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100,000 Evacuated As Massive Flooding In China Threatens Ancient Giant Buddha Statue

4:13pm August 19, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Heavy seasonal rainfall has caused the worst flooding in decades across China's interior, forcing officials at the Three Gorges Dam to open all 10 spillways for the first time since it was built.

Hong Kong police officers search the newsroom of the Apple Daily newspaper Monday after arresting the paper's publisher, Jimmy Lai.

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Beijing Attempts To Remake Hong Kong In Its Image As National Security Law Takes Hold

12:54pm August 11, 2020

by Emily Feng

Educators, journalists, political figures and ordinary citizens have been intimidated and even arrested as China moves to stifle protest and civil society with its new law.

Near Liu's village, Xiguozhuang was the first village in the township of Yanshi, Shandong, to have its houses torn down. Fewer than a dozen homes remain along the village's main road.

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In Rural China, Villagers Say They're Forced From Farm Homes To High-Rises

5:21pm August 10, 2020

by Emily Feng

After quickly building megacities, the country is kicking plans into high gear to revamp tens of thousands of country villages. Residents say they are forced or coerced to leave their farm homes.

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An aerial photo shows the extent of flooding in Guzhen Town of Lu'an City in eastern China's Anhui province on July 20.

Roads Become Rivers: Nearly 4 Million Chinese Evacuated Or Displaced From Flooding

8:00am August 09, 2020

by Emily Feng

With at least 158 dead and thousands of homes collapsed after heavy rains, experts say it's time for China to rethink its water management.

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Defense Secretary Mark Esper, pictured last month, spoke with his Chinese counterpart Thursday amid strained relations between the two countries.

Pentagon Chief Esper Talks With Chinese Counterpart As Tensions Soar

7:30pm August 06, 2020

by David Welna

Defense Secretary Mark Esper and his Chinese counterpart lectured one another in a 90-minute call as the highest level U.S. delegation in four decades plans a provocative visit to Taiwan.

The Chinese consulate in Houston, shown in April. The U.S. has ordered China to close the consulate by Friday.

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U.S. Orders China's Houston Consulate To Close, Ratcheting Tensions

6:16pm July 22, 2020

by Emily Feng

The State Department, in a statement early Wednesday morning, said the move is "in order to protect American intellectual property and American's (sic) private information."

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new suppliers have jumped into the market for surgical masks. Some have touted FDA certificates that don't have any regulatory meaning.

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'Meaningless' FDA Certificates Are Used To Tout Dubious Face Masks

4:14pm July 16, 2020

by Sydney Lupkin

Companies that made hats, socks and teddy bears have started producing surgical masks to protect people from COVID-19. Some sellers exaggerate their standing with the Food and Drug Administration.

Youths perform in front of a cellphone camera while making a TikTok video on the roof of their residence in Hyderabad, India, in February. India's government has banned 59 Chinese-owned apps including TikTok.

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'TikTok Changed My Life': India's Ban On Chinese App Leaves Video Makers Stunned

8:03am July 16, 2020

Some Indians became known TikTok personalities and even earned money and gifts for their content. The government banned the app as tensions flare with China.

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President Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, on Tuesday.

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China Threatens Response After U.S. Sanctions Over Crackdown On Hong Kong

4:54am July 15, 2020

by Scott Neuman

China promised to retaliate against "U.S. institutions and individuals" after President Trump signed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act and an executive order rescinding special treatment for the territory.

The USS Ronald Reagan (foreground) and the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups sail together in formation in the South China Sea on July 6. China has accused the U.S. of flexing its military muscles by conducting joint exercises with two U.S. aircraft carrie

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U.S. Rejects Beijing's Maritime Claims In South China Sea

8:29pm July 13, 2020

by John Ruwitch

China claims sovereignty over the vast majority of the economically important body of water, and in recent years, it has built artificial islands to bolster those claims.