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US sanctions on Chinese over Xinjiang 'abuse'
China is accused of persecuting Uighur Muslims, including by locking them up in detention camps.
TikTok halts Hong Kong access after security law
Popular short video app TikTok has blocked access in Hong Kong as it comes under increasing scrutiny.
'No regrets' for Brit staying in lockdown China
Scott Windass, 27, from Hull, has been living and working in Daqing, northern China, during the pandemic.
Swedish ex-ambassador acquitted in China case
Anna Lindstedt is found not guilty of holding unauthorised talks with China.
Why the UK might hang up on 'high risk' Huawei
The Chinese telecoms equipment provider's fate in the UK is set to be revealed on Tuesday.
How a stolen identity exposed Chinese exam fraud
Reports of more than 200 cases have shattered confidence in the life-defining national Gaokao exams.
UK universities comply with China's internet bans
But universities reject that tests on online learning in China are accepting "censorship".
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US sanctions on Chinese over Xinjiang 'abuse'
China is accused of persecuting Uighur Muslims, including by locking them up in detention camps.
TikTok halts Hong Kong access after security law
Popular short video app TikTok has blocked access in Hong Kong as it comes under increasing scrutiny.
'No regrets' for Brit staying in lockdown China
Scott Windass, 27, from Hull, has been living and working in Daqing, northern China, during the pandemic.
Swedish ex-ambassador acquitted in China case
Anna Lindstedt is found not guilty of holding unauthorised talks with China.
Why the UK might hang up on 'high risk' Huawei
The Chinese telecoms equipment provider's fate in the UK is set to be revealed on Tuesday.
How a stolen identity exposed Chinese exam fraud
Reports of more than 200 cases have shattered confidence in the life-defining national Gaokao exams.
UK universities comply with China's internet bans
But universities reject that tests on online learning in China are accepting "censorship".
TikTok halts Hong Kong access after security law
Popular short video app TikTok has blocked access in Hong Kong as it comes under increasing scrutiny.
'No regrets' for Brit staying in lockdown China
Scott Windass, 27, from Hull, has been living and working in Daqing, northern China, during the pandemic.
Swedish ex-ambassador acquitted in China case
Anna Lindstedt is found not guilty of holding unauthorised talks with China.
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