Taiwanese president-elect William Lai and vice presidential candidate Hsiao Bi-khim celebrate their election win, January 2024.
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Global reaction to the recent Taiwan election, which was won by a pro-independence candidate, contrasts sharply with that of Beijing.
Made it, Mao! Top of the World?
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Most Americans see China as the biggest threat to the US. But away from headline economic figures, China has a slew of challenges.
Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji and its mother Mei Xiang at the Smithsonian zoo in Washington DC on April 16 2022 when events were held to mark the 50th anniversary of the giant panda programme there.
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The arrival of two giant pandas in San Diego is a sign of China’s need to make friends in the US tech industries.
Digital infrastructure is key to the development of Africa.
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In sub-Saharan Africa, most governments welcome China’s investment in digital infrastructure.
A woman takes a picture of red lanterns and decorations on display in the trees ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing on Feb. 4, 2024.
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Western hostility towards China reflects the grudging realization that the West may not be the pinnacle of achievement after all.
Lionel Messi continues to face anger from Chinese fans for missing a game in Hong Kong.
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Messi will not start a war in China, but this is not to say that football lacks political relevance.
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China is making chip progress despite US efforts to contain its industry.
China has an ageing population.
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A higher proportion of China’s population is elderly, and this will have knock-on effects on the rest of the world via their economy.
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A second Donald Trump presidency would require the UK and Europe to work closer together.
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Nauru, Lionel Aingimea, toast after reestablishing diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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China is asserting itself in the South Pacific, prompting efforts from the US and its allies to contain its influence.
Looking for love − a store in Huaian, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, selling flowers on Valentine’s Day.
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Young people in China are no longer settling into marriages arranged by their parents. But they are still looking for blessings from Chinese gods to find everlasting love.
As if it wasn’t tough enough already.
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Roughly 1m female delivery riders have had to face down a social media campaign which compounded longstanding false connections with sex work.
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Yang’s suspended death sentence is unusual for a capital case, but appeals in China are rarely successful and Australia has very limited options to help him, short of diplomatic pressure.
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Chinese football has been through many ups and downs over the past three decades. Is a return to a top-down government approach the right answer?
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Garment workers around the world experience unacceptable forms of exploitation.
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Latin America’s spike in violence is the result of systemic problems that have long gone unaddressed.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, a city on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far east.
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Putin is planning to bring a mass tourism industry to Russia’s wild far east.
Time for drastic action.
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The EU’s biggest economy is on its uppers. Turning it around may involve additional pain in the short term.
Members of the rebel Ta'ang National Liberation Army standing guard in Shan state, Myanmar.
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Beijing is losing patience with Myanmar’s military, as well as its influence with resistance groups.
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New statistics show a spike in the amount of journalists jailed in the country. To protect its democracy, Israel needs to be transparent about why members of the media are arrested.