Tag: China
A Flight Over China in Clear Skies, Followed by a Nosedive
BEIJING — China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 was at 29,100 feet in clear afternoon skies over the hills…
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s Leader, Won’t Seek Second Term
HONG KONG — Under the watch of Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, huge citywide protests deepened political…
N.B.A. Basketball Returns to Chinese TV After a Long Absence
China Central Television, China’s state-run TV network, has begun to broadcast N.B.A. games again, signaling that the rift…
Putin’s War Is Complicating India’s Middle Path Among Powers
NEW DELHI — As international outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine boiled over, foreign ministers and envoys filed…
China and Solomon Islands Draft Secret Security Pact
SYDNEY, Australia — A leaked document has revealed that China and the Solomon Islands are close to signing…
In Asia, Covid-19 Rules Fall Away, With a Big Caveat
MANILA — In the Philippines, tens of thousands are crowding into political rallies in Manila, and the zoo…
Ukraine War and Pandemic Force Nations to Retreat From Globalization
If Mr. Xi and Mr. Putin organize their own economic coalition, they could bring in other nations seeking…
China Takes a Back Seat in International Diplomacy Over Ukraine
China has repeatedly called for peace talks in Ukraine. What it has not done is press Russia to…
China Eastern Jet’s Steep Plunge Suggests Little Chance of Survival
A day after a Boeing 737 plane crashed in southern China, hundreds of firefighters, police officers and paramilitary…
Flight MU-5735 Descended More Than 20,000 Feet in Just Over a Minute
China Eastern Airlines’ Flight MU-5735 left Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, at 1:11 p.m. on Monday for…
In Rare Rebuke, Chinese Denounce Russia’s War in Ukraine
When Hu Wei, a politically well-connected scholar in Shanghai, warned that China risked becoming a pariah if it…
As Omicron Surges and Economy Suffers, China Tweaks ‘Zero Covid’
When the coronavirus first swept across China in early 2020, the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, declared a “people’s…