The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China said he was allowed back into his lab after he spent days locked outside, sitting in protest. Zhang Yongzhen wrote in an online post on Wednesday, just past midnight,
Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons at two Philippine patrol vessels Tuesday near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, damaging both in the latest flare-up in an increasingly tense territorial conflict. There were no immediate reports of injuries in
The first scientist to publish the COVID-19 virus sequence in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after being locked out by authorities. Zhang Yongzhen and his team were reportedly notified of eviction from their lab. The Shanghai Public Health Clinical
Former Belgian Prime Minister and European Parliament member Guy Verhofstadt has been identified as the latest target of a Chinese state-linked espionage effort aimed at officials working on an inter-parliamentary committee focused on China. The espionage campaign, which the US Department of
Two key American athlete groups sent a letter to the country’s drug czar calling for a “truly independent” investigation of the case that led to 23 Chinese swimmers not being sanctioned despite testing positive for a banned heart medication. The USA Swimming
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary next week. China claims neutrality in the Ukraine war, but has refused to call the Russian assault an invasion and has been accused of supporting Russian weapon-making. The United States will be
Maximilian Krah, a German lawmaker, has announced that he will dismiss his assistant, Jian Guo, who was arrested on suspicion of spying for China. Guo, who worked for Krah since 2019, is accused of passing European Parliament information to a Chinese intelligence
One of China’s top military leaders took a harsh line on regional territorial disputes, telling an international naval gathering in northeastern China on Monday that the country would strike back with force if its interests came under threat. The 19th biennial meeting
After visiting a panda sanctuary in Chengdu with partner Lily Muani He, Albon unveiled an eye-catching design for the Chinese GP. The helmet featured white and black details with two large panda eyes above the visor and a smiling mouth underneath it.
Max Verstappen joked that he was at fault for sparking the chaotic scenes involving Lance Stroll and Daniel Ricciardo during the Chinese Grand Prix. Verstappen cruised to a routine victory in Shanghai, with Lando Norris and Sergio Perez coming home in second