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Field Notes from Beijing

Fuel shock bites in China, but no panic yet

Motorists queue to fill their tanks ahead of a petrol price adjustment expected on March 23, at a petrol station in Suzhou, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on March 22, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) / China OUT

Senators urge Trump to bar Chinese automakers from building cars in US

BYD vehicles on the production line at the Chinese company's factory in Brazil.

‘Afraid of weighing scale’: Olympic diver’s tearful interview spotlights cyberbullying in China

Chinese diver Quan Hongchan during a broadcast interview on March 30, in which she spoke about her struggles with her weight.

Albirex Niigata goalkeeper Hassan Sunny continues to terrorise attackers at 42

Even at 42, Hassan Sunny continues to put up admirable performances for Albirex Niigata as the Singapore Premier League's oldest local-born goalkeeper.

China tightens border controls, culls cattle amid foot-and-mouth outbreak

The Ministry of Agriculture said last weekend it had started culling animals and disinfecting affected areas.

Chinese Politburo member Ma Xingrui under investigation by anti-graft watchdog

Xinjiang Party Secretary Ma Xingrui attends the Xinjiang delegation meeting during the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

China probes Politburo member in widest purge since 1976

Mr Ma Xingrui, former party secretary of China’s western Xinjiang region, was placed under investigation for “severe violations” of unspecified laws and party discipline.

China moves to regulate digital humans, bans addictive services for children

People walk past an office of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) in Beijing, China July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

China urges respect for Palestinian rights after Israel passes death penalty law

A protest in Jerusalem against a law passed by Israel's Parliament hat would allow the hanging of Palestinians convicted of deadly militant attacks.

China says peace talks advance between Afghanistan, Pakistan

FILE PHOTO: Afghan men walk next to debris lying at the site of a drug rehabilitation center destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib/ File Photo

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