China

As congratulations to Joe Biden flooded in from around the world, there were exceptions – Russia, China and Turkey are yet to recognise the election result. From rejoining the Iran nuclear deal to dealing with nuclear-armed North Korea, the president-elect has his work cut out.

We spoke to Aziz Isa Elkun, a London-based Uyghur academic and activist.

Is China still persecuting its Uyghur Muslim minority?

They close our consulate – we’ll shut theirs: tensions between China and the United States escalate still further

We spoke to Ben Phillips, one of the UK’s biggest social media stars.

Some leading Tory MPs are calling for the highly popular social media app TikTok to be banned because of its ties to China.

We spoke to Victor Gao, a Chinese international relations expert,

Power, transport, water – China has been buying its way into key parts of the UK economy for years.

Canada and Australia have already suspended their extradition agreements with Hong Kong – and both countries have been on the receiving end of China’s diplomatic wrath.

The UK has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong “immediately and indefinitely” – amid the growing tension over the controversial national security law imposed by China.

The US State Department announced new sanctions today on some employees of Chinese tech companies, including Huawei, for their involvement in human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region; home to the country’s persecuted Uyghur community.

We spoke to the pro-democracy activist and former Hong Kong lawmaker, Nathan Law.

Ban the Chinese tech giant Huawei from the UK’s 5G network and there will be consequences, Beijing’s ambassador has warned

Hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested, and thousands defied a police ban to oppose draconian legislation imposed by China last night.  

China has passed a law aimed at preventing a repeat of last year’s pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.