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China exonerates coronavirus whistleblower doctor who died

China exonerates coronavirus whistleblower doctor who died

In rare move, Communist Party’s disciplinary body says Wuhan police wrong to punish Li Wenliang

Fri Mar 20 2020 - 12:37
Coronavirus: US-China tensions ramped up as American journalists expelled

Coronavirus: US-China tensions ramped up as American journalists expelled

Beijing accused of spreading false story of US military involvement in Covid-19 outbreak

Wed Mar 18 2020 - 16:20
Wheel comes full circle as China focuses on outside threat

Wheel comes full circle as China focuses on outside threat

Beijing Letter: Dwindling daily numbers of fresh infections now barely registering on global graph

Tue Mar 17 2020 - 16:53
Coronavirus: China reveals just eight new cases amid row with US

Coronavirus: China reveals just eight new cases amid row with US

China now has almost 81,000 confirmed cases but 64,000 patients have recovered

Fri Mar 13 2020 - 16:14
Coronavirus: Communist Party mask has slipped as Chinese endure lockdown

Coronavirus: Communist Party mask has slipped as Chinese endure lockdown

Chengdu Letter: Despite handling of the crisis, Xi Jinping’s government still has support

Sat Feb 29 2020 - 02:00
Chinese court sentences Hong Kong bookseller to 10 years in jail

Chinese court sentences Hong Kong bookseller to 10 years in jail

Sweden demands release of Gui Minhai, sentenced on charges of leaking intelligence

Tue Feb 25 2020 - 14:55
Coronavirus lockdown: ‘Every day is like a week’

Coronavirus lockdown: ‘Every day is like a week’

Members of the Irish community in Wuhan react to news that they will not be allowed to leave compounds until March 10th

Sun Feb 23 2020 - 16:56
The Irish living in Wuhan lockdown: A man in a hazmat suit delivers dinner

The Irish living in Wuhan lockdown: A man in a hazmat suit delivers dinner

Irishman has spent three weeks alone in his apartment which he is not allowed to leave

Thu Feb 13 2020 - 15:12
Fears Xi Jinping will use coronavirus crisis to tighten his grip on China

Fears Xi Jinping will use coronavirus crisis to tighten his grip on China

Death of whistleblowing doctor Li Wenliang sparked uproar on Chinese social media platforms

Tue Feb 11 2020 - 17:23
Coronavirus death toll in China passes 900 as containment measures intensify

Coronavirus death toll in China passes 900 as containment measures intensify

UK confirms fourth case of coronavirus

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 00:35
Joshua Wong’s call to arms to the Instagram generation

Joshua Wong’s call to arms to the Instagram generation

Hong Kong’s most famous political activist on his fight against totalitarianism

Sat Feb 08 2020 - 06:00
Coronavirus: China begins inquiry after public outcry over doctor’s death

Coronavirus: China begins inquiry after public outcry over doctor’s death

Dr Li Wenliang, who tried to warn public of outbreak but was suppressed, dies from virus

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 17:40
How China’s efforts to shape coronavirus story fuelled crisis

How China’s efforts to shape coronavirus story fuelled crisis

Public anger at delay in admitting to scale of outbreak leaves Communist Party reeling

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 15:10
Living with coronavirus: ‘One couple said their sex life had never been better’

Living with coronavirus: ‘One couple said their sex life had never been better’

Chengdu Letter: Self-quarantine measures have some benefits as city hunkers down

Thu Feb 06 2020 - 11:12
Coronavirus declared public health emergency by WHO

Coronavirus declared public health emergency by WHO

Death toll rises to 170 as US reports first case of human-to-human transmission

Thu Jan 30 2020 - 20:29
Coronavirus: Three Irish people to be evacuated from Wuhan

Coronavirus: Three Irish people to be evacuated from Wuhan

Irish citizens to travel to UK as Russia closes border with China in bid to contain virus

Thu Jan 30 2020 - 19:21
Coronavirus: Airlines cut services to China as WHO holds emergency meeting

