CHINA

CHINESE President Xi Jinping dismissed internal divisions within the ruling Communist Party as unavoidable, while calling for greater efforts to instill discipline, according to newly disclosed remark...

SECRETARY of Defense Lloyd Austin told political and defence leaders in Singapore that US ties with China are improving, but spent the bulk of his speech talking about all the partnerships Washington ...

CHINA’S first food security law aimed at achieving “absolute self-sufficiency” in staple grains came into effect on Saturday (Jun 1), reinforcing efforts by the world’s biggest agriculture importer to...

CHINA’S local governments are gearing up for another tough year and coming to terms with the new normal of frugality, amid growing pressure on fiscal revenue and efforts to tackle their debt burdens.

The question of whether Xi-ism is killing Deng-ism is growing

CHINA’S parliament on Monday (Mar 11) revised a law to effectively grant the Communist Party more executive control over the country’s Cabinet, the State Council, after cancelling the premier’s post-p...

Technology has supercharged the country’s surveillance capabilities. But its spying prowess depends on more old-fashioned tools. 

Taiwanese voters are heading to the polls in an election that will determine their island’s relationship with Washington and Beijing for years to come, and impact regional security.

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to strengthen economic momentum and job creation, acknowledging some companies and citizens had endured a difficult 2023, in a rare admission of domestic headwinds...