China’s largest-ever military exercises surrounding Taiwan were drawing to a close yesterday following a controversial visit last week to the self-ruled island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

China yesterday said it was ending cooperation with the United States on a litany of key issues including climate change, anti-drug efforts and military talks, as relations between the two superpowers nosedive over Taiwan.

In a statement, Li Jiming, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh, today (August 4, 2022) said that on August 2, disregarding China’s strong opposition, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited China’s Taiwan region.  

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan yesterday after pledging solidarity and hailing its democracy, leaving a trail of Chinese anger over her brief visit to the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own.

China on Wednesday (Aug 3) continued to voice its anger at US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan calling the move "dangerous and stupid" as it announced new economic measures and other sanctions against the island.

The Chinese military has been put on high alert and will launch "targeted military operations" in response to US House Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China's defence ministry said on Tuesday night.

China said today that its military “not sit idly by” if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan.

Taiwan simulated intercepting Chinese attacks from the sea in annual war games yesterday, with President Tsai Ing-wen hailing the military’s “determination” as she watched from onboard a destroyer.

Cities across China were on red alert for heatwaves yesterday, as tens of millions of people were warned to stay indoors and record temperatures strained energy supply.

China yesterday launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year’s end.

China on Sunday launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year's end.

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a sympathy message to his United States counterpart Joe Biden yesterday, a day after the 79-year-old US leader tested positive for Covid-19.

China yesterday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases since May, with millions in lockdown this weekend as authorities persist with their zero-Covid policy.

Shanghai roasted under some of its hottest temperatures ever recorded yesterday as a searing heatwave in China triggered a flurry of weather alerts and strained the farming and energy sectors.

Hundreds of thousands of people were under lockdown in a small Chinese city yesterday after just one case of Covid-19 was detected, as Beijing’s strict no-tolerance virus strategy showed no sign of abating.

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi warned on Monday (July 11) during a policy speech in the Indonesian capital that countries should avoid being used as “chess pieces” by major powers in a region at risk of being reshaped by geopolitical factors.

China’s crude oil imports from Russia soared 55 per cent from a year earlier to a record level in May, displacing Saudi Arabia as the top supplier, as refiners cashed in on discounted supplies amid sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly 300 new cases yesterday in the latest of a string of outbreaks testing Beijing’s no-tolerance approach to Covid-19.

China yesterday rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of Nasa that China might “take over” the moon as part of a military programme, saying it has always called for the building of a community of nations in outer space.

China’s foreign minister yesterday called for Myanmar’s junta to hold talks with its opponents during his first visit to the country since the 2021 coup that plunged it into turmoil.