China

Next-door nations are preparing for a flood of visitors as cases and hospitalizations surge in the Asian giant

The US, WHO and EU have questioned the reliability of data offered by the Asian giant, which claims to have the latest coronavirus wave sweeping the country ‘under control’

The United States is home to 16 of the 20 largest public businesses by market capitalization, one more than last year

A new ban in the lower house is just the latest chapter of a longstanding dispute over whether the application threatens US national security

A lack of transparency over the scale of the latest outbreak and concerns over the possibility of new variants emerging have led to new restrictions in several countries

Beijing said it would continue to ‘firmly defend its sovereignty and security’ after a collision between a Chinese J-11 and a US RC-135 reconnaissance airplane was narrowly avoided

The Spanish researcher believes that the Asian country has made a mistake in going from a zero-Covid policy to a nearly unrestricted one, as its population has low vaccination coverage

On guidance from the CDC and amid concern over Beijing’s management of a new coronavirus outbreak, negative tests will be required at US airports from January

Beijing’s decision to end its strict zero-Covid policy has led to a spike in cases. Although official national figures remain low, local authorities have reported between 500,000 and a million per day

After three years of iron-fisted containment measures and recent backtracking on its zero-Covid policy, government officials and state media are now downplaying the risk of the virus

An internal investigation by parent company ByteDance confirms that employees obtained personal data from reporters who were probing Beijing’s influence on the app’s activities

EL PAÍS took a look at four major problems the world will have to contend with in the new year: the war in Ukraine, the fragile relationship between the West and China, climate change and economic turmoil

Following intense social protests, the government has lifted several restrictions, which have resulted in mixed feelings of relief among an exhausted population

Beijing has approved easing measures after citizens took to the streets in a rare show of public anger over draconian restrictions to combat the spread of the coronavirus

Recent legal changes have attracted thousands of homosexual couples prohibited from getting married in their own countries

The biggest show of defiance in the Xi Jinping era, the ‘white paper’ protests, have forced his administration to ease some of the world’s most stringent Covid controls

Eviatar Matania – co-author of the book ‘Cybermania’ – spoke with EL PAÍS about his work in cybersecurity, as well as his views on the future of truth and privacy

Buttressed by renewed support from China and Russia, Kim Jong-un ordered more tests this year than during the 63-year-long regime of his father and grandfather

The Communist Party leader helmed the country’s 1990s economic boom and oversaw the handover of Hong Kong and accession to the World Trade Organization

Members of the North Atlantic Alliance gathered in Bucharest are due to approve a confidential report about the challenges posed by Beijing, which the West relies on for supply chains as well as key components and materials

How blank sheets became a symbol of protest against government censorship

Xi Jinping’s decision to continue with a strict zero-covid policy is becoming less popular among large sections of the population, who see other countries adapting to life with the virus

In a rare sight, protesters were heard calling for the resignation of the Chinese president and criticizing the Communist Party

The number two man in the Chinese Communist Party and likely next prime minister is a pro-business advocate of open markets, but he also ordered the heavy-handed Covid lockdown of Shanghai last spring

Approved as a booster, the CanSino drug is another tool in the country’s ongoing battle against the coronavirus

In the first face-to-face meeting between the US president and Chinese leader Xi Jinping since the 2020 elections, Taiwan, North Korea and trade issues were on the table

Authorities allowed a Long March-5B Y4 core stage to detach in a chaotic manner, triggering fears of dangerous falling debris hitting land