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In China, a Uyghur scholar has been sentenced to life in prison
Sunday, October 01, 2023
China has secretly given a life prison sentence to a prominent Uyghur scholar of Uyghur culture and religion.
China's suffering real estate, construction sectors spark fear of economic stagnation
Monday, September 11, 2023
China's post-pandemic recovery fell far short of the mark. Consumers are spending less. Their lack of confidence in the future is feeding a cycle of stagnation.
How China got to its current economic state
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
China's economic recovery has been dramatically slower than expected, its biggest property firms are courting bankruptcy, and youth unemployment is at a record high.
Concerns grow as post-COVID economic recovery in China flounders
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
China's economic recovery has been dramatically slower than expected. Its biggest property firms are courting bankruptcy, and youth unemployment is at a record high. How did China get there?
Ancient cave art along China's silk road is damaged in harsh rains
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Flash floods and years of unusual rainfall — likely linked to climate change — are degrading ancient cave art along China's historic silk road at a rapid pace.
Taiwan's companies make the world's electronics. Now they want to make weapons
Friday, August 18, 2023
As military tensions with China rise, Taiwan's companies are pivoting from civilian manufacturing to defense and weapons.
China makes it harder for its Muslim citizens to go to Mecca, or anywhere else
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Chinese Muslims take roundabout trips for their Hajj pilgrimage, trying to circumvent China's tightened surveillance at every turn — and possible arrest on their return, pilgrims and tour leaders say.
Taiwan's Vice President is stopping by the U.S. this week, under China's watchful eye
Saturday, August 12, 2023
Taiwan's Vice President transits through the U.S. this weekend on a trip to South America. China is watching closely.
'Waiting To Be Arrested At Night' is the story of a Uyghur poet's escape
Saturday, August 05, 2023
Poet Tahir Hamut Izgil left the Chinese region of Xinjiang amid a government crackdown on the Uyghur people. He writes about that in his book, Waiting to be Arrested at Night.
'Waiting To Be Arrested At Night' is the story of a Uyghur poet's escape
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
Tahir Hamut Izgil is one of the best-known living Uyghur poets. He left Xinjiang amid a Chinese crackdown on the Uyghur people — an escape at the heart of his book, Waiting To Be Arrested At Night.
Indigenous communities in Taiwan celebrate summer with the harvest festival
Saturday, July 29, 2023
A visit to a harvest festival in Taiwan, a celebration of summer by the island's indigenous communities.
Malaysia's a big draw for China's Belt and Road plans. Finishing them is another story
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The Malaysian East Coast Rail Link is a successful feat so far compared to some other Chinese investments in the country — even if it has blown past deadlines and budgets.
Facing threats from China, companies in Taiwan turn to weapons manufacturing
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Taiwan grew its economy first by manufacturing cheap electronics components, then making semiconductor chips. Now with the threat of China they want to partner with the U.S. companies to make weapons.
China has replaced its foreign minister, absent from public for a month
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
China is removing its foreign minister, Qin Gang, and reappointing his predecessor, veteran diplomat Wang Yi, to fill the position.
China replaces foreign minister Qin Gang, who disappeared from public eye last month
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
China is removing its foreign minister, Qin Gang, after a short, months-long tenure. It is reappointing Wang Yi, his predecessor and China's current top diplomat, to the role.
Debt and lawsuits are piling up around China's railway project in Malaysia
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
China's global building spree – the Belt and Road Initiative – allows Beijing to build infrastructure across the world and exert its political influence. But things don't always go well on the ground.
In Malaysia, a mom is contesting her kids' conversion to Islam. It's a landmark case
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
The children were converted by their father after the parents divorced. The case has thrown into sharp relief the ethnic and religious identity markers that form the bedrock of Malaysian policy.
China's second quarter GDP figures show a faltering post-COVID economic recovery
Monday, July 17, 2023
The disappointing numbers come amid dropping property sales, weak exports and a stagnant retail environment in the world's second-biggest economy.
This is not a joke: Chinese people are eating — and poking fun at — #whitepeoplefood
Monday, July 10, 2023
The playful term is trending on social media: Urban workers are embracing (even while joking about) easy-to-fix, healthy Western-style lunches — think sandwiches, veggies ... a lonely baked potato.
6 people are dead after a stabbing at a Chinese kindergarten
Monday, July 10, 2023
A man attacked a preschool in southern China — killing a teacher, two parents and three children. Police say the attacker is in custody, but they haven't released a motive yet for the killings.