La instalación podría ampliar la capacidad tecnológica de Pekín para monitorear las operaciones militares en los estados del sureste del país.
China’s largest state-run banks lowered interest rates on deposits, reflecting a growing concern that the economy has not rebounded as strongly as expected.
The planned facility could amplify Beijing’s technological capacity to monitor military operations across the Southeastern states.
Biden aides are closely watching Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s overtures to China, his attitude toward Israel and his balancing act with Russia and Ukraine.
Also, a victory for voting rights in the U.S.
China is destroying Arab-style architectural features of mosques, such as domes and minarets. The tightened control on religion has been met with rare resistance.
Tiananmen is caught in a larger “struggle of memory against forgetting.”
Efforts to ban “Glory to Hong Kong,” a song popularized during pro-democracy protests in 2019, could set up a legal battle between tech giants and Hong Kong.
A new report projects that economic growth will slow this year and remain weak in 2024.
Ante tasas récord de desocupación, el Partido Comunista insta a la mano de obra juvenil a considerar los trabajos manuales, la migración al campo y a soportar las penurias.
Plus, Beijing is forcing Hong Kong to forget Tiananmen Square.
With candlelight vigils to the victims of the 1989 crushed student uprising in Beijing now only a memory, the anniversary is also a reminder of the freedoms Hong Kong has lost.
Speeches by two top officials illustrated the depth of concern over the rift between the nations. China called it provocation.
The students at an elite college in China found themselves on a collision course with the authorities amid a crackdown on gay and transgender expression.
He said “risky intercepts” by Chinese planes in international airspace would not deter the United States and allies from patrolling, and he restated U.S. support for Taiwan.
The journalist discusses how Moscow’s invasion, U.S.-China relations and the rise of nonaligned countries affect America’s place in the global order.
They initially reacted enthusiastically to China’s reversal of pandemic restrictions but have since taken a dimmer view of the country’s recovery.
A new display on the 1989 massacre is set to open in Manhattan, two years after a Tiananmen museum closed in Hong Kong.
Also, a trial stains Australia’s top soldier.
China has pushed to set the terms of its re-engagement with the Biden administration, rebuffing a request for a defense meeting while urging Washington to drop sanctions.
The C919 jet, made by a state-owned manufacturer, completed its first commercial flight. But Western rivals still supply most of China’s planes.
A new report outlines Chinese efforts to mine public information from the Pentagon, think tanks and private companies to gain insight on the American military.
Kremlin officials said Ukraine’s allies should have condemned the strike, and argued again that its real war was with the West.
The European Union is trying to assemble the building blocks to produce electric cars, but subsidies are luring companies to the United States.
Michael McMahon, a former New York Police Department sergeant, faces federal charges with two other men. They are accused of intimidating Chinese citizens in the United States.
The country’s economic prospects are being underestimated.
The New York Times tracked several oil tankers faking their locations while transporting Russian oil currently under Western sanctions, in an apparent effort to deceive their American insurer.
Bi-khim Hsiao, the top Taiwanese diplomat in Washington, said the support of the United States and other nations for Ukraine sends an important message to China.
With youth unemployment at a record, the Communist Party is trying to reset expectations about social mobility by talking up the virtue of hardship.
The investment wave has the potential to drive a more rapid and efficient decarbonization of the economy while increasing the supply of clean energy.
Also, a rare daytime assault on Kyiv.
To learn about a vanished painting by the famous Dutch artist, a team of Times journalists combed through thousands of pages of documents — and knocked on some doors.
After a painting by the Dutch artist sold at auction, a movie producer claimed to be the owner. It later vanished from sight, with a trail leading to Caribbean tax havens and a jailed Chinese billionaire.
Pandemic lockdowns, on the heels of the turmoil of pro-democracy protests, hurt an airline that relied on Hong Kong as a vibrant gateway to Asia.
The announcement formalized a timeline that Chinese scientists have set out before, as the United States and China ramp up competition in space.
Also, a reader-made playlist.
