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China Just Announced It's Imposing Tariffs On 128 Products From The US
China announced new tariffs on 128 products imported from the US in response to President Donald Trump's new taxes on steel and aluminum imported into the country.
Kim Jong Un Has Visited China In His First Trip Abroad As Leader
Pictures of a massive train accompanied by guards and a motorcade through Beijing fueled rumors that the young North Korean leader left his home country for the first time since 2011. Chinese state media confirmed the visit Wednesday.
Trump Has Just Signed A Package Of New Tariffs On China
The curbs come in response to the country's theft of US intellectual property, the administration says. The move is likely to spark retaliation from Beijing.
Women In China Are Eating Ice For The Latest Challenge And It's Super Satisfying
A treat for the ears, not so much for the teeth.
People In China Are Losing Their Shit Over This Journalist's Truly Epic Eyeroll
A television reporter asked a long-winded and fawning question of a government official, and this journalist wasn't having any of it.
China Is All For Talks Between Trump And North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
China, which has long pushed for a return to talks, appears optimistic about the process — even though it won't be part of it.
Trump Just Read Elon Musk’s Tweets About Trade With China On Live TV
After Tesla's CEO weighed in on trade issues in a series of tweets to the president, Trump read them aloud on TV and said, "That's from Elon, but everybody knows it."
President Trump Joked That Maybe The US Should Have A "President For Life" Like China
"He's now president for life," Trump said of China's Xi Jinping. "Maybe we'll give that a shot some day."
China Is Said To Be Using A Database To Identify And Detain People As Potential Threats
Human Rights Watch found the database has a direct link with a growing network of “political education centers,” where tens of thousands of ethnic minorities are detained in the country’s west.
China Has Moved To Get Rid Of Presidential Term Limits
The move suggests Xi Jinping is on the path to becoming the most powerful Chinese leader in more than a generation. Here's how he consolidated power.
People In China Are Dramatically Transforming Themselves For The Latest Challenge "Karma's A Bitch"
"Oh well, karma's a bitch."
There’s An Environmental Disaster Brewing In The East China Sea. Here’s What You Need To Know.
Over the weekend, an oil tanker carrying about 1 million barrels of a light crude oil sank into the ocean. It’s unknown how much of the toxic material has escaped into a prime commercial fishing spot between China and Japan.
China Is Vacuuming Up DNA Samples From Xinjiang's Muslims
A Human Rights Watch investigation found the Chinese government is gathering DNA samples, fingerprints, iris scans, and blood types of millions of people in the country's far west.
Women In China Are Sharing This "Hack" For How To Eat With Lipstick On And It's Hilarious
Relatable.
Trump Wanted To Be Thanked For Helping Free American Basketball Players In China — So They Did
The president tweeted on Wednesday morning about his intervention in the three UCLA players' detention.
Human Rights Watch: China's Public Hospitals Are Still Electroshocking LGBT People
A new report by Human Rights Watch says the abusive practice is still in use despite recent progress made by LGBT activists.
How China Will Lead As The West Retreats
From Brexit to Trumpism, here's how a Chinese Communist Party journal views the Western wish for "deglobalization" — and how China will fill the void.
China Says It Has Released A Swedish Dissident But No One Can Find Him
Gui Minhai was one of a group of five booksellers and publishers in Hong Kong kidnapped by Chinese agents in 2015.
Oh Look, China's Another Country That's Not Promoting Any Women
At a twice-a-decade party meeting in Beijing this week, it’s hard not to notice the lack of female faces.
China Has Ordered North Korean Companies In The Country To Shut Down Within 120 Days
The order from Chinese regulators comes as the Trump administration works to convince Beijing to pressure Pyongyang.
Trump's UN Speech Was A Giant Gift To China And Russia
The philosophy Trump expressed, that every nation should do what it considers to be in its best interests, pivoted away from more than a half-century of US policy.
There's More Bad News About ICOs, This Time From China
China — an important market for cryptocurrencies — will no longer permit ICOs.
Chinese People Are Flooding Gigi Hadid's Instagram Telling Her She Is Not Welcome In China
"Don't come to China, because you are not welcome."
China Is Boosting Its Phishing Attacks — Against Vietnam
The efforts to gain access to computers in Vietnam reflects how commonplace cyberespionage has become among nations.
Hong Kong Has Jailed Three Prominent Young Activists Over Anti-China Protests
Joshua Wong, Alex Chow, and Nathan Law were handed six- to eight-month sentences for their roles in anti-government protests in 2014.
Live Updates: China Calls On Trump And North Korea To Show Restraint
This is the first full week of President Trump's August vacation. Here's everything that's going on in DC and at his golf course in New Jersey.
Winnie The Pooh Is Banned In China
We tried to post about Winnie the Pooh on Chinese social media and got censored.
Here’s One Big Sign China Is Not Serious About Getting Tough On North Korea
Expensive car dealerships and salespeople at posh malls on the Chinese border told BuzzFeed News that North Koreans have no problems bringing sanctioned luxury goods back home.
The Nobel Peace Prize Winner Jailed For Years In China Has Died
Perhaps China's most famous dissident, Liu Xiaobo was jailed in 2008 for daring to call for democracy in China.
China Released Edited Videos Of An Ailing Nobel Laureate — And Germany Is Not Happy
The videos appear to have been edited to show Western doctors praising the quality of treatment the Chinese were providing to Liu Xiaobo.