Beijing

Joe Biden says US has ‘a commitment’ to defend ally against Chinese aggression

Beijing blasts US intervention in Afghanistan as officials meet to signal warming ties

Man aged 24 found guilty of secession and terrorism in landmark trial ruling

Infection linked to macaques is often deadly when spread to humans

Vow by Tokyo to protect neighbour in event of invasion marks historic policy shift by pacifist nation

Facebook, Twitter and Google threaten to leave over proposed data legislation

Tough restrictions reimposed as Beijing battles coronavirus variants amid concerns about efficacy of home-grown vaccines

Residents banned from leaving Chinese capital amid mass testing push

Ren Zhiqiang criticised president’s handling of Covid crisis shortly before being indicted on corruption charges

Xiong’an is being championed by President Xi Jinping as a ‘new standard’ for post-coronavirus era

City bosses reimpose lockdown as Covid-19 returns

Experts warn that punishing China over its pandemic response could further deter countries from revealing case statistics

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 10 January

The tiny island nation is expected to vote for independence from Papua New Guinea

Officials told to show ‘absolutely no mercy’ in clampdown on ethnic minorities

Western powers wary as Athens agrees further investment from Beijing

Beijing authorities will punish or reward citizens according to their ratings under new points system

Beijing pledges $150m in infrastructure funding for Central American nation in fresh blow to Taiwan

Growth last year beat official expansion targets but fears persist all is not what it seems

An exhibition at Beijing's Palace Museum explores the affinity between Chaumet and artistic practices in China

Meeting of top ranking Community Party officials is expected to focus on internal discipline

Subsidence on massive scale threatens infrastructure of China's capital

'Assassin' is 570 billion times brighter than the Sun and has left scientists baffled

Sign on the Beijing clothes store reads 'Chinese people may not enter (except employees)'

Air pollution in Beijing is now 20 times worse than levels the World Health Organisation considers safe

By focusing on the student protests in Tiananmen Square Western liberals ignore the bigger tragedy perpetrated by the Communist Party of China