Vic Chiang

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping, seeking contrast with Washington, said Beijing offered Africa modernization without Western-style “suffering.”

• Asia

Beijing is forging ties in the Global South not just with money but also by lending political support based on antipathy toward the American-led order.

• Asia

Vice President Harris’s running mate taught in China in 1989, sparking an enduring interest in the country but also leading him to criticize its human rights abuses.

• Asia

This came after repeated cheers for “Taiwan” — officially “Chinese Taipei” at the Olympics — and an incident in which a sign was snatched at the Paris Games.

• Asia

The government extended mandatory military service and revamped reservist training in an effort to make Beijing think twice. But it’s already falling short.

• Asia

The powerful storm has already caused deaths and devastation in the Philippines and is now bearing down on Taiwan, where emergency measures are in place.

• Asia

The activists were found guilty of “conspiracy to subvert state power” in the largest national security case in the Chinese territory.

• Asia

The meeting by a bipartisan delegation from Washington occurred as China heightens demands for the United States to back away from support for the island democracy.

• Asia

The latest show of force is part of Beijing’s effort to warn Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te against taking any steps toward independence, analysts say.