Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. CNN — When Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Uzbekistan last week, the mood […]
Hong Kong CNN Business — One of China’s most popular livestreamers quietly resurfaced online Tuesday night, after a three-month absence linked to his appearance with a cake shaped like a tank, in what many believed was an oblique reference to the Tiananmen Square massacre. On Tuesday night, Li Jiaqi reappeared on Alibaba’s Taobao Live, a […]
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong CNN Business — The future looked promising for Cherry in May last year, when she secured a […]
CNN — A major fire broke out in a 42-story skyscraper in the central Chinese city of Changsha in Hunan province on Friday. Authorities said that as of 4:20 p.m. local time (4:20 a.m. ET), the fire had been put out and there were no known casualties, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. The Hunan […]
Hong Kong CNN — When Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sit down with other Asian leaders at a summit in Central Asia Friday, they will seek to present a united front to counterbalance the United States and its allies. But within their “no-limits” relationship, potential differences over Russia’s faltering invasion of […]
The report identifies a lack of cross-training as a possible Achilles’ Heel within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), but analysts remain wary of underestimating China’s capabilities and warn against comparisons with Russia. The report delved into the backgrounds of more than 300 of the PLA’s top officers across its five services — army, navy, air […]
Home to 21 million people and the capital of southwestern Sichuan province, Chengdu was locked down on September 1, becoming the largest Chinese metropolis to come to a standstill since Shanghai’s painful two-month lockdown in the spring. The city is also a major production hub for Apple. On Sunday, when citywide testing was due to […]
Hong Kong CNN — China’s number three leader is expected to meet in person with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of an economic forum in Vladivostok on Wednesday, in what will be the most senior-level, face-to-face meeting between the two countries since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Li Zhanshu, a member of the Chinese […]
There were 7.6 million marriage registrations in 2021, data released by China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs last week shows. That’s the fewest since 1986, when the ministry began publicly releasing the figures, according to state-run tabloid Global Times. It is a 6.1% decrease from the previous year and the eighth consecutive year marriage rates have […]
In 47 days, China’s ruling Communist Party will hold its 20th National Congress, at which Xi is widely expected to extend his hold on power for another five years — a move that would cement his status as the country’s most powerful leader in decades. The congress will begin in Beijing on October 16 at […]
