China Exaggerates Taiwan Independence Claims to Justify Aggression, Lawmaker Says
Beijing is hyping up rhetoric that Taiwan is seeking independence to rationalize its ambition to annex Taiwan, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) told the Atlantic...
Trump Defends Plan to Offer 600,000 Chinese Student Visas
President Donald Trump on Nov. 11 defended his plan to offer 600,000 visas to Chinese students. “We do have a lot of people coming...
Turkish Military Plane Crash in Georgia Kills All 20 on Board
ANKARA, Turkey—All 20 personnel on board a Turkish military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia were killed, Turkey’s defense minister announced on Wednesday. The...
Thailand Extradites Gambling Tycoon to China
She Zhijiang, an alleged transnational crime kingpin accused by Beijing of having run illegal online gambling operations, is escorted by police at Suvarnabhumi International...
Chinese ‘Cryptoqueen’ Sentenced in UK for Over $6 Billion Bitcoin Scam
LONDON—A Chinese national who used funds stolen from Chinese investors to buy cryptocurrency, which authorities say is now worth billions of dollars, has been...
Australia and Indonesia Ink Defence Pact to Respond Together to Security Threats
Australia and Indonesia will formalise a major defence treaty early next year, marking what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called a “historic moment” in the...
How a Chinese-Born Tycoon Built a Global Crime Empire With Ties to Beijing’s Security Apparatus
Last month, a former Chinese intelligence officer known as Eric publicly accused Chen Zhi, the Cambodian-Chinese tycoon behind the Prince Holding Group, of secretly...
China Offers Marriage Incentives as Decline in Wedding Rates Continues
News Analysis Local governments across China are offering various incentives to encourage people to get married amid declining marriage rates. A civil affairs official...
China’s 981 Project: Dark Connections Behind the Quest for Longevity
For decades, the “981 Project” was known only to Beijing’s elites and a few in the West who probe the dark corners of China’s...