President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he would visit China in April and Chinese President Xi Jinping would travel to the United States toward the end of 2026. This comes after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Trump and Xi could meet up to four times this year. “I look forward to seeing…
China has had population control policies, which are now resulting in a declining population rate. To tackle that, it has now come up with some out-of-the-box ideas.From taxing condoms to proposing a dating course in the curriculum, the ideas seem bizarre. However, for a nation trying to cope with population decline after limiting families to…
Hong Kong is striving to become a “fortress” that safeguards digital security, the city’s innovation and technology (I&T) minister has said, noting that cyber warfare is not just a confrontation of technologies but a “full-spectrum contest” that transcends geographical boundaries and integrates artificial intelligence (AI). Speaking at a conference organised by the Digital Policy Office…
Women carry a toddler across a street in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. Andy Wong/AP A man pushes a toddler on a stroller along a street in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. Andy Wong/AP A man carries a toddler along a street in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. Andy Wong/AP BEIJING (AP) — From ancient…
Hong Kong’s rule of law is “more robust and enduring than the outcome of any single case”, the city’s chief justice has declared after former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying was found guilty in a landmark national security case that drew international scrutiny and criticism. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung Kui-nung on Monday also warned that…
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. Carney made the announcement after two days of meetings with Chinese leaders. He said there would be an initial annual cap of 49,000…
BEIJING (AP) — Canada, under Pierre Trudeau in the early 1970s, was among the first Western nations to recognize the communist government in China, nearly a decade ahead of the United States. A half-century later, relations soured under Trudeau’s son, Justin. His successor, Prime Minister Mark Carney, is in Beijing this week in an attempt…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is said to be weighing up an early election, a move that could put her in a stronger position with both China and the United States if she secures a decisive win, according to observers. But a diplomatic thaw between Japan and China is not expected any time soon. Citing…
BEIJING (AP) — A leader of the Canadian government is visiting China this week for the first time in nearly a decade, a bid to rebuild his country’s fractured relations with the world’s second-largest economy — and reduce Canada’s dependence on the United States, its neighbor and until recently one of its most supportive and…
Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying is set to return to West Kowloon Court alongside eight co-defendants, as three judges hear mitigation arguments from defence lawyers in his high-profile national security case on Monday. The 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily is the most prominent figure yet to be convicted under the…