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Typhoon Bavi Hits China, Causing Evacuations, Floods and Flight Delays

12 juillet 2026 à 13:13
Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China after killing 17 in the Philippines, skirting Japan and hitting Taiwan. At its largest, the storm was about the width of France.

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The coastal village of Dongsha, in the Zhejiang province of China, was hit by Typhoon Bavi on Sunday.

Factory Blaze in China’s ‘Shoe Capital’ Kills 28

9 juillet 2026 à 13:58
The country’s leader, Xi Jinping, called on the authorities to investigate the fire, the latest of several deadly workplace accidents in China this year.

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In an image released by Chinese state-run news media, firefighters responded at the scene of a shoe factory fire in Jinjiang, a city in southeastern China, on Thursday.

At Least 17 Dead in China After Flooding and Tornadoes During Typhoon Maysak

7 juillet 2026 à 22:59
Videos showed inundated roads, farmland and buildings, and floodwaters rushing toward homes, while the region braced for a potential super typhoon this week.

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A flooded riverside near a wharf on the Yongjiang river in Nanning, in China’s southern Guangxi Province, on Monday.

Australia Tried to Push Back on China. China Pushed Harder.

4 juillet 2026 à 00:01
Relations between Beijing and Canberra have improved over the past four years, but China’s ambassador is now warning of a ‘Cold War mentality.”

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The director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, Mike Burgess, at the agency’s headquarters in Canberra in June. He has warned about foreign interference in Australia.

China Defends Widely Criticized ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law

3 juillet 2026 à 04:18
Rights groups and Western officials have criticized the law as a threat to Tibetans, Uyghurs and other minorities. Beijing says the measure aims to protect them.

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Xi Jinping, China’s leader, voting on the “ethnic unity” law in Beijing. The Communist Party under Mr. Xi has become increasingly intolerant of any criticism of its treatment of ethnic minorities.

Tibetan Man Dies After Self-Immolation Protest in New York

3 juillet 2026 à 10:58
Lobga Rangzen, a 52-year-old resident of Queens, died after the self-immolation. He said Beijing’s policies were “destroying the Tibetan people.”

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A Tibetan activist set himself on fire outside the U.N. headquarters in New York on Thursday evening. “I am doing this for my country. For the Tibetan nation,” he had said.

China Says Pilot Who Flew Into Skyscraper Had Thoughts of Death

2 juillet 2026 à 09:04
Beijing authorities said the pilot who hit a building in the city had suffered from insomnia and anxiety and had expressed a desire to end his life.

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A hole was visible in the Citic Tower in Beijing, after a plane crashed into the skyscraper last month.

China Increases Military and Economic Pressure on Japan

30 juin 2026 à 08:25
Beijing’s moves have included flying bombers near Japan, detaining businesspeople and restricting the exports of rare earths.

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A Chinese coast guard ship departing from the dock in Yantai for a patrol in April.

China Confirms Death of Pilot Who Flew Small Plane Into Beijing’s Tallest Tower

28 juin 2026 à 03:22
The statement came a day after online images showed falling debris and plane parts. Another 13 were injured in the incident five miles from Communist Party headquarters.

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A hole was still visible on Sunday morning on the eastern face of Citic Tower in Beijing, after a light plane hit it on Friday.
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