Coronavirus: Airlines cut services to China as WHO holds emergency meeting

‘Whole world needs to be on alert now,’ says WHO as death toll rises to 132 and 6,000 infected

Wed Jan 29 2020 - 23:14
Hong Kong suspends Chinese tourist visas as coronavirus spreads

Hong Kong suspends Chinese tourist visas as coronavirus spreads

High-speed rail and cross-border ferry services to be stopped, with flights reduced

Tue Jan 28 2020 - 21:45
Coronavirus: Plans to evacuate Irish citizens from China

Coronavirus: Plans to evacuate Irish citizens from China

Department considering choices for assisting Irish to leave Hubei province ‘if required’

Tue Jan 28 2020 - 02:10
Coronavirus: Irish in Wuhan say they won’t leave Chinese partners behind

Coronavirus: Irish in Wuhan say they won’t leave Chinese partners behind

Embassy exploring options to evacuate six Irish nationals under lockdown in city

Mon Jan 27 2020 - 21:16
Coronavirus outbreak: Irish community endures Hubei lockdown

Coronavirus outbreak: Irish community endures Hubei lockdown

Irish embassy in Beijing monitoring situation but has no plans for an evacuation

Mon Jan 27 2020 - 08:37
Coronavirus: death toll rises to 82 with nearly 3,000 confirmed cases

Coronavirus: death toll rises to 82 with nearly 3,000 confirmed cases

Chinese government steps up efforts to restrict travel and public gatherings

Mon Jan 27 2020 - 07:35
China coronavirus death toll reaches 26 as cities locked down

China coronavirus death toll reaches 26 as cities locked down

Authorities rush to build makeshift hospital as number of suspected cases nears 8,500

Fri Jan 24 2020 - 19:45
Inspired by Ireland, Taiwan’s LGBT activists feel empowered for future battles

Inspired by Ireland, Taiwan’s LGBT activists feel empowered for future battles

Last year Taiwan became the first Asian country to recognise same-sex marriage

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 20:00
First US case of coronavirus confirmed as Chinese officials race to stem spread

First US case of coronavirus confirmed as Chinese officials race to stem spread

Sixth death in China where wider outbreak feared as hundreds of millions begin travelling for lunar new year

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 19:17
Independence party in Taiwan wins by landslide in rejecting Chinese unification

Independence party in Taiwan wins by landslide in rejecting Chinese unification

Beijing says reunification ‘cannot be stopped’ and accuses Tsai Ing-wen of ‘dirty tactics’

Sun Jan 12 2020 - 17:13
Taiwan’s pro-independence president on track for re-election

Taiwan’s pro-independence president on track for re-election

China’s hint at military intervention has helped revive Tsai Ing-wen’s prospects

Fri Jan 10 2020 - 13:57
Taiwan military chief among eight killed in helicopter crash

Taiwan military chief among eight killed in helicopter crash

Five of 13 on board survive as authorities investigate cause of incident near Taipei

Thu Jan 02 2020 - 15:12
China’s relentless growth path checked as stability replaces stimulus

China’s relentless growth path checked as stability replaces stimulus

Government trying to fundamentally change the way the Chinese economy grows

Thu Jan 02 2020 - 13:31
Hong Kong classrooms shaping as next point in front line battle

Hong Kong classrooms shaping as next point in front line battle

‘Our biggest mistake was education, in particular ideological and political education’

Thu Jan 02 2020 - 01:00
The Year of the Pig was Xi Jinping’s annus horribilis

The Year of the Pig was Xi Jinping’s annus horribilis

Year in Review: The full horrors of China’s ‘re-education’ camps were exposed this year

Sat Dec 28 2019 - 06:00
Xinjiang tensions stir unease among Han Chinese

Xinjiang tensions stir unease among Han Chinese

Many settlers are eager to leave the region amid ethnic unrest and overbearing surveillance

Thu Dec 26 2019 - 15:37
‘Become family’: China sends officials to stay with Xinjiang minorities

‘Become family’: China sends officials to stay with Xinjiang minorities

Uighur homestays by cadres extends surveillance to within the home, local Muslims say

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 18:00
Xinjiang latest: detention camps close but oppression continues

Xinjiang latest: detention camps close but oppression continues

Peter Goff reports from Kashgar, Xinjiang: ‘All the students have graduated ... our work is done here,’ says principal at Uighur ‘re-education camp’

Mon Dec 16 2019 - 01:49
Will Francis be the first pope to set foot on Chinese soil?

