Li Keqiang

The top of a palace building in China's Forbidden City is barely viewable in a photograph showing a dense amount of smog.

China sets moderate new energy goals for climate change

March 5, 2021Climate Change

China, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, announced generally moderate new energy and climate targets on Friday that give little sign that it will step up its pace in combatting climate change.

Two people riding bicycles are shown wearing face masks and passing by portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping and late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong.

Coronavirus claims 97 lives in one day — the largest number in a single day

February 10, 2020COVID-19

China's President Xi Jinping claps after his speech as he and other new Politburo Standing Committee members meet with the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Oct. 25, 2017.

Xi’s grip on China tightens with new term and no heir in sight

October 25, 2017Global Politics

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C) poses with female delegates at the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC) on International Women's Day in Beijing on March 8, 2015.

China detains female activists ahead of International Women’s Day

March 9, 2015Justice