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Olympic flame arrives in Beijing amid boycott calls from critics

The Olympic flame arrived in Beijing on Wednesday amid calls from overseas critics for a boycott of the Feb. 4-20 Winter Games. Beijing's Communist Party Secretary Cai Qi, the top official in the Chinese capital, received the flame at a closely-guarded airport ceremony. Beijing successfully hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008, although the event failed to produce the more open political and social environment in China that many had hoped for. Activist groups disrupted the flame lighting ceremony in southern Greece on Monday, accusing the International Olympic Committee of granting legitimacy to rights abuses in China. IOC officials have said they are committed to seeing the competition go ahead and that rights issues are not part of their remit. Speaking in the ancient stadium of Olympia, IOC President Thomas Bach said the Games must be respected as politically neutral ground. Activists on Tuesday said human rights in China have deteriorated since 2008, claiming that the Summer Ga

Harvard University moves Chinese language programme from Beijing to Taipei

The shifting of the programme by the Ivy league American University to Taiwan is regarded as a snub to China which considers the estranged island as part of the mainland.

Crypto exchange stops taking China users as Beijing widens ban

China's latest pronouncement is the culmination of years of attempted crackdown on the rise of Bitcoin and its peers

Alibaba Group Holding seeks to exit media firm after Beijing's scrutiny

The e-commerce giant, which made the purchase only nine months ago, is seeking a waiver from a one-year lock-up agreement, the filing showed.

China keeps coronavirus at bay ahead of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

China's zero tolerance strategy of trying to isolate every case and stop transmission of the coronavirus has kept the country of 1.4 billion people largely free of the disease

Beijing finds itself cornered by Africa as they cancel China-led projects

China is increasingly finding itself being cornered by African countries on investment-related matters with several of them cancelling their contracts

Evergrande gave workers a choice: loan us cash or lose your bonus

The Chinese property giant owes $300 billion and is on the hook for 1.6 million apartments. It may owe tens of thousands of its employees money, too

Beijing seeks to join an Asia-Pacific trade deal Donald Trump left

China submitted a formal application letter to join the deal, known officially as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

With tighter grip, Beijing sends message to Hong Kong tycoons: fall in line

The protests, joined by millions of all ages and social strata, demanded greater democracy and less meddling by Beijing in Hong Kong, which had been promised wide-ranging freedoms until 2047.

UK bans Chinese envoy from House; Beijing slams 'cowardly' move

China's Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang has been barred from UK Parliament over sanctions imposed on some British MPs for their remarks on alleged human rights violations against Uyghur minorities

China our most important partner, ready to invest in Afghanistan: Taliban

'China represents a fundamental and extraordinary opportunity for us because it is ready to invest and rebuild our country,' says Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid

President Xi says China will set up 3rd stock exchange in Beijing

China will set up its third mainland stock exchange to serve private companies in its capital, Beijing, President Xi Jinping said.

Beijing took stake and board seat in key ByteDance domestic entity in 2021

The central Chinese government similarly holds a 1% stake in a key unit of Twitter-like Weibo called Beijing Weimeng Technology

China's education crackdown pushes costly tutors underground

A sweeping overhaul announced last month bans private companies from teaching the school syllabus during weekends and vacations and from making a profit, along with a laundry list of other restriction

Chinese stocks jump as Beijing signals more economic support

Consumer shares led gains, with Kweichow Moutai Co. and Wuliangye Yibin Co. adding at least 4.5%. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index gained 1.1%.

Beijing doubles down on tech data and companies listed overseas

In a flurry of action Friday, authorities summoned the country's largest technology companies for a warning on data security, vowed tighter oversight of overseas share listings

US lawmakers press corporate sponsors to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics

A group of US lawmakers on Tuesday (local time) urged corporate sponsors to back out of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, over human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province.US Congressmen invited the representatives from domestic firms who sponsor the Olympics to a hearing to address how they could leverage their influence to insist on concrete human rights improvements in China.Senator Jeff Merkley, chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), in his opening remarks said the hearing was not meant to attack or embarrass individual companies but rather to explore how key Olympic movement stakeholders, corporate stakeholders, could use their influence to ensure the Olympics live up to its values."Holding the 2022 Winter Olympics in China and allowing its authoritarian government to reap the rewards in its prestige and propaganda of hosting this globally-beloved event does not uphold the Olympic spirit," he said.Representative James McGovern said, "unless things ...

US' China strategy in partnership with its friends, allies: White House

The Biden administration's China strategy is in partnership with the US' friends and key allies, the White House has said

China says it 'drove away' US warship that illegally entered Chinese waters

'We urge the United States to immediately stop such provocative actions,' the Southern Theatre Command said in a statement.

Resurgence of Taliban raises terrorism fears from Moscow to Beijing

At least 1,000 Afghan troops this week retreated into Tajikistan, prompting the country mobilize an extra 20,000 soldiers to guard its frontier