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A soldier holds a Taiwanese flag during a military exercise in Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan, in January. Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars and small arms staged a drill aimed at repelling an attack from China.

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Opinion: Don't Help China By Hyping Risk Of War Over Taiwan

11:41am April 08, 2021

"Hyping the threat that China poses to Taiwan does Beijing's work for it," write Richard Bush and Ryan Hass of Brookings and Bonnie Glaser of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Former lawmaker Cyd Ho (left) and pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan (center) gesture a protest slogan, "Five demands, not one less," as they leave West Kowloon court in Hong Kong on Thursday after being found guilty of organizing an unauthorized assemb

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Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai, 6 Others, Found Guilty For Roles In Pro-Democracy Protests

9:48am April 01, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The convictions come amid a crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong and just days after Chinese officials approved a major overhaul of the territory's electoral system that tightens Beijing's control.

Members of the World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the novel coronavirus leave the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China Feb. 3.

Theory That COVID Came From A Chinese Lab Takes On New Life In Wake Of WHO Report

9:01am April 01, 2021

by John Ruwitch

Some scientists worry the possibility the coronavirus escaped from research facilities hasn't gotten enough scrutiny. Others say it appears far more likely to have emerged naturally.

China's President Xi Jinping (C) applauds with other leaders and delegates after they voted on changes to Hong Kong's election system during the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2021

In Latest Power Move, Beijing Approves Electoral Overhaul For Hong Kong

3:58am March 30, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress unanimously approved a law that will cut the number of district representatives for Hong Kong residents.

Overview of Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea and Chinese vessels moored in the waters surrounding the boomerang-shaped coral reef on March 23.

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Chinese Ship Deployment Roils South China Sea

9:25pm March 26, 2021

by Julie McCarthy

China has provoked international alarm by massing ships in the South China Sea near a reef claimed by both China and the Philippines. Manila protested, calling for the flotilla's immediate withdrawal.

Lawyer Ren Quanniu (center), representing Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan who reported on Wuhan's COVID-19 outbreak and was placed in detention since May, arrives at the Shanghai Pudong New District People's Court where Zhang is set for trial in Sha

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'Where No One Dares Speak Up': China Disbars Lawyers On Sensitive Cases

4:11pm March 26, 2021

by Emily Feng

Rights lawyers became targets in President Xi Jinping's push to put the Communist Party above the law. Now they're losing their licenses.

Why Pandemics Give Birth To Hate: From Bubonic Plague To COVID-19

3:04pm March 26, 2021

by Joanne Lu

The Atlanta shooting has led to heated discussion about the blame — and violence — aimed at Asians during the pandemic. It's the latest example in a long history of hatred fueled by disease.

Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s unfinished chip fabrication plant.

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A Cautionary Tale For China's Ambitious Chipmakers

7:42am March 25, 2021

by Emily Feng

Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. was supposed to be one of China's most advanced chipmakers. Now it's bankrupt — a big flop at a time when the country seeks technological self-reliance.

Facebook said the objective of the phishing scam was to lure Uyghur audiences into clicking on false content links — either from a computer or smartphone — to infect the device with malware.

Chinese Hackers Made Fake Facebook Profiles, Apps To Spy On Uyghur Activists

8:15pm March 24, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"This activity had the hallmarks of a well-resourced and persistent operation, while obfuscating who's behind it," Facebook said, adding that the malware spread to about 500 people in seven countries.

A paramilitary police officer talks next to a screen showing frontier soldiers of the People's Liberation Army during an event at a primary school in Wuzhishan, Hainan province, China, on Feb. 22. On the screen are (L-R) Qi Fabao, who was seriously wounde

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China Makes It A Crime To Question Military Casualties On The Internet

3:27pm March 22, 2021

by Emily Feng

Weibo users face criminal charges after online comments — made in and outside China — casting doubt on the casualty number the Chinese government reported months after a brawl with Indian soldiers.