JANUARY
Ballot power: 2024 elections could steer global relations for years to come
China’s Greater Bay Area among economic hubs in focus for closer US ties
China gives first official look at Fujian carrier’s advanced catapult system
China aims to bring mega computing network online by next year in data power push
Taiwan reports 17 balloons approaching from mainland China as election nears
‘Can’t even buy underwear’: Malaysians fume over cheap goods tax, cost burden
Chinese scientists say they can use foreign military radar to track ships
China’s revised charity law lacks incentives, innovation to spur donation
3 days before Taiwan vote, Beijing offers details on cross-strait ‘model zone’
Need for speed: China on track to test 450km/h high-speed train in 2024
Li Qiang to be most senior Chinese official to visit Davos in 6 years
China military labe AI connects to commercial ChatGPT-like systems for first time
Taiwan election: results sound early knell for opposition hopes
Taiwan’s president-elect faces new era with legislature in the balance
US-China ties should not be ‘held hostage’ by Taiwan issue: Beijing adviser
In Taiwan election wake, PLA resumes regular military activities near island
More US-China engagement coming this year despite ‘differences’: Antony Blinken
Chinese-developed nuclear-power battery can last 50 years without recharging
China lab simulates attack on US warships using space weapons, hypersonic missiles
China’s three-legged race to fend off the 4 D’s of an economic apocalypse
Beijing boosts use of Chinese yuan in Africa as nations move away from US dollar
Firms eyes Plan B ahead of Lunar New Year as Red Sea crisis roils supply chains
China claims ‘biggest corruption in statistical sphere’ amid fake data crackdown
Despite 2023 ‘reality check’, German firms to up China funding in next 2 years
Beijing dismisses Israel’s claim it gave Hamas ‘top-grade weaponry’
Mainland Chinese journalist banned from Taiwan after mocking disabled candidate
China and US ‘step in the right direction’ with top-level talks in Thailand
China team builds ultra-precise clock they hope will help redefine the second
Why antennas will go almost unseen on China’s next-generation warships
Ukraine envoy offers support for one-China principle in Beijing talks
Trump and Taiwan: unclear how a second term might handle cross-strait issues
FEBRUARY
‘Racist’: Singaporeans slam US senator’s grilling of TikTok CEO’s nationality
Chinese officials in flurry of visits to PLA command to support war plans
China keeps close eye on Philippine supply mission to Second Thomas Shoal
Russia and China compare notes on ‘military use of artificial intelligence’
23 foreigners arrested in Hong Kong over illegal food delivery work
China, Russia and Iran to hold drills as Middle East tensions flare: admiral
China promises ‘heavy price’ for blocking reunification as US, Japan hold drills
‘We’ve weathered many storms’: Xi, Putin vow deeper ties in Lunar New Year call
EU’s plans for tougher China stance risk coming off the rails
The Year of the Loong? China’s dragons ‘are not’ the West’s ‘giant reptiles’
Nuclear weapons and poison pills: Washington, Beijing warily circle AI talks
Is Beijing trying to create ‘new status quo’ by sending balloons over Taiwan?
