Rappler's latest stories on Beijing
Taiwan opens new office for Hong Kongers after security law
The Taiwan-Hong Kong Office for Exchanges and Services in Taipei will, among other tasks, handle applications from Hong Kongers seeking to stay in Taiwan for 'political reasons'
China releases genome from Beijing virus cluster as cases near 200
Chinese authorities share the genome data of the latest outbreak with the World Health Organization and international scientific community.
Beijing schools closed again as city finds 31 more virus cases
'The epidemic situation in the capital is extremely severe,' Beijing city spokesman Xu Hejian warns
Mass virus testing in Beijing after new cluster triggers lockdowns
(3rd UPDATE) Authorities impose lockdowns on a very small part of the city that includes 11 residential estates near the market which supplies most of the city's fresh produce
New virus cases raise fears in Chinese capital, schools delay return
The two latest patients are employees of the China Meat Research Center, one of whom had traveled to Qingdao in east China within the past two weeks
Pompeo says Trump to act on alleged spying by Chinese students
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Chinese students 'shouldn't be here in our schools spying'
Fearful of virus return, Beijing turns into virtual fortress
Beijing imposes a strict 14-day quarantine on people arriving from other parts of China, regardless of whether they test negative for COVID-19
Beijing 2022 Olympics faces 'special situation' after Tokyo delay
Brace for back-to-back Olympics as the Tokyo Summer and Beijing Winter Games tip off just 6 months apart
U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait during virus spat
A US Pacific Fleet tweet confirms the USS McCampbell, a guided missile destroyer, transited the strait
Beijing orders quarantine for all international arrivals
Zhang Qiang, a city government official, says those landing from 'non-epidemic countries' will also have to stay at home for 14 days
U.S. professor charged with hiding link to China on NASA-funded project
The US Justice Department says Anming Hu hid his ties to Beijing University of Technology while he taught and did research at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
U.S. professor charged with hiding link to China on NASA-funded project
The US Justice Department is taking aim at a number of Chinese nationals for allegedly stealing industrial and other secrets to boost China's economy and defense sectors
Beijing orders quarantine for foreign arrivals from virus-hit areas
Beijing has criticized countries for imposing bans on arrivals from China over the epidemic, which has killed more than 2,700 people and infected some 78,000
Beijing mobilizes masses in 'people's war' against coronavirus
'Those who do not declare their fever are enemies,' proclaims a banner on a building in Yunmeng
Women spark outrage by driving in Beijing's Forbidden City
The Palace Museum says it is 'deeply shocked and sincerely apologizes to the public'
China's wrong approach to its strategic dilemma
China has valid strategic concerns in the South China Sea, but its way of addressing them has involved violating the territorial and resource rights of its neighbors
U.S. calls on China not to interfere in Taiwan election
The top US diplomat for Asia says that tensions between Beijing and Taipei have historically risen whenever Taiwan goes to the polls
6 months of sacrifice: Hong Kong's protesters remain defiant
Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters say they aren't backing down
China condemns U.S. navy sail-by in disputed South China Sea
The US Navy says the USS Gabrielle Giffords littoral combat ship sailed near Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands, and the USS Wayne E. Meyer guided-missile destroyer passed the Paracel Islands
U.S. curbs China officials' visas, demands end to Uighur 'repression'
(UPDATED) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweets: 'China must end its draconian surveillance and repression, release all those arbitrarily detained and cease its coercion of Chinese Muslims abroad'
Ghosts of China's past haunt former capital Nanjing
Nanjing locals still remember when Mao Zedong's Nationalist rivals controlled China from their city, and some hint at dismay over its lost stature
Jeremy Lin says playing for China 'always on my radar'
After winning an NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors, Jeremy Lin turns his focus on leading the Beijing Shougang Ducks in the Chinese pro league
China then and now: the PRC at 70
Here are some of the key ways in which China and its citizens have changed since the PRC was founded on October 1, 1949
Beijing opens glitzy airport ahead of China's 70th anniversary
The newly opened Beijing Daxing International Airport in China is about the size of 100 football pitches
Taiwan leader meets Solomons envoy to shore up ties over China
The Solomon Islands are among only 17 countries that maintain official ties with Taiwan, but Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has vowed to review the relationship
Arrests jump in China's Xinjiang amid crackdown
One in 5 arrests made in China in 2017 took place in Xinjiang, although the region is home to just 2% of the country's population, data from the local prosecutor's office show
China says Uighur award nomination is 'supporting terrorism'
The European Court of Human Rights which will give the Vaclav Havel prize shortlists Ilham Tohti, an economics professor whom China sentenced to life in prison in September 2014 after being convicted of separatism
China tech firm eyes IPO for gay dating app Grindr
The move comes as China and the US restarted talks to resolve a bruising war which includes a side skirmish in technology.
