FBI chief in India following explosive US assassination plot indictment
(CNN) — FBI director Christopher Wray is in India this week for a trip aimed at strengthening security cooperation and deepening a…
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Chinese court starts hearing lawsuits against Malaysia Airlines over missing flight MH370
Beijing (CNN) — For nearly 10 years, Jiang Hui has been searching for answers as to why the plane carrying his 70-year-old mother back from…
Continue Reading Chinese shadow bank says it has ‘huge’ debt and can’t pay its bills
New Delhi/Hong Kong (CNN) — A major wealth management company in China has told investors it can’t pay all its bills, reigniting fears that…
Continue Reading US and China pledge to ramp up renewables in place of planet-warming fossil fuels ahead of Biden-Xi summit
(CNN) — The United States and China have agreed to resume a working group on climate cooperation and pledged a major ramp-up of…
Continue Reading What Joe Biden hopes to get from his high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping
San Francisco (CNN) — President Joe Biden hopes to walk away from his closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on…
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Dalai Lama apologizes after video asking child to “suck” his tongue sparks outcry
(CNN) — The Dalai Lama has apologized after a video emerged showing the spiritual leader kissing a child on the lips and then asking him to “suck my…
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Pentagon says it had ‘an awareness gap’ that led to failure to detect 3 Chinese balloons under Trump
(CNN) — The American military had a “domain awareness gap” that allowed three other suspected Chinese spy balloons to transit the continental…
Continue Reading Satellite images capture crowding at China’s crematoriums and funeral homes as Covid surge continues
By Sophie Jeong and Wayne Chang, CNN Satellite images taken over a number of Chinese cities have captured crowding at crematoriums and funeral homes,…
Continue Reading Chinese military stages large-scale military exercises around Taiwan
By Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN China sent 28 warplanes across the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Sunday as Beijing conducted its first…
Continue Reading Japan flight makes emergency landing after apparent bomb threat
By Emiko Jozuka, CNN An airplane flown by budget carrier Jetstar made an emergency landing in central Japan on Saturday after authorities received an…
Continue Reading China to open border with Hong Kong after three years of tight control
By Wayne Chang and Simone McCarthy, CNN The Chinese government announced on Thursday that it will reopen its border with Hong Kong on January 8,…
Continue Reading China and Philippines agree to ‘manage differences’ on South China Sea
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr. have agreed to strengthen economic ties and…
Continue Reading China ‘under-representing’ true impact of Covid outbreak, WHO says
By Simone McCarthy, CNN The World Health Organization has accused China of “under-representing” the severity of its Covid outbreak and…
Continue Reading Videos show both sides of US-China aerial encounter — and highlight the risks involved
By Brad Lendon, CNN The interception of a United States Air Force reconnaissance jet by a Chinese fighter over the South China Sea last month should…
Continue Reading ‘I thought I would die on that boat’: Mother recalls the horror of month adrift at sea
By Paula Hancocks, Sandi Sidhu and Rhea Mogul, CNN Hatemon Nesa weeps as she clings to her 5-year-old daughter, Umme Salima, at a rescue shelter in…
Continue Reading China’s new supercarrier will soon undergo first sea trials, officer says
By Brad Lendon, CNN The Chinese navy’s massive new aircraft carrier, the CNS Fujian, is expected to head to sea for the first time this year,…
Continue Reading Videos show both sides of US-China aerial encounter — and highlight the risks involved
By Brad Lendon, CNN The interception of a United States Air Force reconnaissance jet by a Chinese fighter over the South China Sea last month should…
Continue Reading Major Chinese cities past Covid peak as wave moves to rural areas, new study projects
By Alex Stambaugh, Rhea Mogul and CNN’s Beijing bureau The wave of Covid infections sweeping across China may already have peaked in some of…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Tibet, an autonomous region within China. About Tibet (from National Bureau of Statistics of…
Continue Reading From the unwinding of zero-Covid to economic recovery: What to watch in China in 2023
By Nectar Gan, Jessie Yeung and Laura He, CNN After a tumultuous end to a momentous and challenging year, China heads into 2023 with a great deal of…
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