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.

Hong Kong has overcome its challenges and “risen from the ashes”, China’s President Xi Jinping said yesterday, as he arrived in the former British colony to celebrate 25 years since its return to Chinese rule.

China’s factory and service sectors snapped three months of activity decline in June, business surveys showed on Thursday, as authorities lifted a strict Covid lockdown in Shanghai, reviving output and consumer spending.

Beijing yesterday slammed Nato over a “completely futile” warning in which the group said for the first time in a guiding blueprint that China’s power challenges the military alliance. 

Record floods were expected in parts of southern China yesterday as heavy rains pushed water levels in the Pearl River delta to their highest in almost a century.

China has carried out a land-based missile interception test that “achieved its expected purpose”, the Defence Ministry said, describing it as defensive and not aimed at any country.

China yesterday launched its biggest and most modern aircraft carrier, marking a major military advance for the Asian superpower. The new carrier, named

The top Chinese and US security advisers have held lengthy talks, with both sides describing them as “candid” following days of acrimonious exchanges over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues.

The defence chiefs of China and the United States held face-to-face talks for the first time yesterday, with both sides standing firm on their opposing views over Taiwan’s right to rule itself.