The authorities say that cases are up, and one doctor estimates that there could soon be 65 million cases a week. But China appears determined to move on.
Plus, the week in culture.
A medida que el mundo cambia a fuentes de energía más limpias, el control sobre los materiales necesarios para impulsar esa transición sigue en disputa.
Nanchang’s skyscrapers represented urban transformation, but the city added apartments faster than its population grew. The result: vacant homes and offices.
Closing the door will only weaken American leadership in science and technology.
Also, China cracks down on comedy.
The code, which Microsoft said was installed by a Chinese government hacking group, set off alarms because Guam would be a centerpiece of any U.S. military response to a move against Taiwan.
Employees of the Chinese-owned video app have regularly posted user information on a messaging and collaboration tool called Lark, according to internal documents.
Performances across the country were canceled last week after Beijing began investigating a stand-up comedian.
To make the chewy Filipino candies called pastillas de leche, you would typically simmer milk for hours. But there’s a faster way.
Plus, Australian efforts to break with China on lithium.
The United States is increasing patrols in the busy shipping lanes, where Iranian forces have taken two internationally flagged tankers in recent weeks.
Beijing and Moscow are holding visits this week as alarm grows in China that Western countries backing Ukraine are turning their attention to Asia.
Half of the world’s supply of the critical battery ingredient is mined in Australia, which ships virtually all of it to China. The government and business are betting they can change that.
Three women reflect on the complexities of their relationships with their A.I. companions.
Plus, China bans some U.S. chips.
During the Group of 7 meeting that just wrapped up, President Biden forged a consensus approach toward China despite tensions between the major powers over their approach.
A Chinese government block on Micron Technology’s memory chips marks how far apart the two economic powers are drifting on tech policy.
Many analysts see the move as retaliation for Washington’s efforts to cut off China’s access to high-end chips.
Zibo has become a social media star for its distinctive barbecue style. Now the city is overrun with visitors.
The United States is entering an array of agreements to secure the critical minerals necessary for the energy transition, but it’s not clear which of the arrangements can succeed.
The newly fashionable term, reflecting an evolution in the discussion over dealing with a rising, assertive China, has a vexing history in financial policy.
The economy is open again, helping Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent claw back in the first quarter from a miserable 2022, though they are likely to face continuing skepticism from investors.
The youth unemployment rate, which spiked during the pandemic, reached a record high this week, showing the perils of China’s uneven economic recovery.
Liz Truss, the former British prime minister, met Taiwan’s leader, who has sought to push back against China’s efforts to isolate the island democracy.
Wealthy democracies rev up an effort to spend trillions on a new climate-friendly energy economy, while stealing away some of China’s manufacturing power.
Also, Meta publicly released its latest A.I. technology.
The leaders are expected to hold their first talks on a common regulatory approach to generative artificial intelligence.
China’s efforts to suppress the memory of the Cultural Revolution have intensified.
Xi Jinping of China is meeting with leaders of five countries in Central Asia, a region crucial to his geopolitical ambitions.
Countering the threat from China will require Japan to get off the sidelines and share more of the military burden.
The legislation is the most extreme prohibition of the app in the nation and will almost certainly face legal challenges.
A lot gets lost in translation. The Chinese-born economist Keyu Jin wants to change that.
A colorful jumping spider mimics multiple species of ants, and its repertoire of impressions seems to help it scare off one of its fiercest predators.
The penalty came after a popular comedian joked about a military slogan often used by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, who has strictly curbed expression.
The Kuomintang nominated Hou Yu-ih, a popular mayor who has said little about geopolitical issues, as the party tries to appeal to voters wary of Beijing.
Also, a dim outlook for Cambodia’s opposition.
A new division set up by the government to pursue sanctions evasion and technology espionage announced arrests of individuals with ties to foreign governments.
From mines to refineries and factories, China began investing decades ago. Today, most of your electric car batteries are made in China and that’s unlikely to change soon.
Also, Thailand’s opposition parties agreed to form a coalition.
