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Xi's tough talk on Taiwan backfires
China's push for unification has given Taiwan's leader a boost, writes Johnson Lai.
'Step in the wrong direction': US to withdraw from superpower arms treaty
US officials have expressed concerns China is gaining a significant military advantage.
'Guam killer': China releases footage of long-range ballistic missile
Amid growing US-China tensions, new missile means Guam is now within striking distance.
Birth tourism crackdown: 20 arrested over US citizenship rort
Chinese women paid thousands for their babies to get automatic US citizenship.
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Police 'looked at' letter claiming censorship of Chinese media in NZ
Chinese New Zealand Herald denies censorship claims, despite widespread holes in coverage.
Big Read: China's Generation Z teens spend more and worry less than you do
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China plans to use nuclear bomb detonator to release shale gas
China is planning to access its massive shale gas reserves in Sichuan province.
Huawei row: Justin Trudeau fires his ambassador to China
Fellow former ambassador says remarks "are true but he should have kept his mouth shut".
Scientists clone monkeys condemned to be mentally ill
Chinese geneticists have been criticised after cloning five monkeys to be mentally ill.
Puppy on a plane: Why this dog is sitting in economy
A big dog sitting in the cabin of a China Southern Airlines flight has found viral fame.
Online mall: Easy access to millions of customers for Wellington businesses
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Mutant monkey experiment slammed
China's latest monkey cloning experiment sparks outrage and is labelled "monstrous".
The really gross reason China has cut trips to Mt Everest
China decides to cut down on climbers wanting to scale Everest for a pretty grim reason.
'Go home and date': Chinese firms give single females dating leave
Chinese firms giving single female employees additional annual leave to date.
Extra holidays for single Chinese female employees
Single female employees over the age of 30 given extra annual days to "go home and date".
Australian govt asks China about missing citizen in potential new diplomatic row
Friends and supporters of the writer Yang Hengjun said he has been detained.
Want to recycle your plastic bags? Too bad
The country's processing plants having hit recycling capacity.
Huawei arrest: US to push ahead with case against executive jailed in Canada
The detentions are making experts cautious about traveling to China, they wrote.
Liam Dann: IMF darkens outlook for global growth
The mood at the World Economic forum in Davos is looking less optimistic this year.
Everest climbers to be cut by a third as China plans clean-up of world's highest peak
Clean up will also include recovery of bodies of climbers who died on the mountain.
Chinese probe adds weight to claim of gene-edited babies
China seems to confirm scientist's claim.
Can China build first base on the moon by 2035?
The technology is already available for an unmanned facility.
Yoga student wins $42k payout after leg bone snaps in gym
Woman was permanently injured when she broke her thigh bone in class.
Gwynne Dyer: Xi rhetoric ensures Taiwan treads carefully
Xi threatens bloody murder if Tsai declares independence, but he knows that she will.
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Fonterra says milk production is running ahead of forecast.
Trudeau lobbies Ardern to support Canada in feud with China
Ardern and Trudeau had a conversation yesterday about the escalating diplomatic feud.
Death ruling ramps up China-Canada tensions
Trudeau expressed "extreme concern" after a Chinese court sentenced a Canadian to death.