China responds to rare protests with a security "crackdown"

The federal agency in charge of China's law enforcement authorities said it was time to crack down on "illegal criminal behavior that has disrupted social order."

• Nov 30, 2022

Students sent home, demonstrators questioned as China tries to end protests

Crowds angered by severe anti-COVID restrictions gathered over the weekend in the biggest show of public dissent the country has seen in decades.

• Nov 29, 2022

China's Xi Jinping faces calls to resign amid unprecedented protests

"Down with Xi Jinping! Down with the Communist Party!" protesters could be heard chanting in videos circulated online.

• Nov 28, 2022

Far from "zero-COVID," cases in China are setting new records

As other nations seem to be living with the virus, China is doubling down on its draconian policy, and that's fueling a rare backlash in the tightly controlled nation.

• Nov 25, 2022

Pop star Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years for rape, other charges

Wu was previously one of China's most bankable stars, but brands including Louis Vuitton and Porsche suspended their partnerships with him over the case.

• Nov 25, 2022

Frustration mounts as 2nd child's death blamed on China COVID lockdown

Despite anger vented online over the draconian measures, officials in one major city with cases soaring said they'd build quarantine space for 250,000 more people.

• Nov 17, 2022

The evolution of U.S.-China relations — "Intelligence Matters"

Allison talks with host Michael Morell about Xi's plan for China, the negative consequences of bellicose rhetoric and how Taiwan could potentially trigger a war between the U.S. and China.

• Nov 16, 2022

Biden and Xi say they'll "manage our differences" as they meet in Bali

Biden said the leaders accept a joint responsibility to "prevent competition from becoming anything ever near conflict and to find ways to work together on urgent global issues."

• Nov 14, 2022

China eases, slightly, its draconian "zero-COVID" restrictions

The moves are clearly aimed at luring some business back into the country, but they may not go far enough to entice many travelers.

• Nov 11, 2022

People and businesses suffer, but China won't budge from "zero-COVID"

Even as cases rise, deaths are blamed on lockdowns and iPhone production takes a hit, China insists Xi Jinping's signature policy is "completely correct."

• Nov 7, 2022

Shanghai Disneyland visitors locked in park for hours for COVID tests

China's draconian "zero-COVID" policy has kept infection rates relatively low, but at a high cost as businesses struggle with repeated shutdowns.

• Nov 1, 2022

Behind Xi Jinping, these are the 6 most powerful men in China

Most of the members are new to the Communist Party's powerful Politburo Standing Committee, and all of them are seen as loyalists to the president.

• Oct 24, 2022

Ex-Chinese president unexpectedly led out of Communist Party congress

The frail-looking 79-year-old seemed reluctant to leave the front row of proceedings at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, where he was sitting next to President Xi Jinping.

• Oct 22, 2022

Strict COVID-19 policies drive people out of Hong Kong

Over the past year, more than 100,000 people have left — a record.

• Oct 22, 2022

China deletes reports of teen girl's death in COVID quarantine center

Videos appearing to show the teen died in a quarantine center without medical attention were scrubbed from the internet as Communist leaders gathered in Beijing.

• Oct 21, 2022

Xi Jinping's rise leaves Hong Kong mired in fear of blurry "red lines"

There's little room for free speech when "you could be arrested and could be put in jail, maybe for a year or two years, with no trial."

• Oct 20, 2022

U.K. trying to stop China from recruiting British ex-air force pilots

Defense ministry says it's "clearly a concern," from an intelligence perspective, that China has reportedly paid dozens of ex-military pilots hefty sums.

• Oct 18, 2022

Protester says Chinese consulate staff in U.K. "beat me up"

The man seen in social media videos being beaten inside the perimeter of the consulate told BBC News that staff "beat me up."

• Oct 17, 2022

China's Communist party congress opens with Xi Jinping calling for military growth

Xi, 69, is expected to break with tradition and award himself a third five-year term as general secretary and promote allies who share his enthusiasm for party dominance.

• Oct 17, 2022

Elon Musk draws rebuke by suggesting Taiwan accept Chinese rule

The world's richest man had recently angered Ukraine by suggesting it capitulate to Russia. His advice for Taiwan didn't go down any better, apart from with China.

• Oct 11, 2022

China imposes new COVID lockdowns as cases triple

Leaders don't want a major outbreak to cast a pall over the once-in-5-years party gathering in Beijing, but their strict "zero-COVID" approach has taken a toll.

• Oct 10, 2022

U.S. spots Chinese guided missile cruiser, Russian naval ships off Alaska

The 418-foot U.S. patrol boat observed as the ships broke formation and dispersed.

• Sep 27, 2022

Chinese social media sales guru suddenly returns after mystery absence

Li Jiaqi, one of China's most profitable social media influencers, vanished for more than 100 days. Now he's back, but don't expect an explanation.

• Sep 22, 2022

Deadly quarantine bus crash fuels ire over China's "zero COVID" policy

The bus driver was in a full protective suit, and it took officials hours to acknowledge the passengers were being bused to a quarantine center outside their city.

• Sep 20, 2022

Death toll tops 45 after powerful earthquake jolts southwest China

The region is often rattled by temblors, but this one struck with many residents confined to their homes amid another COVID lockdown.

• Sep 5, 2022

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