Latest China Headlines
All the headlines from our China Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas AG Threatens Action Against Chinese Company for Potential Data Privacy Violations
Oct 9 2025 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he has opened an investigation against TP-Link Systems Inc. (“TP Link”), a manufacturer of networking equipment, for potentially aiding the Chinese government in...
Typhoon Matmo Strengthens as It Hits Philippines, on Track to China
Oct 3 2025 // Typhoon Matmo intensified as it made landfall in northern Philippines on Friday where it’s forecast to dump heavy rain, with the nation still reeling from the impact of two deadly typhoons in the past two...
Chinese Hackers Breached Foreign Ministers’ Email Servers
Sep 30 2025 // Chinese hackers breached email servers of foreign ministers as part of a years-long effort targeting the communications of diplomats around the world, according to researchers at the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks...
‘Most Prevalent’ Chinese Hacking Group Targets Tech, Law Firms
Sep 25 2025 // Suspected Chinese hackers are behind an ongoing cyberespionage campaign against US technology companies and legal firms, stealing national security secrets often while remaining undetected, according to Alphabet...
Storm Ragasa Nears Vietnam After Soaking Southern China
Sep 25 2025 // Tropical Storm Ragasa is moving toward northern Vietnam, threatening to drench the capital of Hanoi with heavy rain, after weakening overnight as the system tracked across southern China. The storm was near Beihai, packing...
Chinese Regulator Summons ByteDance, Alibaba’s Platforms Over Content Violations
Sep 23 2025 // China’s cyberspace regulator summoned ByteDance’s news platform Toutiao and Alibaba’s internet browser operator UCWeb over content violations, making them the latest companies to be targeted by a...
China’s EV Boom Saddles its Auto Insurers With Chronic Losses
Sep 22 2025 // China’s giant electric vehicle insurance market is flailing. Losses are piling up, as companies’ risk models haven’t kept up with changes in vehicle economics and driver behaviors. The country now has...
China’s EV Automaker Xiaomi to Fix Assisted Driving Issue for Over 115,000 SU7s
Sep 19 2025 // Xiaomi will issue a software update for over 115,000 of its popular SU7 electric sedans to fix potential safety issues when its assisted driving features are used, a Chinese regulator said in a product recall notice. It is...
China Fires Water Cannons After Collision With Philippine Ship
Sep 16 2025 // Philippine and Chinese vessels collided Tuesday near a disputed South China Sea shoal, where Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons as tensions escalate over the rivals’ long-running maritime dispute. The...
Chinese Hackers Impersonated Republican Lawmaker, Panel Says
Sep 10 2025 // Suspected cyber attackers linked to the Chinese Communist Party impersonated the Republican chair of the House Select Committee on China in a series of attempts to steal sensitive data on trade negotiations, the panel...
Chinese Firm Faces $420 Million Zambia Mine-Spill Damages Claims
Sep 3 2025 // People affected by a large-scale toxic spill at a Zambian mine in February are demanding $420 million in compensation from the Chinese state-owned company that operates the site. Two separate groups sent letters of demand...
International Coalition Calls Out Three Chinese Companies Over Hacking Campaign
Aug 28 2025 // An unusually broad coalition composed of the United States, its traditional English-speaking allies, and other nations including Germany, Italy and Japan is calling out three Chinese companies over alleged hacking...
China-Linked Hackers Hit Southeast Asia Diplomats, Google Says
Aug 26 2025 // Diplomats in Southeast Asia were targeted in a cyber-espionage campaign earlier this year, likely waged in support of operations aligned with the strategic interests of China, according to Google. The attacks, using social...
Northern China Flash Flood Kills 10, Xinhua Reports
Aug 18 2025 // At least 10 people died in a flash flood in northern China, state media reported on Sunday [Aug. 17], with two others still missing, as the East Asian monsoon continues to unleash atmospheric chaos across the world’s...
Toxic Spill at China-Owned Zambian Mine 30 Times Worse Than Estimated
Aug 15 2025 // The partial collapse of a waste dam at a Chinese state-owned copper mine in Zambia may have released 30 times more toxic sludge into the environment than previously reported, according to an independent evaluation of the...
Luxembourg Probes Possible Wrongdoing Tied to China CO2 Credits
Jul 31 2025 // Luxembourg authorities are looking into possible wrongdoing tied to carbon-credit projects based in China that have been tapped by European companies to reduce their CO2 footprints. “The Prosecutor General’s...
Chinese Engines, Shipped as ‘Cooling Units,’ Power Russian Drones Used in Ukraine
Jul 24 2025 // Chinese-made engines are being covertly shipped via front companies to a state-owned drone manufacturer in Russia, labeled as “industrial refrigeration units” to avoid detection in the wake of Western...
Chinese Hackers Still Trying to Break Into Telecoms Across Globe
Jul 18 2025 // A Chinese hacking group has continued to target phone and wireless providers around the world, compromising devices tied to seven telecommunications companies since February, according to a bulletin that a cybersecurity...
China-Linked Hackers Target Taiwan’s Chip Industry With Increasing Attacks: Research
Jul 18 2025 // Chinese-linked hackers are targeting the Taiwanese semiconductor industry and investment analysts as part of a string of cyber espionage campaigns, researchers said on Wednesday [July 16]. While hacking to steal data and...
University Faces Scrutiny Over Chinese Scientists’ Smuggling of Biological Materials
Jul 16 2025 // The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United States. The Education Department on Tuesday...
