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Tianjin starts citywide Covid testing

Authorities in Tianjin have ordered citywide Covid testing after 20 people tested positive for the virus, authorities said on Sunday.Xinhua News Agency reported that the infections were found on Friday and Saturday in the Jinnan district and at least..

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Fuzzy Logic: China’s Second Order Foreign Policy

Diplomats the world over are familiar with the basic tenet of Chinese foreign policy: non-interference. For China, that means any issues surrounding Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang, the South China Sea, and a growing number of other areas that China claims a..

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China Looks to Play More Active Role in Horn of Africa Conflicts

China is poised to take a more active role in the Horn of Africa’s security issues, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi announcing the creation of special envoy post for the region. Wang made his announcement from Kenya, the second stop on his three-countr..

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Tighter pandemic controls imposed ahead of Olympics

More cities and areas in Henan have resorted to tough curbs as the central province reported 64 new locally-transmitted coronavirus infections, 50 of them in Xuchang. Nine asymptomatic carriers were also identified, most of them in the provincial cap..

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Xi’an Residents Voice Frustration Amid Lockdown

Residents of the Chinese city of Xi’an are enduring a strict coronavirus lockdown, with business owners suffering yet more closures and some people complaining of difficulties finding food, despite assurances from authorities that they are able to pr..

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Another 35 cases reported in Shaanxi outbreak

The National Health Commission has confirmed another 35 cases of locally-transmitted Covid-19 in Shaanxi, where the huge city of Xi'an has been locked down for nearly two weeks.In total 41 community infections were reported today, according to t..

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Fourteen killed in Guizhou landslide

The death toll from a landslide that hit Bijie City in Guizhou province on Monday has climbed to 14, Xinhua News Agency quoted local authorities as saying.The landslide took place at a construction site at around 7pm on Monday, Xinhua said. . As of 2..

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China-US Subnational Exchanges Under the Biden Administration

Despite efforts from the Trump administration to respond to Beijing’s subnational influence operations, and despite tensions that remain at the federal level, China-U.S. subnational exchanges have largely continued under Biden, with some American sub..

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Another News Site Shuts in Hong Kong

A group of lawmakers loyal to China’s Communist Party were sworn in to Hong Kong’s Legislature on Monday following an election without opposition candidates, as yet another pro-democracy news outlet announced it could no longer operate amid a growing..

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3 Challenges for Chinese Foreign Policy in 2022

2021 was a largely successful year for Chinese foreign policy, due to China’s effective control of the COVID-19 crisis domestically, stable economic growth, and active participation in global governance, particularly in the area of climate change. As..

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Students get New Year chat with Tiangong astronauts

Three mainland astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station chatted with youngsters from Hong Kong, Macau and Beijing via video conference on Saturday to mark the start of 2022. The three - Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu - arrived ..

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Mainland reports 231 new Covid cases, mainly in Xian

The mainland reported 231 new confirmed coronavirus cases for December 31, up from 195 a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Saturday.Of the new infections, 175 were locally transmitted, according to a statement by the National H..

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