CNN — At every stage of this year’s US Open, Wu Yibing has made history. No Chinese man had ever reached the main draw of the US Open in the Open Era until Wu and his compatriot Zhang Zhizhen both qualified for this year’s tournament last week. Wu then became the first Chinese man to … Read more
Hong Kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping is visiting Saudi Arabia this week for the first time in nearly seven years, during which he signed a comprehensive strategic partnership with the world’s largest oil exporter and met leaders from across the Middle East. The visit is a sign that China and the Gulf region … Read more
China’s Shenzhou-15 spaceship atop the Long March-2F Y15 carrier rocket took off with three astronauts for the country’s under-construction space station. Source link
Hong Kong CNN — A 90-year-old former bishop and outspoken critic of China’s ruling Communist Party was found guilty Friday on a charge relating to his role in a relief fund for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests in 2019. Cardinal Joseph Zen and five others, including the Cantopop singer Denise Ho, contravened the Societies Ordinance by … Read more
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong CNN — World leaders are converging in Phnom Penh this weekend for the first in a series … Read more
China’s space station lab module Mengtian and a Long March 5B Y4 carrier rocket are seen on launch tower at the Wenchang Space Launch Site on October 31, 2022 in the Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. Hou Yu/China News Service via Getty Images Beijing — China on Monday launched the third and final module to … Read more
Beijing — Chinese censors on Friday scrubbed from the internet reports that a teenager had died in a quarantine facility after the case sparked anger and prompted citizens to question the country’s “zero-COVID” policy. China is the last major country committed to a zero-tolerance anti-coronavirus strategy, responding to dozens of outbreaks with lockdowns and sending … Read more