The bipartisan delegation said more conversations were necessary to avoid accidental “miscalculations and misunderstandings” that could lead to conflict.
Author: Vivian Wang
China Is Trying to Expand Its Social Safety Net. Yet Many Chinese Are Worried.
A move to force employers to pay into benefits for their employees has left people worrying that small businesses will close and jobs will be lost.
Too Old, Too Uneducated: Aging Workers in Beijing Struggle for Work
China’s economic slowdown has fallen especially hard on older migrant workers, who often don’t have the technical skills that employers are seeking.
No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel
Even low-level government employees like elementary school teachers and nurses have been ordered to hand in their passports, to enforce “discipline.”
Heavy Rain and Flooding in China Kill at Least 30
The rains set off flooding and landslides, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in the capital and neighboring Hebei Province.
Chinese Hackers Are Exploiting Flaws in Widely Used Software, Microsoft Says
The company said state-backed hacking groups were breaching systems through flaws in SharePoint, which is used by the U.S. government and companies around the world.
Chinese Officials Helped Cover Up Lead Poisoning of Children, Report Says
Health officials tampered with blood tests of some of the more than 200 children who were sickened by food tainted with lead, an investigation found.
Chinese University Expels Woman for ‘Improper Contact’ With a Foreigner
The university published the student’s full name and said her behavior had “damaged national dignity.” The move prompted an online debate and accusations of sexism.
Chinese Police Detain Dozens of Writers Over Gay Erotic Online Novels
The genre known as Boys’ Love, stories written mostly by and for straight women, has been in the authorities’ sights for years.