Financial Times
GPS data reveal secretive Chinese research vessels crossing Pacific
The FT's Kathrin Hille examines the Chinese oceanographic research vessels appearing between the Philippines and Hawaii based on data from Marinetraffic.com and explains how Beijing is expanding its maritime influence in the Pacific.
Curated Video
China, Beijing - Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven Park is located in the Chongwen District, Beijing. Originally, this was the place where emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911) held the Heaven Worship Ceremony. It is the largest...
History Hit
The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion: Nestorian Christianity
How well received was this form of religion and why did the Mongols favor it? What was Xi'an like during the Tang dynasty? The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 4
AllTime 10s
10 Misconceptions Everyone Believes About China
It's the most populous country in the world, and possibly the most powerful. But do you know as much about it as you think? Here's 10 Misconceptions Everyone Believes About China.
Next Animation Studio
U.S., Britain hold joint naval drills in the South China Sea
Reuters reports that the United States and Britain held their first joint drills in the South China Sea since Beijing built island bases in the disputed waters.
Financial Times
Why the renminbi is caught in the US-China trade battle
The FT's James Kynge explains how the battle with China over trade is affecting the value of the renminbi, potentially leading to a currency war.
Next Animation Studio
Hong Kong: China passes controversial security law
Beijing’s new national security law grants the government sweeping powers that critics fear will be used to quash Hong Kong’s freedoms and autonomy.
Next Animation Studio
Gutter oil: explained
The Chinese government has been battling to eliminate "gutter oil" from the country's kitchens. Chinese police recently raided six illicit oil recyclers, arresting 32 suspects and recovering 100 tons of gutter oil that was being...
Next Animation Studio
Tiananmen Square protests: 25 years after 1989 massacre
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the June 4 protests in China, where an unknown number of student protesters were killed in a government-ordered crackdown in and around Tiananmen Square.
Financial Times
Why the US isn't winning the trade war with China
The FT's global China editor James Kynge says for all Donald Trump's rhetoric about how tariffs are working, the numbers show that China's trade surplus with the US is widening
Jabzy
Soviet-Japanese War - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Soviet-Japanese War
Jabzy
Reunification of China - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Reunification of China
Financial Times
How Beijing is cracking down on Hong Kong
Pro-democracy campaigners Jimmy Lai and Martin Lee talk to the FT's Sue Lin Wong about Beijing's attempts to override Hong Kong's mini-constitution while the world is distracted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Financial Times
China, Russia and the new space race
China and Russia have signed a deal to build a Moon base together as they seek to rival the US in orbit, on the Moon and beyond. The FT's global China editor James Kynge and Moscow bureau chief Henry Foy look at how their partnership...
Next Animation Studio
Piece of Russian debris almost vaporized Chinese satellite
A few years after creating a cloud of space debris by blowing up one of its satellites, Chinese officials are now calling for the U.N. to stop such behavior.
Next Animation Studio
China says SpaceX satellites are trying to hit its space station
Beijing complained bitterly to the U.N. about having to avoid collisions twice, but its anti-satellite missile test did much worse to the ISS.
SWPictures
SCHOOL'S OUT - A Hard Days Wok
As the world’s economic order changes the pressure on countries to provide a skilled workforce becomes more acute. China is fast becoming the biggest economy on the planet. India is not far behind. So how will the USA and Europe compete?...
The Wall Street Journal
Case Study: Hong Kong and Carrie Lam
Hong Kong chief executive discusses the future of business in Hong Kong and China's impact.
Next Animation Studio
Sneaky Chinese robotic satellite caught red-handed
A Chinese satellite was caught red-handed when it snuck away from its position in Earth orbit to do something very unsettling.
Curated Video
China, Beijing -The Forbidden City
Constructed from 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings and covers over 180 acres. The palace exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and...
Next Animation Studio
U.S. to sell fast howitzers and ‘smart shells’ to Taiwan
The Biden administration wants to add $750 million worth of arms sales to the $1.8 billion worth that Trump approved.
Curated Video
Giving Information in English
This video aims to help people improve their English by confidently talking about yourself in more detail, and ask for and give basic information. It also covers basic grammar, useful everyday expressions and new vocabulary.
The Wall Street Journal
Shifting Alliances
When a longtime U.S. ally starts looking toward China, what lessons can be drawn, and what does it say about U.S. influence regionally?
Janus Academy
How Well Does Mark Zuckerberg Speak Chinese? | Comments on His Speech in Mandarin in China
Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks fluent Mandarin at Tsinghua University in Beijing. How well did he speak? Let's see what a native Mandarin teacher has to say!