[ad_1] A Chinese surgeon was fired and expelled from the Communist Party after he was found having multiple extramarital affairs with several women, including a nurse and a junior doctor at his workplace. The man, identified as Xiao Fei, 39, served in the chest surgery department at one of the country’s leading hospitals, China-Japan Friendship…
[ad_1] In the aftermath of the terror attack on civilians in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on April 22, 2025, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiankun commented that Beijing firmly opposes all forms of terrorism. And yet, China’s posturing around the state of India-Pakistan relations has largely stuck to three assertions, which express its implicit support for Pakistan’s…
[ad_1] BEIJING: China’s foreign minister held phone discussions with his Iranian counterpart, Beijing state media said Tuesday, reporting that Iran said it was “willing to exercise restraint” after its first-ever attack on Israel‘s territory.Israel has vowed to respond to the unprecedented Iranian missile and drone strikes over the weekend, which have prompted appeals for de-escalation…
[ad_1] BEIJING: The children of human rights advocates in China are being punished for their parents’ activism as Beijing intensifies a crackdown on civil society, a rights group warned on Monday.China has long stood accused of suppressing human rights, especially in the troubled regions of Xinjiang and Tibet as well as more recently in the…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: As the US moves forward with efforts to separate TikTok from its Chinese parent company ByteDance with the recently passed legislation by the House of Representatives, experts predict that Beijing will firmly reject any forced sale of the app and its “secret sauce” algorithm.Despite TikTok’s attempts to demonstrate its independence from Beijing…
[ad_1] Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers the 2024 Gareth Evans Oration at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, on March 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim warned Thursday against attempts by other countries to block China’s military and economic rise in the Asia-Pacific region. As the United States…
[ad_1] BEIJING: China will boost defence spending by 7.2% this year, a rise that is at the same pace as last year but faster than the government economic growth forecast, according to an official work report reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday. The budget showed 1.67 trillion yuan ($230.60 billion) allocated to military spending. The defence…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Beijing has been successfully chosen as the host city for the 2027 World Athletics Championships. The decision follows the withdrawal of Rome’s bid earlier in the day, as the Italian athletics federation faced challenges in securing financial support from the government.This marks Beijing’s second time hosting the World Athletics Championships, with the…
[ad_1] BEIJING: A massive data leak from Chinese cybersecurity firm I-Soon has offered a rare glimpse into the inner workings of Beijing-linked hackers.I-Soon is yet to confirm the leak is genuine and has not responded to a request for comment from AFP.As of Friday, the leaked data was removed from the online software repository GitHub,…
[ad_1] China on Saturday said it has deported a foreign national for allegedly collecting and illegally transferring protected plant species abroad nearly 2,000 times, warning that external forces had infringed the country’s ecological security. The foreigner has “illegally excavated and collected” China’s key protected plant species, China’s Ministry of State Security said in a statement….
