The northwest part of the world’s most populous country, China has earned itself the moniker of ‘the Quran Belt’ for its abundance and variety in Muslim communities. China itself has an official 10 recognised historical Muslim minorities, ranging from the Chinese Tartars in the north, to the more centrally situated[…]
China has overtaken Germany to become the world’s third-biggest arms exporter, although its 5 percent of the market remains small compared to the combined 58 percent of exports from the U.S. and Russia, a new study says. China’s share of the global arms market rose 143 percent during the years from[…]
China has restarted construction of its first new nuclear reactor since Japan’s Fukushima disaster in 2011, state media said Wednesday. Work on the fourth reactor at the Hongyanhe nuclear power station in the north-eastern province of Liaoning had completed the first stage, but was frozen along with all other nuclear[…]
At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured after a stampede broke out during New Year’s celebrations in the Chinese city of Shanghai, state-run media has said. Citing Sina News, CCTV America said the the cause of the stampede on the Bund, the financial hub of Shanghai’s popular[…]
South Africa and China on Thursday signed a number of strategic agreements aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and strengthening trade ties, the presidency said. “The agreements were signed at the historic state visit by His Excellency President Jacob Zuma to China where he held official talks with his counterpart, His[…]
Hundreds of protesters have clashed with police in Hong Kong, as demonstrators stepped up a street campaign pushing for free elections and democratic reforms in the Chinese-controlled city state. Police officers armed with pepper spray, batons and riot shields charged at the protesters as they tried to disperse them, making[…]
China has imprisoned almost two dozen people – mostly Muslim religious leaders – in the western region of Xinjiang, in a stepped up crackdown on “illegal religious activities”, Chinese media reported. The 22 suspects, including so-called “wild imams”, were given prison terms ranging from five to 16 years at a[…]
China says it plans to send around 1,000 medical workers and experts to West Africa to help in the fight against the deadly Ebola outbreak that has claimed nearly 5,000 lives. China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission said on Wednesday, it was planning to send “1,000 medical workers and[…]
China will severely punish officials in Tibet who support the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader and Nobel laureate, state-run media reported Wednesday. China’s anti-corruption watchdog required officials in the region to concentrate on quashing separatism and maintaining social stability, the Global Times said. It quoted Ye Dongsong, who headed[…]
The world’s top executioner China put 2,400 people to death last year, a US-based rights group said Tuesday, shedding rare light on a statistic Beijing considers a state secret. The figure was a fall of 20 percent from 2012, the Dui Hua Foundation said, and a fraction of the 12,000[…]
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