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Bank Clerk Who Stole $600K, Got Plastic Surgery, and Went on the Run Caught After 26 Years
The woman withdrew wads of cash from bank branches around the city, before giving money to her family, ghosting her husband and starting a new life 1,700km away.
China’s Population Drops for the First Time in 60 Years
China is facing a double whammy of a shrinking labor force and a rapidly expanding elderly population.
China’s Notoriously Combative Diplomat Is Getting Sidelined
Zhao Lijian, the combative face of Chinese diplomacy, is losing his megaphone.
China Says It May Have Solved a Mystery on the Moon’s Surface
Ferric iron was assumed to be rare on the moon, but samples returned by China's Chang'e-5 mission suggest it may really be abundant.
COVID Is Running Rampant in China, But Experts Say Travel Restrictions Are Pointless
While countries around the world impose restrictions on Chinese travelers, some argue the move is more political than rooted in public health.
Watch a Chinese and an American Military Plane Come Dangerously Close in Midair
After a close encounter over the South China Sea, both countries have released footage claiming to show the other was at fault.
China Is Reopening, But It’s a Long Road Back to Normality
As COVID-19 cases explode in China, some countries have adopted new entry restrictions for Chinese travelers.
India Sends More Troops to Disputed Chinese Border After Recent Clash
The Indian military’s response came after its worst flare-up with its Chinese counterpart in a year.
The World Keeps Getting the Hong Kong Flag and Anthem Wrong
A video by Ukraine’s defense ministry is the latest in a series of blunders where Hong Kong’s protest symbols were displayed instead of official ones.
China’s Protests Spill Into the US. FBI Arrests a Chinese Student For Stalking.
“Post more, I will chop your bastard hand off,” the student wrote in a group, after spotting a flier in Boston in support of democracy in China.
Chinese Police Bust Massive $1.7 billion Crypto Money Laundering Ring
Photos from the raid show a mountain of cash, along with several suitcases packed with Chinese yuan.
For the First Time, Chinese Protesters Are Standing With Uyghurs. Will it Last?
It took a deadly fire linked to China’s COVID curbs to draw national attention towards Uyghurs, but their larger struggle remains invisible.