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Trump’s China election data claims draw Beijing denial, stir AAPI fears
President Donald Trump’s accusation that China stole 220 million American voter files to sway the 2020 election drew a sharp denial from Beijing and stirred fresh anxiety among Chinese American…
Indian, Chinese students look beyond US as Trump tightens student visa rules
More prospective students from India and China are considering universities in Europe and Asia as the U.S. prepares to impose new limits on how long international students may remain without seeking…
Pastor freed from China after Trump’s appeal to Xi
Pastor Jin Mingri, the founder of Beijing’s underground Zion Church, has been released after nine months in detention and reunited with family in Los Angeles, less than two months after President…
China detains US citizen and Myanmar activist Min Zin
For decades, Min Zin stood among Myanmar’s best-known advocates for democratic reform, surviving exile after the military crushed the country’s 1988 pro-democracy uprising and later building a career…
AAJA condemns China expulsion of NY Times reporter Vivian Wang
The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is backing New York Times correspondent Vivian Wang after China expelled the reporter in February over a newspaper event featuring Taiwan President…
After Beijing’s summit spectacle, Trump sells Xi’s image back home
U.S. President Donald Trump gushed over Chinese President Xi Jinping during a Fox News interview aired during his Beijing trip last week, where Xi welcomed him with a red-carpet arrival, military…
Despite tech billionaire entourage, Trump leaves Beijing empty-handed
U.S. President Donald Trump ended his state visit to China on Thursday after two days of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping. More than a dozen American business leaders accompanied Trump to…
Americans’ views on China soften after years of record negativity: survey
Americans’ views of China have become modestly more positive after several years of sharply negative sentiment, according to a March survey by the Pew Research Center. The share of U.S. adults with…
How Draco Malfoy became China’s luck symbol for the Year of the Horse
As China welcomes the Year of the Horse, an unexpected blonde wizard from the “Harry Potter” franchise has emerged as the nation’s unofficial symbol of luck. Why Malfoy: The latest viral sensation…
Maduro arrest fuels Taiwan-focused debate across Chinese social media
The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3 triggered a surge of debate on Chinese social media, pushing related hashtags to the top of Weibo’s trending…
House drops effort to revive China Initiative
Following pushback from civil rights groups, House lawmakers withdrew language from a fiscal year 2026 spending bill that would have ordered the Justice Department to resurrect the controversial…
World-first surgery in China preserves severed ear by grafting it onto patient’s foot
Surgeons in eastern China have reported a world-first case in which a woman’s severed ear was grafted onto her foot to preserve its blood supply after a workplace accident involving heavy machinery…
Trump admin drops plan to deport Chinese whistleblower
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has abandoned efforts to send Guan Heng to Uganda, reversing course after growing calls to protect the Chinese whistleblower who filmed detention camps in…
Chinese whistleblower who exposed Uyghur camps faces deportation
A Chinese national who filmed detention facilities in Xinjiang at great personal risk now faces removal from the U.S., drawing widespread calls for his protection from members of Congress, human…
Husband of China’s first cryogenic patient criticized for new relationship
The husband in China’s first cryogenic preservation case faced criticism in Jinan last month after acknowledging he has a partner while his wife remains stored at the Shandong Yinfeng Life Science…
Yue-Sai Kan: The woman who helped give color to a colorless nation
Yue-Sai Kan introduced the world to China when the country was still largely closed off. Now, she worries that understanding is slipping away. In her new memoir, “The Most Famous Woman in China,” Kan…
New research dismantles 2,000-year-old Chinese legend that blamed a woman for dynasty’s collapse
A new study decisively challenges the historical portrayal of Bao Si, a figure long scapegoated for the collapse of the Western Zhou Dynasty. By presenting climate data from stalagmites and sediment…
Beijing unleashes economic pressure on Japan over escalating Taiwan dispute
Japan dispatched a senior diplomat to Beijing Monday to calm a deepening dispute after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested that Tokyo might respond militarily to a Chinese attack on Taiwan.…