The massacre of nine workers in the Central African Republic and other recent attacks raise questions about China’s ability to protect its citizens overseas.
His films captured contemporary Tibetan life as Tibetans saw it, devoid of the stereotypes long associated with their homeland.
U.S.-based manufacturers of solar products say rules issued by the Biden administration on Friday will “cement China’s dominance” over the solar industry.
While exploring endgames, Biden aides say they reject any push for peace talks — including from China — that would freeze the current front lines and Russia’s gains.
Foreign businesses, a top Chinese official said in March, “are not foreigners, but family.” Then came a crackdown on firms with foreign ties.
Xi Jinping wants to insulate China from perceived threats from the West. He also wants to promote the country as deserving of foreign investment and clout. Can he do both?
Defects on certain Tesla models could lead drivers to step on the accelerator pedals for longer than necessary, increasing the risk of collisions, China’s market regulator says.
Li Hui, China’s special representative for Eurasian affairs, is expected to begin his trip on Monday.
The activist Yang Maodong said he had only wanted China to “fully realize authentic freedom, democracy, human rights and rule of law.”
Today, our Southeast Asia bureau chief explains what’s at stake in the Thai election. Also, a court in Pakistan ordered the release of Imran Khan.
Seven months after Washington unveiled tough curbs, Chinese companies are doubling down on homegrown supply chains and drawing billions in cash from Beijing and investors.
The return of budget tour groups from mainland China is sparking frustrations — and a dose of snobbery — in a city starved for business.
Peter K. Ben Embarek led a contentious international investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The end of pandemic-era restrictions has unleashed a luxury spending rebound in China. Which Western brands are coming out on top?
No podemos esperar respuestas sobre cómo comenzó la COVID-19 para empezar a tomar medidas para prevenir una próxima pandemia.
Debates over uncertainties cannot come at the expense of action.
Also, China suppressed Covid-19 data.
Under government pressure, Chinese scientists have retracted studies and withheld or deleted data. The censorship has stymied efforts to understand the virus.
The blaze appears to be the deadliest in the past two decades in the city, even though firefighters seemed to extinguish it quickly.
The economy grew 4.5 percent in the first three months of the year, a sizable pickup from the end of 2022, when the relaxation of pandemic prevention measures led to a wave of illness.
The road to resolution is for everyone to share the pain now instead of waiting for others to step up to give debt relief.
Its meaning really does depend on whether it began with a lab leak.
Despite loosened visa rules, the number of flights into China is still a small fraction of what it was before the pandemic, fueled partly by geopolitical tensions.
The rebukes came after overseas researchers discovered sequences that had not been previously shared.
Scientists from the Chinese C.D.C. confirmed that DNA from raccoon dogs and other animals susceptible to the coronavirus was found at the market in early 2020.
Reconsidering the country’s libertarian Covid response.
If officials don’t trust the public, the public won’t trust them.
The homegrown shot is a crucial tool that China has been lacking — a vaccine based on a technology considered among the most effective the world has to offer.
Este cánido que se vende por su carne y piel se podía conseguir en el mercado de Huanan, donde muchos virólogos sospechan que se pudo haber gestado la pandemia de COVID-19.
En unas muestras que dieron positivo para coronavirus, un equipo de investigación internacional encontró material genético de animales, incluidas grandes cantidades que coincidían con perros mapache.
Genetic research from China suggests to some experts that the coronavirus may have sprung from a seafood market in Wuhan. Now the data are missing from a scientific database.
The monogamous, hibernating canids, which are related to foxes, are sold for meat and fur.
Genetic samples from the market were recently uploaded to an international database and then removed after scientists asked China about them.
Two years later, they’re suffering from a glut of red wine and plummeting grape prices with no overseas market big enough to fill the gap.
Investigating the origins of the pandemic has underscored how difficult it might be to turn up conclusive evidence.
The analyst Dan Wang takes stock of how the country’s growth trajectory has changed.
Li Qiang’s business-friendly reputation could bolster confidence in China’s economy. But he is stepping into a role with diminished power under Xi Jinping.