China says army can be deployed at Hong Kong's request
Article 14 of Hong Kong's garrison law says the city's authorities may ask, 'when necessary', the central government for assistance from the garrison 'in the maintenance of public order and in disaster relief'
Li Peng, the 'Butcher of Beijing', dies aged 90
Li Peng dies of an unspecified illness in Beijing after he fails to respond to medical treatment late Monday, July 22
U.S. approves potential $2.2 billion arms sale to Taiwan
The announcement is likely to anger Beijing, which views Taiwan as part of its territory and has previously expressed 'serious concerns' about the possible sale
Protests pile pressure on Hong Kong's already-stressed youth
'These students are gambling their youth to defend this place, it's very fragile,' says pro-democracy lawmaker Roy Kwong
Hand signals and shields: how Hong Kong's parliament was stormed
Many of the current generation of largely young protesters proudly repeat the phrase 'be like water', a philosophy of adaptability and unpredictability espoused by martial arts master and local legend Bruce Lee
First charges against Hong Kong anti-government protester
(UPDATED) Authorities have vowed to hunt those behind the unrest that has plunged the semi-autonomous city's Beijing-backed government into crisis
'One country, two systems': Hong Kong's special status
The 'one country, two systems' deal is at the center of the row between London and Beijing
China, Britain wage war of words over Hong Kong
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman says UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt 'seems to be fantasizing in the faded glory of British colonialism and in the bad habit of gesticulating while looking down on other countries' affairs'
China halts Canadian meat exports over fake certificates
China's embassy in Ottawa said a customs investigation – launched after the discovery of traces of a banned feed additive – reveals that up to 188 forged documents had been provided to Chinese officials
Why is Hong Kong's China extradition plan so controversial?
A briefer on the proposed Hong Kong extradition law
30 years after Tiananmen, U.S. says hopes dashed as China defends crackdown
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo salutes the 'heroic protest movement,' which he says still stirs 'the conscience of freedom-loving people around the world'
China says US 'playing with fire' over Taiwan
'The US recently often played the Taiwan card, in a vain attempt to use Taiwan to contain China. This is purely wishful thinking,' says a Chinese defense ministry spokesman
Hong Kong independence activists granted refugee status in Germany
Ray Wong and Alan Li – who took part in 2016 protests dubbed the "Fishball Revolution" which saw the Hong Kong's worst violence for decades – are the first dissenters from the semi-autonomous Chinese city to receive such protection
Beijing slams U.S. warship sail-by in South China Sea
China's foreign ministry says the Chinese navy asked the US vessels to leave after they entered waters adjacent to Gaven and Chigua reefs in the Spratly Islands, which Beijing calls Nansha
Duterte flies to China amid West PH Sea controversies
This is President Rodrigo Duterte's fourth visit to China since he assumed office in 2016
Taiwan president says U.S. trade deal would boost security
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen says the US and Taiwanese economies are 'complementary' and that a trade pact could provide a model for the Indo-Pacific region
Dalai Lama 'doing much better,' should leave hospital in few days – spokesman
(UPDATED) A representative of the Dalai Lama says he is in New Delhi for a doctor's visit, and is 'doing much better'
U.S. officials order Chinese company to sell Grindr – report
US officials fear people with security clearances who use the app could be blackmailed by Beijing, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing unnamed sources
Locsin hits West, praises China in 1st Beijing trip
'I speak for my country which wants to see much to hope for, and nothing to fear from the rise of a new power,' says Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr
Chinese carmakers show goods in Geneva as sales tank at home
New Chinese players come out in force this year in Europe's biggest annual car show, which has typically been a showcase for luxury cars from historic manufacturers
Beijing's Forbidden City in historic light show
The Forbbidden City is set to celebrate the Lantern Festival with another light show
U.S. team in Beijing for trade talks after IMF 'storm' warning
Deputy trade representative Jeffrey Gerrish leads the US delegation in preparatory meetings, according to the White House on Monday