US appeals court OKs Florida’s ban on Chinese citizens buying property
A federal appeals court ruled last Tuesday that Florida can enforce a 2023 law restricting property purchases by Chinese nationals, dismissing constitutional challenges. Catch up: The 11th U.S.…
Beijing creates new national observance linking Taiwan to China’s wartime victory
China has designated Oct. 25 as the Commemoration Day of Taiwan’s Restoration, a new national observance intended to reinforce Beijing’s sovereignty claim over the self-ruled island. The measure was…
Chinese scientists achieve world’s 1st successful living pig-to-human liver transplant
In a world-first, Chinese researchers have successfully transplanted a genetically engineered pig liver into a living human, proving that a porcine graft can sustain human liver function. The…
Trump admin fires diplomat over romance with Chinese national
A foreign service officer lost his job Wednesday after acknowledging he concealed a romantic relationship with a Chinese woman alleged to have Communist Party connections, marking the first known…
China’s million-year-old skull may rewrite where and when humans began
A fossilized skull discovered in central China and dated to roughly 1 million years old has upended the timeline of human evolution. In a study published in the journal Science on Thursday,…
Chinese cut of horror film ‘Together’ uses AI to erase gay wedding
The Australian horror film “Together,” starring real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie, premiered in Chinese cinemas this month with significant alterations to its storyline. A same-sex wedding…
US lawmaker calls for restrictions on Chinese flights
Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chair of the House committee on China, is urging the Trump administration to suspend or restrict Chinese airlines’ landing rights in the U.S. unless Beijing restores…
NASA restricts Chinese nationals from space programs
NASA has barred Chinese nationals, including those holding valid U.S. visas, from its facilities and programs, cutting off access to research, internal networks and physical worksites. The…
China’s Xin Zhilei named best actress at Venice Film Festival
Chinese actress Xin Zhilei won the Volpi Cup for best actress at the 82nd Venice Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 6, for her performance in Cai Shangjun’s drama “The Sun Rises on Us All.” The honor…
Leading Harvard statistician exits US amid brain drain trend
Liu Jun, one of the world’s leading statisticians and a Harvard University professor since 2000, has left the U.S. to join Tsinghua University in Beijing. His appointment as Xinghua Distinguished…
Hot mic captures Xi and Putin discussing living to age 150
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were caught on a hot mic discussing organ transplants and the possibility of living forever during a major military parade in Beijing…
China signals new world order as Trump brushes off ‘conspiracy’
China showcased itself as an alternative to U.S.-led global order in its historic parade this week as Trump dismissed concerns over deepening alliances among Washington’s adversaries. Catch up: China…
Australia’s 1st Chinese comfort women statue languishes in garage out of public view
Australia’s first statue honoring Chinese women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II remains without a permanent home in Melbourne, where it has been mostly stored…
Chinese supercar sets EV speed world record
China’s BYD achieved a new electric vehicle speed record when its Yangwang U9 Track Edition reached 293.54 mph at the ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg track in Germany on Aug. 8. The figure surpassed…
Robots dance and spar as Beijing hosts 1st World Humanoid Robot Games
Beijing staged the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games last week, beginning Thursday evening with an opening ceremony where robots danced hip-hop, performed martial arts and played musical…
Beijing denies Trump’s claim that Xi vowed not to invade Taiwan during his presidency
Beijing rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent claim that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him there would be no invasion of Taiwan during Trump’s term, with the Chinese Foreign Ministry…
Trump claims Xi vowed no Taiwan invasion during his presidency
President Donald Trump claimed during a Fox News interview on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him China would not invade Taiwan while he remains in office. The claim comes as…
Trump extends China deadline as Asian markets reel from tariff blitz
President Donald Trump has delayed tariffs on Chinese goods from resuming for another 90 days, extending the deadline until mid-November as global trade tensions continue to reshape economic…
