China

China's Chengdu hit by food shortages as authorities impose COVID-19 curbs

Restrictions reappear in major cities amid a surge in Omicron variant infections despite the zero-COVID policy.

Taiwan threatens to shoot down Chinese drones following further incursions

Three drones have passed over outlying islands this month.

Dissenting voices speak out against ongoing zero-COVID restrictions in China

Angry Chongqing residents come out onto the streets to demand why they are still confined to their homes.

Dozens charged in China's Tangshan as vicious beatings of women spark public anger

Fifteen officials are under investigation for enabling gangs, amid growing public skepticism over official reports.

Chinese police crack down on petitioners, dissidents ahead of 20th party congress

Critics of the regime are warned against posting to social media or giving interviews to foreign media.

U.S. warships pass through Taiwan Strait amid Chinese air incursions

Experts say a ‘new normal’ is being established in the region.

Unfinished buildings, many abandoned by Chinese investors, litter the landscape of Cambodia’s largest port city

China’s “only got one play – militarily bullying,” former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage