Latest China Headlines
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EU Needs Smart-Car Data Security Rules And Can Learn From China, Group Says
Feb 6 2026 // The European Union needs to implement comprehensive regulations to manage the growing security risks posed by intelligent vehicles, particularly Chinese cars that are increasingly popular with consumers, according to a...
China to Ban ‘Hidden’ Car Door Handles to Address Safety Fears
Feb 4 2026 // China will ban ‘hidden’ car door handles from 2027, becoming the first country to phase out a design pioneered by Tesla and adopted by Chinese competitors including Xiaomi. The hidden handle design, which...
China Plans $29 Billion Capital Injection Into Biggest Insurers
Jan 30 2026 // China is mulling the sale of hundreds of billions of yuan in special government bonds to recapitalize some of its largest insurers, according to people familiar with the matter, strengthening the biggest players in a...
China Urges Nestlé to Work Quickly on Baby Formula Recall
Jan 9 2026 // Chinese authorities are urging Nestlé SA to work quickly in recalling baby formula products in the mainland over potential contamination concerns. The State Administration for Market Regulation said Thursday that Nestlé...
Governments, Regulators Increase Scrutiny of Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek
Jan 7 2026 // Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, which said in January it had developed an AI model to rival ChatGPT at much lower cost, has come under scrutiny in some countries for its security policies and privacy practices. According to...
Taiwan Stays on High Alert as Chinese Ships Pull Back After Massive Drills
Jan 2 2026 // Taiwan remained on high alert on Wednesday after China staged massive military drills around the island the previous day, keeping its emergency maritime response center running as it monitored Chinese naval maneuvers, the...
US Sanctions Chinese Companies, Tankers With Venezuela Links
Jan 2 2026 // The Trump administration stepped up a pressure campaign against Venezuela’s oil exports by sanctioning companies based in Hong Kong and mainland China, along with related oil tankers it accused of evading...
China Lashes Out at Criticism as Taiwan Drills Seem to Wind Down
Dec 31 2025 // China blasted Western criticism of its most intrusive drills ever around Taiwan as its armed forces appeared to wrap up the maneuvers. The Taiwan question was an “internal affair” and “no country is...
China Encircles Taiwan in Massive Military Display
Dec 30 2025 // China fired rockets into waters off Taiwan on Tuesday, showcased new assault ships and dismissed prospects of U.S. and allied intervention to block any future attack by Beijing to take control of the island in its most...
China Issues Draft Rules to Govern Use of Human-Like AI Systems
Dec 29 2025 // China plans to tighten rules around the use of human-like artificial intelligence by requiring providers to ensure their services are ethical, secure and transparent. Users must be informed they are dealing with AI when...
Missouri Faces Legal Battle with China Over Pandemic Compensation
Dec 24 2025 // Missouri’s top prosecutor said China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway...
China’s Kuaishou Shares Fall to Near Five-Week Low After Livestreaming Cyberattack
Dec 23 2025 // Shares of Kuaishou dropped by as much as 6% on Tuesday to HK$62.70 ($8.06), their lowest since November 21, after the Chinese short video platform was hit by a cyberattack on Monday night. The stock is set for its biggest...
UK Suspects Chinese Involvement in Foreign Office Cyberattack
Dec 22 2025 // The UK Foreign Office was hacked in October in an attack that British officials suspect was carried out by Chinese state-backed actors. The breach was first reported by the Sun newspaper, which said that a Beijing-linked...
Google Sues Chinese ‘Darcula’ Group Over Alleged Phishing Scheme
Dec 18 2025 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google filed a lawsuit against alleged Chinese cybercriminals, accusing the group of orchestrating a vast phishing campaign designed to dupe Americans into turning over their credit card numbers. The...
Trump Giving Farmers Hit by China Trade War $12B in Aid
Dec 10 2025 // President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package Dec. 8 — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of...
Former New China Life Insurance Chair Gets Suspended Death Sentence for Corruption
Nov 20 2025 // The former chairman of New China Life Insurance, Li Quan, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on corruption charges by a court in the Chinese province of Shandong, national broadcaster CCTV reported on...
Anthropic Warns of AI-Driven Hacking Campaign Linked to China
Nov 17 2025 // A team of researchers has uncovered what they say is the first reported use of artificial intelligence to direct a hacking campaign in a largely automated fashion. The AI company Anthropic said this week that it disrupted...
China Accuses US of Orchestrating $13 Billion Bitcoin Hack
Nov 13 2025 // China’s cybersecurity agency accused the American government of orchestrating the theft of about $13 billion worth of Bitcoin, representing China’s most recent attempt to attribute major cyberattacks to the...
Australia Spy Chief Warns of China Hackers Probing Networks
Nov 12 2025 // Australia’s spy chief has accused hackers working for China’s government of probing his nation’s communications and infrastructure networks. In a speech to a financial regulation conference on Wednesday...
China Prepares to Bring Home 3 Astronauts Stranded After Collision With Space Debris
Nov 12 2025 // China has activated emergency plans for three astronauts who are stuck in space after debris crashed into their spacecraft. A safety assessment and other analysis of the Shenzhou-20 spaceship are being organized, the China...
