Phoebe Zhang

3 days ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang

Two Japanese nationals were killed in Dalian in northeastern China’s Liaoning province, and a Chinese suspect has been detained as authorities continue to investigate the men’s deaths, Beijing confirmed on Tuesday. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a press release that on May 23, Dalian police received a call about two deaths, with the victims revealed in the initial investigation to be Japanese.

1 week ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang

Covid-19 infections in China are reaching a peak and will start to decline next month, the country’s best known respiratory diseases specialist has said, as the authorities urged the public to take precautions. Zhong Nanshan told the opening of the Guangzhou Science and Technology and Activity Week on Saturday that people with symptoms – particularly the elderly – should seek medical treatment within 48 hours.

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang

A documentary depicting how the Chinese air force played catch-up to develop its J-10 fighter jet has aired on state broadcaster CCTV, days after China confirmed its variant J-10C shot down Indian planes in the recent conflict with Pakistan. The J-10, a single-engine, multirole combat aircraft, entered service in the Chinese air force in 2003. The J-10C is the most upgraded version of the series, equipped with a better engine and more advanced active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang

In a bid to scare potential military service dodgers, a local government in China has detailed the punishment dealt to a young man who the authority said had refused to serve because of personal preference. The 20-year-old surnamed Liu had signed up voluntarily in January and in March was assigned to an armed police force, the Jishui county government in Jiangxi province said on Monday. When he got to the army, he was “extremely unstable” and submitted five requests to leave, the statement said.

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang

India has blocked two Chinese state-backed social media accounts accused of spreading “disinformation” during the latest conflict with Pakistan. The X, formerly Twitter, accounts of Global Times and state news agency Xinhua were blocked on Wednesday as tensions remained high between the two neighbours.