China’s latest export: Cheesy and cheap ultra-short dramas
Soap operas with up to 100 episodes, between two and three minutes long, took off during the coronavirus pandemic
My apartment had too much yin and not enough yang... the landscape had to go
Beijing Letter: China’s economy is in trouble, but the cost of living is coming down for many people
Ireland’s mild approach could help peace prevail as tensions rise between US/EU and China
Some advocates of the democracy-against-autocracy paradigm are gripped by the same level of moral certainty that drove the global war on terror
Pelosi takes aim at China’s Xi Jinping during trip to meet Dalai Lama
Former US House speaker acknowledges remarks would offend the Chinese authorities
Philippines accuses China of ‘reckless behaviour’ over collision between Chinese vessels and Philippine ship
Manila claims Chinese vessels rammed ship that was resupplying grounded naval vessel in the South China Sea
EU diplomats visit schools, religious sites and prison in Tibet in dialogue with China on human rights
Visit was organised by Chinese authorities but EU diplomats specified where they wished to go
Slump in house prices in China continues in spite of billions in government supports
Prices for new homes in China’s major cities fell by 4.3% in May compared with a year earlier, while second-hand house prices fell by 7.5% in the same month
‘You’ll cry next time’: a night to remember at the Chinese opera
Beijing Letter: A moving performance at the city’s 300-year-old wooden theatre
China vows ‘all necessary measures’ over EU move to impose additional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
Beijing accuses bloc of ‘weaponising’ trade issues
Hong Kong’s government rejects former judge’s criticism and insists its judiciary remains independent
Former supreme court judge claimed Hong King ‘slowly becoming a totalitarian state’
China may be wise to act soon on a peace plan for Ukraine
Zelenskiy accuses China of discouraging other countries from attending a peace conference in Switzerland
Beijing under extra security for 35th anniversary of killing of demonstrators in Tiananmen Square
Police in Hong Kong detain number of people near Victoria Park in Causeway Bay where the anniversary was commemorated each year until 2020
Wearing my tweed suit in Beijing I didn’t just look and feel Irish, I was the very incarnation of the nation
The drop in temperature after the storm meant it was cool enough to wear the summer suit I had picked up from the tailor last week and which I was eager to show off
‘Hong Kong 47’ trial: 14 pro-democracy activists found guilty of conspiracy to commit subversion
Forty-seven were charged over the holding of unofficial election primaries in 2020, with only 16 of them entering not-guilty pleas
Taiwan showcasing shared culture with China as tensions rise
The great majority of Taiwan’s people describe their national identity as Taiwanese, with about 30 per cent saying they are both Taiwanese and Chinese and only a handful identifying solely as Chinese