Will Francis be the first pope to set foot on Chinese soil?

Popes have been trying to get to China since 1177. Francis wants to be the first

Sat Dec 14 2019 - 06:00
China hits back at US sanctions threat over Uighur rights abuses

China hits back at US sanctions threat over Uighur rights abuses

Beijing considers visa restrictions on US diplomats over ‘odious’ response to Xinjiang issue

Wed Dec 04 2019 - 06:31
China angered as Trump signs Bills backing Hong Kong protesters

China angered as Trump signs Bills backing Hong Kong protesters

Legislation with broad bipartisan support threatens sanctions for human rights abuses

Thu Nov 28 2019 - 15:30
Hong Kong elections: landslide victory for pro-democracy parties

Hong Kong elections: landslide victory for pro-democracy parties

Pro-democracy candidates win 85% support in local elections, up from 28% four years ago

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 16:35
Hong Kong’s pre-election calm: ‘This is the beginning, not the end’

Hong Kong’s pre-election calm: ‘This is the beginning, not the end’

As the city prepares to vote on Sunday, none of its 31,000 police will be getting a day off

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 06:00
New police chief wants Hong Kong university siege to end peacefully

New police chief wants Hong Kong university siege to end peacefully

Dozens of protesters barricaded in campus with ‘many explosives and petrol bombs’

Fri Nov 22 2019 - 19:05
Hong Kong protesters threaten to detonate explosives in police raid

Hong Kong protesters threaten to detonate explosives in police raid

‘It will be like Angry Birds,’ militant protester says, as university stand-off continues

Wed Nov 20 2019 - 20:35
Hong Kong protests: schoolchildren in uniform arrested

Hong Kong protests: schoolchildren in uniform arrested

Arrests follow calls from activists to paralyse the city during the early morning commute

Wed Nov 20 2019 - 07:36
Scores of protesters holed up in tense siege at Hong Kong university

Scores of protesters holed up in tense siege at Hong Kong university

Hundreds arrested by police after giving themselves up or trying to escape

Tue Nov 19 2019 - 07:38
Chaos in Hong Kong as 500 protesters still holed up in university

Chaos in Hong Kong as 500 protesters still holed up in university

Riot police surrounding campus under attack themselves amid anger and tears

Mon Nov 18 2019 - 07:25
Violence in Hong Kong as students and police clash

Violence in Hong Kong as students and police clash

Police attempt to storm Polytechnic University with 200 demonstrators inside

Mon Nov 18 2019 - 00:17
‘The university staff are gone and the foreign students are gone’

‘The university staff are gone and the foreign students are gone’

The frontline in the Hong Kong protests has shifted to the university campus, where hundreds of students are now in siege mode

Fri Nov 15 2019 - 17:00
Irish Whiskey protected in China, 'strengthening relationships', Phil Hogan says

Irish Whiskey protected in China, 'strengthening relationships', Phil Hogan says

Hogan hails new deal between Brussels and Beijing to protect native food products

Wed Nov 06 2019 - 09:29
China’s Central Committee warns of ‘challenges’ ahead

China’s Central Committee warns of ‘challenges’ ahead

Four-day closed-door plenum concluded in Beijing this week

Fri Nov 01 2019 - 19:01
Activist banned from running in Hong Kong’s local elections

Activist banned from running in Hong Kong’s local elections

Disqualification of Joshua Wong (23) is likely to fuel anti-government protests further

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 17:11
China bans importation of black clothing into Hong Kong

China bans importation of black clothing into Hong Kong

Authorities move to curb long-running protests by blocking specific items entering city

Thu Oct 17 2019 - 18:29
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