3 d. ago Former Chongqing political official facing corruption investigation

Sun Zhengcai, the former secretary of Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, has been placed under investigation on suspicion of accepting bribes, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Monday.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Lost the battle’: EU told to accept defeat against China’s solar power sector

A group of French and German economists has urged Europe to identify which industries to support in the face of Chinese competition and boldly abandon those where the battle had already been lost, such as the solar power sector. The recommendations were presented in five memos to the Franco-German Council of Ministers at the request of the two governments. The memos cover trade with China, as well as defence, energy, economic growth and the labour market. The economists advised Europe to protect...

Events

7 d. ago China receives first Arctic LNG 2 cargo ahead of Putin's visit, data shows

China receives first Arctic LNG 2 cargo ahead of Putin's visit, data shows  Reuters

Politics

8 d. ago Why are China’s ‘comfort women’ still waiting for courts to accept lawsuits?

Survivors of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery and their families have renewed their calls for Chinese courts to accept their landmark lawsuits and launch investigations as the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches. In April last year, 18 families of former “comfort women” filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in China at a high court in Shanxi province to seek justice for atrocities committed during World War II. Four months later, eight elderly survivors from Hunan province – now...

Events

8 d. ago China accepts first sanctioned Russian LNG cargo in test of US response, Bloomberg reports

China accepts first sanctioned Russian LNG cargo in test of US response, Bloomberg reports  The Kyiv Independent

Transport

8 d. ago Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Delivers First Cargo to China After Year

Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Delivers First Cargo to China After Year-Long Wait, Signaling Possible Shift in Beijing’s Sanctions Stance  gCaptain

Transport

1 week ago Russian Parliamentary Speaker to Discuss Countering Sanctions in Beijing

Russian Parliamentary Speaker to Discuss Countering Sanctions in Beijing  U.S. News & World Report

Politics

2 w. ago China school in hot water over US$140,000 cash prize for top performing student

A privately run secondary school in China has landed in trouble after it offered a controversial one million yuan (US$140,000) cash reward to a graduate who has been admitted to the prestigious Tsinghua University. In early August, Dajiang International School in Guigang, a small city in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in southwestern China, held a graduation ceremony for its Class of 2025 students. The cash awards prompted the Guigang Municipal Education Bureau to intervene and stop the...

Economics

3 w. ago ‘China More Complicated’: JD Vance on Sanctioning Beijing Over Russian Oil

‘China More Complicated’: JD Vance on Sanctioning Beijing Over Russian Oil  The Times of India

Politics