Beijing says it will meet with American officials to discuss trade, but warned Washington against using the engagement to ratchet up pressure on China.
Author: ALEXANDRA STEVENSON
Han Dongfang, Once China’s ‘Worst Nightmare,’ Refuses to Back Down
Neither jail nor exile to Hong Kong has stopped Han Dongfang, a former Tiananmen Square protest leader, from championing workers’ rights. “If you’re born stubborn, you go everywhere stubborn.”
Dormitory Fire Kills 13 in Central China
The private school is for kindergarten and elementary school pupils. Though many details of the disaster remained unclear, it drew widespread attention on China’s internet.
China’s Male Leaders Push to Get Women to Stay Home for Family
The Communist Party’s solution to the country’s demographic crisis and a slowing economy is to push women back into traditional roles.
Family of Israeli Hostage Marks Her Birthday While Mourning Her Friend
For Noa Argamani’s 26th birthday, her family held a dinner with cake and two empty chairs: one for her and one for her boyfriend. Both were seen on video being kidnapped by Hamas.
China Releases Australian Journalist Cheng Lei
Cheng Lei, a host for China’s international broadcaster, was arrested in Beijing at a time of rising tensions with Australia. Her release signals a warming.
She Witnessed Mao’s Worst Excesses. Now She Has a Warning for the World.
At 93, the memoirist Yuan-tsung Chen hopes that her recollections of China’s tumultuous past will help the country confront its historical wrongs — and avoid repeating them.
China Denounces Covid Testing Rules Imposed on Its Travelers
A government spokeswoman said Beijing would consider reciprocal measures against countries that have sought to limit travelers arriving from China.
China Eases Some Pandemic Policies, While Sticking to ‘Zero Covid’
Investors cheered the changes, although officials emphasized that measures “must not be relaxed.”
China’s Politburo Has No Women, a Break With Custom
For the first time in decades, the Politburo has no female members. And no woman has ever been included in the even more exclusive and powerful Standing Committee.