The Communist Party-controlled legislature endorsed Xi Jinping for an unprecedented third term as China’s president in a ritual ballot, cementing his dominance.
Both U.S. political parties are now open to the idea that Covid may have come from a lab in China.
Also, protests in Georgia and armed villagers in Kashmir.
The first hearing of a House panel charged with investigating the origins of the pandemic underscored just how difficult it might be to turn up conclusive evidence.
The restriction was put into place as the end of China’s “zero Covid” policy prompted a surge of cases in the country.
In advance of a hearing on Wednesday expected to focus on the lab leak theory, House Republicans took aim at Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, whom they have long vowed to investigate.
Also, Russia tries to cut off Bakhmut, and countries reach an ocean biodiversity deal.
When its top legislature meets, Beijing will lay out a vision for reviving economic growth and strengthening the Communist Party’s grip after a chaotic reopening.
Manufacturing activity rose in February to its highest level in more than a decade, bolstering China’s recovery after restrictions paralyzed much of the country.
Also, China’s attempt to erase “zero Covid” and Nigeria’s contested election.
When are we going to get more serious about the highest-security labs?
Scientists and spy agencies have tried to determine where the coronavirus originated, but conclusive evidence is hard to come by and the nation’s intelligence agencies are split.
The response came after the Energy Department concluded with “low confidence” that the coronavirus emerged from a lab in Wuhan, China.
The conclusion, which was made with “low confidence,” came as America’s intelligence agencies remained divided over the origins of the coronavirus.
China is undertaking a far-reaching overhaul of its health care system as its cities reel from the financial pressure of three years of strict Covid policies.
在政府突然放弃“清零”政策后，中国经历了一波感染高峰。粗略估计表明，仅仅两个月内，全国死亡人数就达到了100万至150万之间，远远高于官方统计的数字。
The protest in Wuhan highlights the strain on the finances of local governments, made worse by heavy spending on “zero Covid” measures.
Also, Scotland’s leader resigns and Air India orders a record 470 planes.
Rough estimates suggest that between 1 and 1.5 million people have died since China ended “zero Covid” — far more than the official count.
Sometimes a phenomenon goes from being the subject of crank theories to being more mainstream, but without being fully explained or figured out.
Rough estimates suggest that between 1 and 1.5 million people have died since China ended “zero Covid” — far more than the official count.
How can China’s people demand freedom if we can’t even say it?
Now in the majority, House Republicans are eager to scrutinize the Biden administration’s Covid policies and the origins of the virus, as a hearing on Wednesday demonstrated.
The outlook for the world’s second-largest economy is brighter as consumer spending picked up after “zero Covid” was lifted. But scars remain from the harsh pandemic restrictions.
The toll of China’s epidemic is unclear. But dozens of obituaries of the country’s top academics show an enormous loss in just a few weeks.
China left its vulnerable people to fend for themselves in a deadly Covid outbreak.
Also, Russia’s resilient economy and Sri Lanka’s enduring struggle.
Officials say an onslaught of infections has slowed, and many people seem eager to move on. But fresh flare-ups could bring more illness and deaths.
The country has dropped restrictions on overseas journeys for its citizens, but once-popular destinations are still waiting for the flood of vacationers to arrive.
Also, Russian missile attacks in Ukraine and a major deal for Indian women’s cricket.
The protests against “zero Covid” were a rare rebuke of Xi Jinping’s rule, and Beijing apparently seeks to deter those who might have been emboldened by them.
Also, another mass shooting in California and New Zealand’s next leader.
It’s in the United States’ best interest to find ways to aid China.
What is it like to pour your life savings into apartments that might never get built?
Also, New Zealand’s next leader and a Lunar New Year travel surge in China.
With strict Covid restrictions lifted weeks ahead of the country’s most important holiday, millions, joyful yet anxious, could finally travel and reunite with family.
Weary of crackdowns and lockdowns, businesspeople are moving out of China and taking their wealth with them. Many have found a new home in Singapore.