Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi meets with Josep Borrell, EU head of foreign and security policy, July 16, 2021.

EU to Review China Strategy at Forthcoming Council Meeting: Borell

The bloc has been widely criticized for signing a trade deal with China and not sanctioning Beijing over human rights abuses.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left) bumps fists with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during his visit to the Malacanang Palace in Manila, July 29, 2021.

Philippine, US Visiting Troop Pact in 'Full Force Again'

2021-07-30

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has declared that America will invoke the treaty if Philippine ships or aircraft come under attack in the South China Sea – an indirect warning aimed at Beijing.

Students are shown after attending private after-school education in the Haidan district of Beijing, July 29, 2021.

China Rolls Out Pilot Ban on Private Tutoring During Summer Vacation

2021-07-30

Public schools and teachers are expected to step up to fill the gap in several major cities including Beijing.

Lawyer Lawrence Lau speaks to reporters after his client Tong Ying-kit was sentenced to nine years in prison for terrorism and inciting secession, July 30, 2021.

Hong Kong Motorcyclist Gets Nine Years For Flying Banned Slogan, Riding Towards Police

2021-07-30

Tong Ying-kit's sentence sends a warning message that people should be careful what words they utter or display in public.

Aerial photo shows the Mandalika coastal development project in Lombok, Indonesia, the proposed site of a custom-built street circuit for motorcycle and auto racing, Feb. 23, 2019.

Indonesia: Residents Seek Compensation For 'New Bali' Project in Lombok

2021-07-29

Some say they have been threatened in connection with the China-linked project or have not received fair compensation for their land.

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz waves to photographers in Manila after arriving from Tokyo, where she won the Philippines' first-ever gold medal in Olympic competition, July 28, 2021.

Philippine Olympic Champ Wades Into Manila's South China Sea Dispute With Beijing

2021-07-29

Hidilyn Diaz made the comments amid tensions between Manila and Beijing over the presence of Chinese ships inside the Philippines’ EEZ since March.

Photographers try to take photos inside a prison van transporting democracy activist Tam Tak-chi after he is denied bail and charged with sedition in Hong Kong, Sept. 8, 2020.

Prominent Radio Talk Show Host Stands Trial in Hong Kong For 'Sedition'

2021-07-29

The charges against Tam Tak-chi are linked to slogans he wrote or shouted out in public.

An elderly man receives a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, July 29, 2021.

Partial Lockdown in China's Nanjing Amid Surge in Delta Cases

2021-07-29

The outbreak of the Delta variant is sparking calls for Pfizer booster shots in China.

Police checking the belongings of people within a cordoned zone in Hong Kong's shopping district of Causeway Bay, near the site where 50-year-old Leung Kin-fai stabbed himself to death after knifing a policeman outside the Sogo department store, July 2, 2021.

Hong Kong Police Confiscate Passport of Journalist Who Filmed Police Stabbing

2021-07-29

The Vision Times reporter was fired after filming the attack by Leung Kin-fai, who stabbed himself to death outside the Sogo department store.

Chinese agricultural magnate Sun Dawu is shown at a feed warehouse in Hebei in a file photo.

Court in China's Hebei Jails Agricultural Magnate Sun Dawu For 18 Years

2021-07-28

Sun is found guilty of 'picking quarrels and stirring up trouble,' a charge often used to target peaceful critics of the government.

People walk past the The headquarters building of Tencent, parent company of WeChat, in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, May 26, 2021.

China's WeChat Suspends New User Registrations Amid Tech Crackdown

2021-07-28

The government has privately owned tech giants in its sights for nationalization, analysts say.

A pedestrian wearing a face mask, as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, stands in front of an electronic stock market display in Hong Kong, in file photo.

Hong Kong Markets Battered as Foreign Investor Confidence Wavers

2021-07-28

One economist says jitters around Hong Kong could be more permanent, as Japanese investors worry about the rule of law and freedom of information.

Flower offerings are shown at barriers set up at the Shakou Road Station of the Zhengzhou Metro, where city residents died in July 20, 2021 flooding.

Police Stop Mourners Laying Wreaths Near Flood-Hit Zhengzhou Metro Tunnel

2021-07-27

State media have been told to focus on heart-warming rescue efforts by the People's Liberation Army.

Barrister Chow Hang-tung, head of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Democratic Movements, is shown in a file photo.

Chinese Activist Under Surveillance Proposes to Jailed Hong Kong Barrister

2021-07-27

Ye Du warns that anyone who hurts his girlfriend Chow Hang-tung is his enemy for life.

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