» Is China Laying Claim to Kimchi, Too? Some South Koreans Think So
12/02/20 03:07 NYT > China
When a state tabloid suggested that China had set a global standard for kimchi, social media users accused Beijing of misappropriating a Korean culinary staple.

» China Lands Chang’e-5 Spacecraft on Moon to Gather Lunar Rocks and Soil
12/02/20 00:12 NYT > China
The mission will now collect samples, aiming to return with them to Earth by mid-December.

» China Lands Chang’e-5 Spacecraft on Moon to Gather Lunar Rocks and Soil
12/01/20 15:52 NYT > China
The mission will now collect samples, aiming to return with them to Earth by mid-December.

» ‘Trump Is Better’: In Asia, Pro-Democracy Forces Worry About Biden
12/01/20 15:23 NYT > China
The president-elect’s aim of returning normalcy to foreign policy has spooked human rights defenders in Asia, who see President Trump as someone who confronted dictators.

» Australia Condemns Lurid Tweet by Chinese Official as ‘Disgusting Slur’
12/01/20 15:22 NYT > China
The post, with a doctored photograph showing an Australian soldier with a knife to the throat of an Afghan child, sent relations between the two countries to a new low.

» When an Enemy’s Cultural Heritage Becomes One’s Own
12/01/20 00:21 NYT > China
Could the cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh offer new hope for the preservation of threatened monuments everywhere?

» When an Enemy’s Cultural Heritage Becomes One’s Own
12/01/20 00:21 NYT > China
Could the cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh offer new hope for the preservation of threatened monuments everywhere?

» Australia Condemns Lurid Tweet by Chinese Official as ‘Disgusting Slur’
11/30/20 16:58 NYT > China
The post, with a doctored photograph showing an Australian soldier with a knife to the throat of an Afghan child, sent relations between the two countries to a new low.

» Australia Condemns Lurid Tweet by Chinese Official as ‘Disgusting Slur’
11/30/20 12:12 NYT > China
The post, with a doctored photograph showing an Australian soldier with a knife to the throat of an Afghan child, sent relations between the two countries to a new low.

» When an Enemy’s Cultural Heritage Becomes One’s Own
11/30/20 11:12 NYT > China
Could the cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh offer new hope for the preservation of threatened monuments everywhere?

» Hong Kong’s Courts Are Still Independent. Some Want to Rein Them In.
11/30/20 08:00 NYT > China
The judiciary is crucial to the city’s status as a global hub for trade and finance. But the Chinese Communist Party has been gaining more authority over it.

» Hong Kong's Courts, Still Independent, Face New Threats From China
11/30/20 08:00 NYT > China
The judiciary is crucial to the city’s status as a global hub for trade and finance. But the Chinese Communist Party has been gaining more authority over it.

» Nike and Coca-Cola Lobby Against Xinjiang Forced Labor Bill
11/29/20 18:23 NYT > China
Business groups and major companies like Apple have been pressing Congress to alter legislation cracking down on imports of goods made with forced labor from persecuted Muslim minorities in China.

» Nike and Coca-Cola Lobby Against Xinjiang Forced Labor Bill
11/29/20 18:23 NYT > China
Business groups and major companies like Apple have been pressing Congress to alter legislation cracking down on imports of goods made with forced labor from persecuted Muslim minorities in China.

» Beijing Takes Its South China Sea Strategy to the Himalayas
11/28/20 04:40 NYT > China
China built a village in territory also claimed by the kingdom of Bhutan, echoing its aggressive tactics at the border with India and in places much farther away.

» For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes
11/28/20 00:00 NYT > China
The emergence of vaccines has taken the edge off the worst fears, but a meaningful economic recovery probably remains distant.

» Trump Gave W.H.O. a List of Demands. Hours Later, He Walked Away.
11/27/20 16:02 NYT > China
When President Trump quit the health organization, he left a list of seven demands on the table. Here they are.

» They Beat Back the Virus (Again and Again and Again)
11/27/20 11:52 NYT > China
Hard-to-trace clusters, along with pandemic fatigue, have forced officials in Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan to keep recalibrating their responses.

» Why Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan Have to Keep Beating Back Coronavirus
11/27/20 11:52 NYT > China
Hard-to-trace clusters, along with pandemic fatigue, have forced officials in Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan to keep recalibrating their responses.

» The Coronavirus Won't Stop Evolving When the Vaccine Arrives
11/27/20 10:13 NYT > China
The coronavirus is not a shape shifter like the flu virus, but it could become vaccine resistant over time. That prompts researchers to urge vigilance.

» Trump Using Last Days to Lock In Policies and Make Biden’s Task More Difficult
11/26/20 14:39 NYT > China
At a wide range of departments and agencies, Mr. Trump’s political appointees are going to extraordinary lengths to try to prevent Mr. Biden from rolling back the president’s legacy.

» China Launches Moon Mission to Bring Back Lunar Rocks
11/26/20 14:39 NYT > China
It has been four decades since lunar samples were brought to Earth, and the Chang’e-5 spacecraft’s bounty could have great scientific value.

» China Says It Remains Open to the World, but Wants to Dictate Terms
11/26/20 14:39 NYT > China
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is pursuing a strategy to make the country’s economy more self-sufficient, while making other places more dependent on it than ever.

» Pope Calls Uighurs ‘Persecuted,’ Prompting Pushback From China
11/26/20 14:39 NYT > China
In a new book, Pope Francis mentioned the crackdown on the Muslim minority group for the first time. Beijing rejected his characterization as “groundless.”

» Chinese Statue to Goddess of Beauty Sparks Debate
11/26/20 10:00 NYT > China
As China fights to end extreme poverty while also recovering from the economic damage of the coronavirus, the supposed wisdom of building huge statues in poorer areas to grow tourism is coming under harsh scrutiny.

» Chinese Statue of Yang Asha, Goddess of Beauty, Sparks Debate
11/26/20 10:00 NYT > China
As China fights to end extreme poverty while also recovering from the economic damage of the coronavirus, the supposed wisdom of building huge statues in poorer areas to grow tourism is coming under harsh scrutiny.

» Reports of Hong Kong’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
11/25/20 21:50 NYT > China
The democracy movement may be quiet. But it is alive and it will survive.

» China Disappeared My Professor. It Can’t Silence His Poetry.
11/25/20 16:46 NYT > China
Against overwhelming state violence, poetry might appear to offer little recourse. But for many Uighurs, it’s a powerful form of resistance.

» China Disappeared My Professor. It Can’t Silence His Poetry.
11/25/20 16:46 NYT > China
Against overwhelming state violence, poetry might appear to offer little recourse. But for many Uighurs, it’s a powerful form of resistance.

» Reports of Hong Kong’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
11/25/20 16:00 NYT > China
The democracy movement may be quiet. But it is alive and it will survive.