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Hong Kong security proposal submitted to China legislature

PEKIN, China (AFP) -- A proposal to enact new Hong Kong security legislation was submitted to China's rubber-stamp on Friday,…

No annual growth target for virus-hit China, a first in years

PEKIN, China (AFP) -- China took the rare move of not setting an annual growth target this year after the…

China has made ‘major strategic achievements’ against virus: premier

PEKIN, China (AFP) -- China has made "major strategic achievements" in its response to the coronavirus outbreak, Premier Li Keqiang…

US warns China against ‘highly destabilizing’ Hong Kong move

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday urged China to respect Hong Kong's autonomy, warning that its…

Beijing will ‘never tolerate’ Taiwan’s separation from China: Xinhua

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing will "never tolerate" Taiwan's separation from China, a spokesman at the mainland's top Taiwan body…

Tsai says China must ‘coexist’ with a democratic Taiwan

by Amber WANG Agence France Presse TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- China must find a way to live peacefully alongside a…

Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic ‘without vaccine’

  by Qian Ye and Matthew Knight Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese laboratory has been developing…

Four dead after earthquake in southwest China

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China's Yunnan province,…

Xi defends China’s virus response, offers vaccine when ready

by Nina LARSON with Jing Xuan TENG in Beijing Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping…

Huawei to fund new tech hub at Imperial College London: report

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is to fund a new £5 million ($6.1 million, 5.6-million-euro) technology…

Chinese envoy to Israel found dead, ‘health reasons’ likely cause: Beijing

  HERZLIYA, Israel (AFP) -- China's ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, died at his home in Tel Aviv on Sunday,…

Top China expert warns of potential second coronavirus wave; lack of immunity noted among population

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China faces a potential second wave of coronavirus infections due to a lack of immunity…

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