Latest China Headlines

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China Guides Mutual Funds, Insurers to Invest More in Stocks

Jan 23 2025 // China is guiding local mutual funds and insurers to boost their stock purchases in the government’s latest initiative to shore up its ailing equity market as it confronts the threat of higher tariffs.Mutual funds...

Tanker Under US Sanctions Discharges Oil at Chinese Port: LSEG Data

Jan 17 2025 // A tanker subject to the new U.S. sanctions is discharging Russian oil at a port operated by Shandong Port Group in east China, shipping data on LSEG Eikon showed on Thursday.The tanker is the first since last week’s...

Tougher US Sanctions to Curb Russian Oil Supply to China and India

Jan 13 2025 // Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight costs, as new U.S. sanctions on Russian producers and ships curb supplies to Moscow’s top...

White House Rushes to Finish Cyber Order After China Hacks

Jan 10 2025 // The Biden administration is racing to put out an executive order meant to shore up U.S. cybersecurity in its dwindling days in office, according to four people familiar with the matter.The executive order, which has...

When EVs Take Off: AM Best Reviews Impact on China Motor Insurance

Jan 9 2025 // Premiums for policies covering new energy vehicles in China have soared to $13.8 billion—a six-fold jump from the level recorded five years earlier, AM Best said in a special report.According to the report,...

China Says 32 People Killed, 38 Hurt as Earthquake Hits Tibet

Jan 7 2025 // China said 32 people have been killed and another 38 were injured by an earthquake that struck its far western region of Tibet.The epicenter of the magnitude 6.8 quake that hit around 9:05 a.m. Tuesday morning was in...

Taiwan Says Chinese Ship Broke Subsea Cable in Alleged Sabotage

Jan 6 2025 // Taiwan suspects a Chinese-owned cargo vessel damaged an undersea cable near its northeastern coast Friday, in an alleged act of sabotage that highlights the vulnerabilities of Taipei’s offshore communications...

US Sanctions Chinese Cyber Firm Linked to Botnet Attack

Jan 6 2025 // The US Treasury Department sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity firm Integrity Technology Group for its alleged role in a state-sponsored botnet attack known as Flax Typhoon.Integrity Technology, which is traded on the...

Brazil Says Workers at China’s BYD Site Are Victims of Human Trafficking

Dec 31 2024 // Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China’s electric vehicle producer BYD are victims of human trafficking, Brazilian labor authorities said on Thursday in a growing controversy in...

A 9th Telecom Firm Hit by Massive Chinese Espionage Campaign, Says White House

Dec 31 2024 // A ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of...

US Treasury Says It Was Breached by Chinese-Backed Hacker

Dec 31 2024 // The US Treasury Department was hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor through a third-party software service provider, according to a letter the agency sent to Congress on Monday.Treasury described the intrusion as a...

Can China Shield the Biggest Uninsured Economy From Floods?

Dec 19 2024 // The rivers and canals that meander through Hemudu in southeastern China are a vital source of life and community — they provide income for fishermen, an after-school hangout spot for kids, and define the town’s...

US Probes China-Founded Router Maker on National Security Fears

Dec 18 2024 // The US government has launched a national-security investigation into TP-Link, the China-founded router maker whose equipment now dominates the American market and has been targeted in repeated Chinese cyber attacks,...

Senators Say US Must Boost Security After Chinese Salt Typhoon Telecom Hacking

Dec 12 2024 // The United States must do more to address hacking threats after China’s alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to infiltrate American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.S. calls, senators said at a...

China Aims to Boost Foreign Investment in Property Insurance Market

Dec 6 2024 // China’s financial regulator unveiled a plan on Friday to enhance supervision and support the development of the property insurance industry, according to a statement.The country will support qualified foreign...

‘Large Number’ of Americans’ Metadata Stolen by Chinese Hackers, Says Official

Dec 6 2024 // A large number of Americans’ metadata has been stolen in the sweeping cyberespionage campaign carried out by a Chinese hacking group dubbed “Salt Typhoon,” a senior U.S. official told journalists on...

Chinese Hackers Breached Eight US Telecom Providers, White House Says

Dec 5 2024 // Chinese hackers compromised eight American telecommunications companies as part of a wide-ranging espionage effort to gather intelligence about prominent US citizens, Biden administration officials said Wednesday.Anne...

US Official Fighting Chinese Telecom Intrusions Urges More Encryption

Dec 4 2024 // A senior U.S. official who is among those working to evict alleged Chinese hackers from American telecom companies has a word of advice for his fellow Americans: Use encryption.During a call with reporters on Tuesday,...

China’s ByteDance Seeks $1.1M in Damages From Ex-Intern in AI Breach Case: Report

Dec 2 2024 // China’s ByteDance is suing a former intern for $1.1 million, alleging he deliberately attacked its artificial intelligence large language model training infrastructure, a case that has drawn widespread attention...

China State Media Warn Trump Against Mutually Destructive Tariff War

Nov 27 2024 // China’s state media warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump his pledge to slap additional tariffs on Chinese goods over fentanyl flows could drag the world’s top two economies into a mutually destructive...