be the beginning of the end of the smartphone game business model," warned one analyst.

Fortune

After bumpy recovery, China’s economy faces serious headwinds in 2024

The world’s second-largest economy is heading into 2024 on a precarious footing amid deep-seated structural issues.

Al Jazeera

China tries to ‘bury the memory’ and trauma of zero-COVID era

A year after Beijing abandoned the policy’s strict lockdowns and endless testing, its failures remain unaddressed.

Al Jazeera

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Top US, China Officers Speak After Year-long Halt To Talks

Top US military officer General Charles "CQ" Brown spoke with China's General Liu Zhenli on Thursday, a spokesperson said, after a more than year-long halt to high-level military talks between the two countries.

International Business Times

Top US military officer speaks with Chinese counterpart as US aims to warm relations with Beijing

Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has spoken with his Chinese counterpart

The Independent UK

China urges Philippines to ‘act with caution’ amid South China Sea dispute

Tensions between the two nations have risen this year, with China attempting to disrupt Filipino ship resupply missions.

Al Jazeera

China emerged from 'zero-COVID' in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world

China’s prospects for 2024 look uncertain, as a year that opened free of COVID-19 lockdowns winds down without the dreamed of robust recovery for the world’s No. 2 economy

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Jimmy Lai: Son of Briton jailed in China hits out at ‘textbook show trial’

Jimmy Lai, 76, a life-long critic of Beijing, faces a life sentence under charges described as politically motivated

The Independent UK

China's Xi Says Strong Russia Ties A 'Strategic Choice'

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that maintaining close ties with Russia is a "strategic choice", calling for deeper bilateral cooperation during a meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing, state media reported.

International Business Times

Tentative truce shows China’s influence – and its limits – in Myanmar

Close to the generals and ethnic armed groups behind a major offensive, Beijing brought both to the table – briefly.

Al Jazeera

How Beijing is changing the way it involves itself in Taiwan’s election

Beijing is running a multi-pronged campaign to try and keep the ruling DPP from re-election in Taiwan.

Al Jazeera

The Guardian view on Jimmy Lai: this sham trial is another bleak day for Hong Kong

Editorial: The outspoken media mogul may spend the rest of his life in prison, in a case emblematic of the crackdown on press freedom and other rights

The Guardian - UK

US-Vietnam Ties Unaffected by Hanoi-Beijing Defence Pledges

Untangling the complex tri-fold of Vietnam, China, and the USA! Despite Vietnam's recent defense commitments to Beijing, US officials express confidence th...

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Heavy Snow Causes 515-Casualty Subway Collision in Beijing

Snowy chaos ensues in Beijing as two subway trains collide amid a rare winter storm, leaving over 500 injured, with no casualties reported.

Caixin Global

Subway Train Collision in Beijing Sends 515 Passengers to Hospital

Sixty-seven people remained in treatment as of Friday morning, with another 25 under observation, the local transport authority says

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China’s big freeze blamed for Beijing subway crash

Extending recent erratic weather patterns, China has been hit by sudden freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall.

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: first snow of winter in Beijing causes widespread disruption

Transport hit in Chinese capital as cold spell expected to continue across north of country through weekend

The Independent UK

515 injured in a Beijing rail collision as heavy snow hits the Chinese capital

Two subway trains have collided in heavy snow in Beijing, sending 515 people to the hospital, including 102 with broken bones

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai faces trial under ‘unfair’ national security law

The 76-year-old media mogul faces up to life imprisonment for alleged ‘sedition’ and ‘collusion with foreign forces’.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong places arrest bounties on activists abroad for breaching national security law

Hong Kong police are offering rewards for information leading to the arrests of five activists based overseas, whom it accuses of breaching a harsh national security law imposed by Beijing

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Crowds bundle up to take snowy photos of Beijing's imperial-era architecture

Throngs of people in down parkas and boots climbed a hill that overlooks the Forbidden City this week to jostle with others trying to get a shot of the snow-covered roofs of the former imperial palace.

Caixin Global

China Cancels Thousands of Flights as Snow Blankets North

More than 4,330 passenger flights were canceled Wednesday and a further 1,278 on Thursday morning as blizzards hit from Xinjiang to Beijing

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