Nato leaders meeting for a summit in Brussels have warned of the military threat posed by China, saying its behaviour is a “systemic challenge”. China, they said, was rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, was “opaque” about its military modernisation and was co-operating militarily with Russia. Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg warned China was “coming closer” to […]
Censors in Hong Kong have been given the power to vet films that authorities say may endanger national security, as a clampdown on dissent continues. The order also instructs censors to prevent and suppress acts that do not uphold the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China. Hong Kong’s thriving film industry had previously enjoyed freedoms […]
By Joel Gunter BBC News The human rights organisation Amnesty International has said China is committing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, the north-western region that is home to the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities. In a report published on Thursday, Amnesty called on the UN to investigate, and said China had subjected Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and […]
President Joe Biden has revoked an executive order from his predecessor Donald Trump banning Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat in the US. The ban faced a series of legal challenges and never came into force. Instead, the US Department of Commerce will now review apps designed and developed by those in “the jurisdiction of a […]
China has accused several Western clothing brands of selling goods that could be harmful to children. A warning notice on the country’s customs administration website listed 81 items imported by companies including Nike, H&M and Zara. In March, China targeted foreign clothes retailers as an international backlash grows over claims of abuses in the cotton-growing […]
Coronavirus pandemic The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use. It is the second Chinese vaccine to receive the green light from the WHO, after Sinopharm. It opens the door for the jab to be used in the Covax programme, which aims to ensure fair access to vaccines. The vaccine, […]
By Ethirajan Anbarasan BBC News, Pangong Tso, Ladakh China-India border dispute Nawang Dorjay spent months on Black Top Mountain in the contested Ladakh border region between India and China, ferrying supplies back and forth for the Indian army. The 62-year-old veteran, who runs a small convenience store in the village of Merak, feared for his […]
By Karishma Vaswani Asia business correspondent Countries should unite against China’s growing economic and geopolitical coercion or risk being singled out and punished by Beijing, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has told the BBC. Mr Rudd said governments in the West should not be afraid to challenge China on issues such as human rights. […]
Coronavirus pandemic China has denounced US efforts to further investigate whether Covid-19 came from a Chinese lab. US President Joe Biden has said he expects to release the results of an intelligence report on the origins of the virus. China’s foreign ministry accused the US of “political manipulation and blame shifting”. It has rejected any […]
By Jane Wakefield Technology reporter A camera system that uses AI and facial recognition intended to reveal states of emotion has been tested on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the BBC has been told. A software engineer claimed to have installed such systems in police stations in the province. A human rights advocate who was shown the […]
