9 killed in fire at cold storage facility in eastern China

9 killed in fire at cold storage facility in eastern China

Nine people were killed in a fire at a cold storage on Saturday in China’s eastern province of Shandong, state media reported. Thermal insulation materials caught on fire at the under-construction cold chain storage facility in the city of Rongcheng around midday on Saturday, state broadcaster CCTV said. The nine deaths at the site were … Read more

TikTok’s US lawsuit gets Chinese state media support as ByteDance looks to avoid ban of its flagship app

TikTok’s US lawsuit gets Chinese state media support as ByteDance looks to avoid ban of its flagship app

China Daily, which is operated by the Communist Party, used a recent move supportive of electric vehicle maker Tesla to argue that China is more open to foreign business than the US. China may soon allow Tesla to test robotaxis in the country, China Daily reported on Wednesday. The move “again demonstrates the Chinese government’s … Read more

Chinese state media reporters blocked from deadly blast site near Beijing, raising rare controversy over press controls

Chinese state media reporters blocked from deadly blast site near Beijing, raising rare controversy over press controls

In another video, reporters were seen surrounded by a group of uniformed police officers telling them to leave the scene. A reporter with China Media Group, of which CCTV is a division, was heard saying “we three reporters are shoved by a dozen people”. The incident sparked controversy and became a trending topic on social … Read more

Mainland Chinese journalist Wang Zhian banned from Taiwan after mocking disabled DPP candidate

Mainland Chinese journalist Wang Zhian banned from Taiwan after mocking disabled DPP candidate

Beijing sees ‘hope and opportunity’ in DPP’s weak Taiwan election result Taiwan’s National Immigration Agency said on Wednesday that the ban was imposed because Wang entered Taiwan on a tourist visa, but his participation in the show did not correspond with the purpose of the trip. For years, Taiwanese authorities turned a blind eye to … Read more