All news on the topic: China

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New HMPV virus outbreak in China overwhelms hospitals with patients
Footage of patients surging through hospitals in China has been seen online as a illness is said to have overwhelmed medics, with a spike in health woes now being investigated.
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Five years on, WHO calls for China to share critical data on Covid-19 origins
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged China to share Covid data and allow access so scientists can understand its origins five years on from the outbreak of the deadly virus.
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China-backed hackers breached the US Treasury in a major cyber attack
Chinese hackers have accessed US documents in a ‘major cybersecurity incident’.
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Chinese restaurant worker caught performing stomach-turning act on filthy sidewalk
A Chinese restaurant in Kansas has come under fire after a worker was filmed cutting up meat on the sidewalk.
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Box of books discarded by ’Chinese spy’ deepens mystery around Prince Andrew’s connections
A box of books belonging to a man alleged to be a Chinese Spy were found dumped on the lawn outside his house this morning.
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Is disgraced Duke of York planning escape to the Gulf in bid for legitimacy after ’Chinese spy’ scandal?
Prince Andrew may flee to the Gulf in a final attempt for legitimacy, it has been claimed.
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Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo denies wrongdoing in statement addressing links to Prince Andrew
Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo, who forged links with the Duke of York and mixed with other British establishment figures, insisted he has "done nothing wrong or unlawful".
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Chinese ‘spy’ Yang Tengbo denies allegations after being publicly named
An alleged Chinese spy who penetrated the upper echelons of British society has said he ‘would never do anything to harm the interests of the UK’ after his identity was revealed.
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Furious King Charles can’t ‘divorce or sack’ Prince Andrew due to bond of blood’
Royal insiders fear Prince Andrew’s links to an alleged Chinese spy could overshadow the good work of King Charles and Prince William - but the monarch has come to two realisations, a source claims
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Prince Andrew’s ’close confidant’ denied entry to the UK over national security concerns and ties to China
Known as H6, the man was invited to the royal’s birthday party in 2020, but the Home Office said he was considered to have engaged in "covert and deceptive activity". A judge has ruled the Chinese businessman had an "unusual" degree of trust from the royal.
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China investigation costs US tech giant over $100bn ahead of Trump presidency
A Chinese competition investigation has knocked more than $100bn off the valuation of a US tech giant, as Beijing braces ahead of a second Trump presidency.
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Ministers consider renationalizing British Steel if rescue plan fails
Move would be last-ditch attempt to save thousands of UK jobs amid standoff with company’s Chinese owners
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Top Australian criminal target Zhao flourished in Fiji despite high-level warnings
Fiji’s former prime minister and police chief publicly associated with Zhao Fugang, a China-born businessman and Communist Party representative, even after police warned them that Zhao was suspected of ties to organized crime.
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Welcome to China Street: fraudulent businesses taking over UK homes, creating a ’huge tax black hole’
Bogus online businesses could be cheating the exchequer of ‘hundreds of millions’ of pounds in tax, LBC has learned, with MPs calling on Companies House to do more following our findings.
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Swedish police investigate Chinese ship following suspected undersea cable sabotage
Investigators are gathering evidence at two Baltic sites while Danish navy is shadowing a Chinese cargo ship
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Eight dead and at least 17 injured in mass stabbing at college in China
Police are investigating whether the suspect, believed to be a recent graduate, carried out the attack after he failed an exam and was denied a graduation certificate
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Dozens killed and multiple injured after car hits crowd outside stadium in China
At least 35 people are dead and 43 more have been injured after a driver deliberately rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports centre in southern China.
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Chinese OTC trader has been connected to laundering millions for North Korean hackers
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT detailed how the Chinese trader had been helping Lazarus Group launder funds since 2022.
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Satellite imagery reveals a mystery ship constructed in China amid rapid naval expansion
China appears to have built a new and unusual aircraft carrier, intriguing experts with a potentially first-of-its-kind vessel that could further increase Beijing’s rapidly expanding maritime power.
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UK urges China to address concerns over weapons supply to Russia
On trip to Beijing, Britain’s foreign secretary says practice “risks damaging China’s relationships with Europe.” But the two sides agree to disagree on human rights.
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Chinese hackers have breached U.S. court wiretap systems, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal
Chinese hackers accessed the networks of U.S. broadband providers and obtained information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized wiretapping, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
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Two British men plead not guilty to charges of spying for China
Two Britons, including a former researcher for a senior British lawmaker, pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of spying for China.
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Chinese police crack over 3,500 cyberbullying cases in H1
China’s public security authorities cracked over 3,500 cyberbullying cases in the first half of 2024, said the Ministry of Public Security (MPS).
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Sanctioned Cambodian senator linked to alleged Chinese crime figures
A Cambodian tycoon and ruling party senator – who the U.S. recently sanctioned, citing links to human trafficking – had business relationships with alleged organized crime figures from China, company records show.