BEIJING (Reuters) – Citing poor media freedoms, racism and “ideological prejudice”, China hit back on Thursday in unusually strong terms after the U.S. State Department slammed China’s rights record, including equating abuses on its Muslim minorities with the 1930s. U.S.
Defying decades of political tradition, China’s most powerful man is going gray. Silver streaks in President Xi Jinping’s hair spotted at the annual national legislative session, which began March 5, have captured attention and stirred speculation among China watchers as
BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who were here for a new round of China-U.S. high-level economic and trade consultations, at the Great
China’s trade delegation says it made “important progress” in the latest round of talks with the US, China’s state media reports. At the end of a two-day meeting in Washington, no deal was reached but China pledged to buy more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China launch a critical round of trade talks on Wednesday amid deep differences over U.S. demands for structural economic reforms from Beijing that will make it difficult to reach a deal before a
The US Justice Department has filed a host of criminal charges against Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou. Among the charges are accusations of bank and wire fraud, obstruction of justice and theft of technology
Ambassador warns that attacks on Chinese tech group could hamper new 5G mobile networks Beijing’s envoy to the EU has launched a blistering attack on the “slander” and “discrimination” faced by Huawei and other Chinese companies in Europe, warning that
SHANGHAI, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) — China has cloned five monkeys from a gene-edited macaque with circadian rhythm disorders, the first time multiple monkeys have been cloned from a gene-edited monkey for biomedical research. Scientists made the announcement Thursday, with two
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is closely watching Chinese intentions toward Taiwan, concerned that Beijing’s growing military prowess may increase the risk it could one day consider bringing the self-ruled island under its control by force, a U.S. official
CHONGQING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — One of the cotton seeds carried to the moon by China’s Chang’e-4 probe is the first ever to sprout on the moon, according to scientists of a mini biosphere experiment Tuesday. After making the first-ever