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China’s disappearing elite: The high-stakes gamble behind Xi’s crackdown - analysis

Empty seats define President Xi’s rule, as China’s political elite faces a relentless purge.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
PRESIDENT OF CHINA Xi Jinping reviews troops during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end, in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2025.
FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily arrives at West Kowloon Magistrates's Courts to face charges related to an illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2020.

Hong Kong hands media mogul Jimmy Lai 20-year prison sentence

The sentence ends Hong Kong's highest-profile national security trial and a legal sagathat has spanned nearly five years.

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BRITAIN'S PRIME Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, ahead of a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China, January 29, 2026.

Trump warns Britain on China business ventures, as Starmer calls for closer relationship

In three-hour talks with President Xi Jinping on Thursday, the British leader called for a "more sophisticated relationship" with improved market access, lower tariffs and investment deals.

|ByREUTERS
Tianjin's stunning riverfront is a mix of Austro-Hungarian, French, British and other colonial architectural styles.

Jews of China special: Tianjin (part two)

From forgotten addresses to unexpected discoveries, we explore what remains—and what has vanished—of a remarkable chapter of Jewish life in eastern China.

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Israel must stay out of the US-China struggle - editorial

President Joe Biden is keen to continue the Trump-era legacy of pressure on the People’s Republic, but Beijing won’t sit back and accept this behavior.

JUNE 26, 2021ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Chinese and US flags flutter before a trade meeting in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019

Beijing signals Hong Kong electoral reforms to ensure 'patriots' govern

Reforms could also further skew a committee electing the city's leader in favor of the pro-Beijing camp.

FEBRUARY 22, 2021ByREUTERS
Protesters take part in a candlelight vigil to mark the 31st anniversary of the crackdown of pro-democracy protests at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989. Victoria Park, in, Hong Kong, June 4, 2020.

Vaccines offer China increased leverage in the Middle East

Experts say China’s main interest is accessing energy but geopolitical battle with US may loom.

FEBRUARY 8, 2021ByKRISTINA JOVANOVSKI / THE MEDIA LINE
A healthcare worker prepares to administer a dose of Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as Chile starts to vaccinate elderly people living in nursing homes in Santiago, Chile, February 4, 2021.

Hong Kong arrests 53 activists as crackdown intensifies -media

The mass arrests were linked to an unprecedented, independently-organized, and non-binding vote last July to select opposition candidates for a since-postponed legislative election.

JANUARY 6, 2021ByREUTERS
Buildings are seen above Hong Kong and Chinese flags, as pro-China supporters celebration after China's parliament passes national security law for Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, China June 30, 2020.

Jewher Ilham - a Uighur woman fighting for her father

Ilham Tohti, an Uighur activist and 2020 Nobel Peace Prize finalist, has not been seen since 2017. His daughter talks about her efforts to free her father and fight for China's Muslim minority.

OCTOBER 10, 2020ByLAHAV HARKOV
JEWHER ILHAM accepts the Sakharov Prize from the European Parliament on behalf of her father.

Over 160 rights groups call on IOC chief to revoke 2022 Beijing Winter Games

China's Foreign Ministry denounced the move as an attempt to politicize sport.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020ByREUTERS
A screen shows a CCTV state media broadcast of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Wuhan at a shopping centre in Beijing as the country is hit by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China, March 10, 2020

China's Inner Mongolia issues warning after bubonic plague patient dies

Cases of plague are not uncommon in China, although outbreaks have become increasingly rare. From 2009 to 2018, China reported 26 cases and 11 deaths.

AUGUST 8, 2020ByREUTERS
ILE PHOTO: People queue to receive free protective masks that have been bought by evangelicals in China and are distributed by Members of the Evangelical Christian Church, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Rome, April 22, 2020

Wall Street set to dip as US-China tensions heat up over TikTok

With Microsoft Corp looking to buy short-video app TikTok's US operations, Trump said on Monday the US government should get a "substantial portion" of any deal price.

AUGUST 4, 2020ByREUTERS
Wall street

Hong Kong police arrest four under national security law

A police spokesman said the three men and a woman, all students, were suspected of being involved in an online group that pledged to use every means to fight for an independent Hong Kong.

JULY 30, 2020ByREUTERS
DEMONSTRATORS RUN from riot police shooting pepper-spray pellets during a protest in Hong Kong on June 9.

China passes Hong Kong security law amid global opposition

"It marks the end of Hong Kong that the world knew before."

JUNE 30, 2020ByREUTERS
Buildings are seen above Hong Kong and Chinese flags, as pro-China supporters celebration after China's parliament passes national security law for Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, China June 30, 2020.