Beijing

Trump warns Britain on China business ventures, as Starmer calls for closer relationship

In three-hour talks with President Xi Jinping on Thursday, the British leader called for a "more sophisticated relationship" with improved market access, lower tariffs and investment deals.

BRITAIN'S PRIME Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, ahead of a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China, January 29, 2026.
Tianjin's stunning riverfront is a mix of Austro-Hungarian, French, British and other colonial architectural styles.

Jews of China special: Tianjin (part two)

China password protection. Internet protection concept.

Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US, Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say

BOB IGER, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, speaks during the grand opening ceremony of Shanghai Disney Resort's Zootopia-themed area at Shanghai Disney Resort on December 19, 2023 in Shanghai, China.

Top Chinese official meets with Disney CEO amid strained US-China relations


Taiwan vows to counterattack if China's forces enter its territory

Chinese armed forces have increased military exercises near Taiwan this month in response to a visit to Taiwan by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Taiwanese Army representatives attend a baseball game with face masks adorned with the Taiwanese flag, May 7, 2020

Why Pelosi's trip to Taiwan matters - analysis

It doesn’t necessarily matter what the House Speaker did or said, but just that she went – despite China's threats.

 US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks next to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Sandra Oudkirk during a meeting at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan August 3, 2022.

China tensions, Kiribati's shock withdrawal overshadow Pacific leaders meeting

The withdrawal of Kiribati coupled with the growing tension between China and the United States has overshadowed the Pacific Islands Forum.

 The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, US, November 1, 2021.

EU lawmakers push to label human rights abuses in Xinjiang as ‘genocide'

The Parliament has adopted numerous resolutions on Xinjiang, but stopped short of using the term “genocide”. A change that would signify a sterner stance towards China.

 In China's new Xinjiang: patriotic tourism, police and propaganda

Israel's first winter Paralympian balances sport, religion

Sheyne Vaspi, 20, is the first Israeli to feature at the Winter Paralympics, finishing 15th in the giant slalom standing event despite an injury from a fall earlier in the competition.

 Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games - Para Alpine Skiing - Women's Giant Slalom Standing - Run 1 - National Alpine Skiing Centre, Yanqing district, Beijing, China - March 11, 2022.

The 2022 Winter Games in Beijing are the worst Olympics ever - opinion

Only eight million people tuned in to watch the opening ceremonies, which was a ratings bombshell for the network.

 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin arrives at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing earlier this month.

No medals for blue-and-white but Szolloses, skaters boost Israeli pride

How did Israel's delegation to the Olympics do in Beijing? Check out our wrap of the matches.

 ISRAELI SKIER Barnabas Szollos competes on the slopes at Yanqing Alpine Skiing Centre en route to a 23rd-place finish in the men’s Slalom event at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Szollos was one of the blue-and-white highlights of the Games.

Olympics-Sport & Rights Alliance urges IOC to act on human rights abuses

"These Games will be remembered for the IOC's complete disregard for human rights..."

Demonstrators hold signs and banners during a protest against the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in front of the Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany, February 4, 2022.

China asks visiting students in Israel to collect information

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: The Chinese Communist Party has asked students on multiple campuses in Israel to seek out and send Israeli media coverage of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

 CHINESE STUDENTS take part in the annual national college entrance exam, in Beijing in 2020. There are currently several hundred Chinese students in Israel.

My father Elie Wiesel would have been ashamed of Beijing Olympics

Most of the world didn’t seem to know, or care, that the host country is hosting a pageant of “peace and friendship” while simultaneously terrorizing its Uyghur minority.

Demonstrators hold signs and Tibetan flags during a protest against the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in front of the Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany, February 4, 2022.