Chinese provinces report more marriage, with boost from Year of the Dragon
US to deploy 5 aircraft carriers in western Pacific in show of strength to China
Lunar New Year visitors to China’s Hainan caught out by return ticket shortages
Indians in US universities alarmed by mysterious deaths of fellow students
US military needs machine learning to blunt China in Pacific says admiral
Beijing vows regular patrols in waters where 2 fishermen died after Taiwan chase
Chinese plasma stealth device set to make planes vanish from enemy radar
China creates electric power in its western deserts equal to half that in US
As China powers ahead on EVs, battery plant health risks raise a red flag
Urgent need for China to issue cash coupons to boost consumption: economist
‘Legacy chips’ emerge as new front in US-China semiconductor battle
US taking aim at allies who avoid choosing sides, observers say
China pledges further steps to make payment apps easier for foreigners to use
Chinese floating barrier at South China Sea flashpoint was ‘necessary’, Beijing says
In 2024, China plans 100 rocket launches to send 300 spacecraft into orbit
Time could be ripe for a China-led peace proposal to end Ukraine-Russia war
China, US flights to rise to a third of pre-pandemic levels
MARCH
President Xi touts China’s new-energy prowess as Biden bashes its auto policies
Why China will avoid talking about US election during ‘two sessions’
US general raises alarm over ‘breathtaking’ growth in China’s space tech
China’s premier won’t meet the press after ‘two sessions’ for first time in 3 decades
China’s defence budget signals military readiness, not imminent war, experts say
China’s ‘two sessions’: Xi tells scientists to fight the tech battle well
China takes swipes at the US but also makes ‘direct appeal’ for cooperation
Xi issues hi-tech military call in push for integrated armed forces
Domestic abuse, cultural divide in spotlight after Chinese woman murdered in US
China leads global lithium race amid processing plant building boom in Zimbabwe
US trade sanctions, software gap taking toll on China’s cybersecurity ambitions
Beijing hits back as Biden team seeks US$100 million to help Taiwan military
Beijing hits out over Taiwan vice-president-elect Hsiao’s ‘personal’ trip to the US
China has 12 1/2 times more robots in its workforce than experts expected: report
As Washington cracks down on Chinese businesses, lobbyists come under fire
2 injured in barbecue restaurant blast in China
Chinese scientists propose a new theory of sex determinations
China-Russia ties set to deepen with another presidential term for Putin
Hong Kong legislators make history, pass Article 23 domestic national security bill
Apple CEO Tim Cook goes on a charm offensive in China amid weak iPhone sales
In a battle between lasers and hypersonic weapons, scientists find less is more
US drone use in South China Sea ‘increases risk of friction and misjudgement’
Moscow attack: more than 1 Isis branch involved, Russia in its ‘crosshairs’
China warns Philippines against ‘escalating situation’ in South China Sea
New attack helicopter seen as vital in any PLA operations against Taiwan, India
Chinese ex-trade official slams US for ‘dismantling’ global trade
China’s home-grown C929 passenger jet enters ‘crucial’ development stage
China urges Asian neighbours to take peace and security ‘into their own hands’
China’s central bank ‘cautious’ in bond trade, even with mandate from Xi Jinping
China issues travel advisory for the US, warning of searches and harassment
Chinese solar power industry urged to stay united in face of US pressure
APRIL
Chinese navy drills a ‘timely and forceful response’ to Philippines’ tilt to US
Sheikh Ali Al Maktoum who made waves in Hong Kong has alter ego as singer
Taiwan earthquake disrupts trains in mainland China at start of travel rush
As Chinese firms launch Mexican operations, managers learn cultural lessons
China’s overcapacity, exports in the cross hairs as Janet Yellen gets to work.
Ukraine’s drone tactics have inspired Taiwan, but US support remains critical
Heavy rains lash southern China, triggering second alert in as many days
China ‘gravely concerned’ about reports Japan could join Aukus security pact
China and Russia in united stand to reform West-led global system
Full bars: China scraps caps on some telecoms services to court overseas capital
China denies recruiting ‘sleeper cell’ military members in the Philippines
In Wang-Blinken call, China urges US to play constructive Middle East role
Chinese-developed ‘smart’ water cannon set to turn the tide in South China Sea
China voices ‘deep concern’ over escalation following Iranian attack on Israel
Furore in Philippines over Duterte’s ‘treasonous’ South China Sea deal with Xi
China’s 5.3% first-quarter GDP rise better than expected, but headwinds persist
‘Seismic shifts’ in China economy like nothing Beijing predicted, economist says
Beijing may get ‘up-close’ with US-Philippine drills amid South China Sea row
‘An economical choice’: can hydrogen-powered vehicles be China’s next EVs?
Chinese team makes quantum leap in chip design with new light source
China issues ‘once in a century’ flood warning for Guangdong’s Bei River zone
Taiwan will tear down all remaining statues of Chiang Kai-shek in public spaces
China shows off nuclear might ahead of top US diplomat Antony Blinken’s visit
US risks ‘gargantuan’ financial turmoil with threats against Chinese banks
China send trio to Tiangong space station from Gobi desert launch
Yuan falls out of favor with China’s exporters as fears of depreciation mount
China’s southern mega city Guangzhou hit by tornado as hail rains down
South China Sea: Beijing must ‘step up pressure’ on Manila or risk domino effect
Gold ‘the only safe asset’ as China’s consumers continue to see security
China’s Fujian aircraft carrier set for maiden sea trials
MAY
Death toll rises to 24 after highway collapses in China’ Guangdong province
Step closer nuclear fusion reactors after scientific breakthrough
Chinese scientists claim to find new life for old in the blood of the young
As Xi Jinping heads to France, China seeks chance to sway powerful EU member
AUKUS ambitions a sign South Korea is moving closer to US and its other allies
China sees Labour Day tourism surge, but no such spike for average spending
China doesn’t want ‘new cold war’ with US, but Trump 2.0 would ‘worsen rivalry’
China’s exporters in a bind as banks put Russia deals under microscope
Hungary rolls out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping
South China Sea: Strong Beijing reaction likely if Manila ‘continues to push’
‘Lightning fast’: China urged to watch out as US chases unmanned AI-driven F-16s
PLA Navy sends destroyers on anti-missile, anti-sub drills in South China Sea
Manager of Hong Kong trade office in London, 2 others bailed on spying charges
Beijing hits back as US proposes tariffs on China goods for ‘unfair’ policies
Biden to send US delegation to Taiwan to inauguration of William Lai
China did not try to sway 2020 presidential election, US intelligence chief says
Dozens of China’s regulators, bankers, finance bosses in corruption net by May
Coalition of the dissatisfied? Why China and Russia are winning friends in Africa
China-Iran ties to stay on course despite death of ‘good friend’ president Raisi
China sanctions former US congressman Mike Gallagher after trip to Taiwan
China creates world-first boring and blasting tunneller to rip through hard rock
China signals economy is priority as Xi meets business leaders
Hong Kong-UK spying row: dead suspect Matthew Trickett’s charges dropped as February trial date set for co-defendants
How a few muddled words set off a flurry of faked moon landing rumours in China
What a kid’s game about walnuts said about China’s education and tech goals
US lawmaker warns Beijing against ‘unprovoked attack’ on Taiwan
China’s futuristic smart tank can turn drones against drones, images suggest
Chinese foreign vice-minister Ma Zhaoxu to visit US in latest exchange
Hong Kong 47: 14 found guilty, 2 cleared over election plot to topple government
70% pay cut for China executive highlights salary crunch at listed firms
JUNE
US remains critical source of funds and start-ups for Hong Kong, InvestHK says
Chinese defence chief says Taiwan separatists will be ‘crushed’
US protectionism in China risks ‘forever war’ with historic blunder: economist
Chinese carmakers brace for EU tariffs on electric vehicles from July 4
China’s top spy agency warns officials to stop storing data in the cloud
Chinese and Ukrainian ministers meet days after Zelensky attack on Beijing
China rolls out ‘zero tolerance’ crackdown against fake government officials
China’s mysterious space plane releases object 600km above Earth
China urges US to ‘reflect’ on nuclear arms policy
Japan’s coastguard to build megaship – is move aimed at China in Diaoyu Islands?
China park stabbing: suspect detained after ‘isolated’ attack on US instructors
China’s Xi again calls for greater corporate governance at state-owned firms
PLA sends 3 advanced Type 055 destroyers for military drill in South China Sea
Deep sea treasures recovered from 2 Ming dynasty shipwrecks in South China Sea
Chinese scientists create cutting edge in-brain sensor the size of a sesame seed
As China decries US plans for an Asian Nato, is it all a ‘political gimmick’?
China lashes out at US over report of Pentagon’s secret anti-vax campaign
China’s property crisis sparks scramble to pay off mortgages at record pace
Why did a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine suddenly surface in the Taiwan Strait?
Chinese President Xi visit Tibetans and temple, calls for ethnic unity
China’s anti-spying agency warns drone users not to let state secrets leak
Chinese-built Zimbabwe steel plant fires up its furnace as it begins production
Chinese scientists find plant breeding loophole that could reshape food security
Xi defends China’s ‘normal trade’ with Russia in talks with Polish leader Duda
‘Strong, self-reliant’ China is good for world: Vietnam’s leader at Summer Davos
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei signs deal to train thousands of Peruvians
In a first, China accuses 2 former defence ministers of corruption
China’s lunar probe brought back 1.9kg of rock samples, space agency
US Congress hearing prompts questions of spillover of China’s property slump
Oil pipelines turning China’s permafrost into geohazard risk, study warns