The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

The death of Chinese actor Yu Menglong is shrouded in mystery. While the official cause is a fall, shocking reports allege his body was secretly taken to a Beijing art museum for a bizarre preservation process.

The viral blog turned book details the exhausting life of a courier, but something may have been lost in translation

Tensions between Beijing and Washington remain elevated, and it’s unclear if Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will go ahead with a proposed meeting during a regional summit at the end of this month.

The United States is facing a collision of two crises: China's tightening control over the minerals that fuel modern industry and America's exploding electricity demand from artificial intelligence. One is geopolitical, the other domestic, yet together they threaten to test the nation's economic and energy resilience in profound ways.

China’s recent move to tighten its rare earths export controls may not be as comprehensive as initially feared, but they could still pose a significant risk, according to a new analysis.

China's economic growth slipped below five percent in the third quarter of 2025, the slowest pace in a year as trade headwinds and a domestic consumer slump continued to weigh.

Like so many others, his days have been spent in the gig economy, moving from one precarious job to another, often tied to a gruelling 996 shift pattern. He discusses the harsh realities of modern working life in China, and far beyond

China has expanded its export rules on rare earths, requiring foreign firms to get approval for exporting products containing even small amounts of China-originated materials

Beijing has realised that reckless America First policies are alienating old and new friends alike, creating a vacuum it can fill, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall