China

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry heard the warning several times during a two-day trip to China; he described talks there as productive.

A Chinese government-run newspaper says Michael Spavor shared photos and videos of military equipment with a compatriot in cases central to China-Canada ties.

Beijing’s recent focus is on children; the ruling party says it fears youth are being inundated with a toxic culture that poisons their minds, isolates them from society and saps young boys of their masculinity.

China’s services sector suffered an unexpectedly severe blow in August as a wave of infections sparked new lockdowns across the country, sending an official gauge of nonmanufacturing activity into contractionary territory.

Health authorities worry that public doubts about Chinese vaccines stemming from approval of BioNTech’s vaccine could disrupt plans to use the homegrown shots to reach their vaccination goal before the end of the year.

Determined to keep cases near zero, city requires arrivals from about two dozen countries, including the U.S., to isolate in a hotel for three weeks.

Labor shortages are materializing across China as young people shun factory jobs and more migrant workers stay home, offering a possible preview of larger challenges ahead as the workforce ages and shrinks.

The investigation raises questions about close ties between local top-level Communist Party members and the private sector.

Beijing put an unexpected pause on plans for a new law that could bar banks and companies in Hong Kong from complying with sanctions on China’s people.

The congestion at Meishan terminal, which isn’t expected to resume full operations before the end of the month, is spreading to other ports like Shanghai and Hong Kong as big operators divert ships away from Ningbo.

China approved a sweeping privacy law that will curb data collection by technology companies, but that policy analysts say is unlikely to limit the state’s widespread use of surveillance in the country.

Shenzhen Verite, which is affiliated with U.S. labor rights nonprofit Verite, was closed following an April raid on its offices by Chinese security forces.

The president is signaling plans to more assertively promote social equality, as he tries to solidify popular support for continued Communist Party rule.

The world’s leading practitioner of state surveillance is set to usher in a far-reaching new privacy regime with a law that resembles Europe’s robust framework for online privacy protections—up to a point.

Beijing issued new draft guidelines that would prevent its internet companies from engaging in practices such as unfairly blocking rival platforms and discriminatory pricing, extending its efforts to rein in the technology sector.

China’s economy slowed more than expected in July as extreme weather and the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus swept across the country.

The Civil Human Rights Front joins other organizations that have folded under pressure from the national-security law imposed by China.

The Chinese police account supports many allegations by a female Alibaba employee, who said she was sexually assaulted by her boss and a business client the same night.

An incident of alleged sexual assault involving the tech giant’s employees has many young Chinese examining how women bear the burden when forced drinks are essential to business.

Economists are lowering full-year growth forecasts as Beijing imposes tough measures to try to curb the spread of the Delta variant.