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Who is TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew? Why is he testifying about app safety

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Winnie the Pooh
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Winnie the Pooh

Is Winnie the Pooh horror film banned in Hong Kong?

China has banned several major Hollywood blockbusters
China has banned several major Hollywood blockbusters

11 films banned in China: censorship of movies from Marvel to Pooh

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday. (Picture: Sergei Karpuhkin/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday. (Picture: Sergei Karpuhkin/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer China's plan for settling the Ukraine conflict explained

Xi Jinping met with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow (Credit: Getty Images)
Xi Jinping met with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Is China an ally of Russia? China’s stance on Ukraine war explained

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday. Picture: Sergei Karpuhkin/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday. Picture: Sergei Karpuhkin/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin to give Xi ‘detailed explanation’ of Moscow’s actions in Ukraine

TikTok has been banned on UK government mobile phones. (Credit: Getty Images)
TikTok has been banned on UK government mobile phones. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Who owns TikTok? Chinese government links to app explained

TikTok is set to be banned on UK government devices
TikTok is set to be banned on UK government devices

TikTok expected to be banned on government devices over data fears

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China will bolster its military amid concerns a conflict with Taiwan could break out. (Credit: Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China will bolster its military amid concerns a conflict with Taiwan could break out. (Credit: Getty Images)

Analysis Are China and Taiwan heading for war? Expert explains the situation

Rishi Sunak is in California for a three-way AUKUS summit with the US and Australia. (Credit: Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak is in California for a three-way AUKUS summit with the US and Australia. (Credit: Getty Images)

Sunak: UK committed to ‘robust and swift action’ against China threats

Rishi Sunak pledges £5bn for defence to counter emerging threats

Julius Caesar lands his craft during his invasion on Britain (Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Julius Caesar lands his craft during his invasion on Britain (Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

‘Beware the Ides of March’ this week - but what does that mean?

Xi Jinping was sworn in for a historic third term as resident of China. (Credit: Getty Images)
Xi Jinping was sworn in for a historic third term as resident of China. (Credit: Getty Images)

Xi Jinping makes history with third term as China’s president

MH370 The Plane That Disappeared is on Netflix now
MH370 The Plane That Disappeared is on Netflix now

What happened to Flight MH370? Was Malaysia Airlines plane found

(Image: Koei Tecmo)
(Image: Koei Tecmo)

RPG Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty lets you play as a soldier in 220AD China

A clinical support technician extracts viruses from swab samples so that the genetic structure of a virus can be analysed and identified in the coronavirus testing laboratory at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, on February 19, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland. Credit: Getty Images
A clinical support technician extracts viruses from swab samples so that the genetic structure of a virus can be analysed and identified in the coronavirus testing laboratory at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, on February 19, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland. Credit: Getty Images

Explainer FBI says Covid-19 ‘most likely’ caused by China lab leak

Two of the European Union’s biggest policy-making institutions have banned TikTok from staff phones, citing ‘cybersecurity’ and ‘data protection’ concerns. Credit: Getty Images
Two of the European Union’s biggest policy-making institutions have banned TikTok from staff phones, citing ‘cybersecurity’ and ‘data protection’ concerns. Credit: Getty Images

Top EU bodies ban TikTok on staff phones over ‘security’ concerns

China has called for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia (Photo: Getty Images)
China has called for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia (Photo: Getty Images)

China calls for Russia and Ukraine ceasefire and peace talks

A Chinese balloon drifts above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, shortly before it was shot down by a US fighter jet (Picture: Chad Fish via AP)
A Chinese balloon drifts above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, shortly before it was shot down by a US fighter jet (Picture: Chad Fish via AP)

Explainer Chinese spy balloons: expert on what we know so far

(Photos: Billings Gazette/Getty Images)
(Photos: Billings Gazette/Getty Images)

White Houses addresses ‘concerns’ over ‘UFOs’ shot down over America

The five deadliest earthquakes on record since 1900

The Chinese zodiac is made up of 12 animals.
The Chinese zodiac is made up of 12 animals.

The Chinese astrology animals which match best according to an expert

A picture of the alleged ‘spy balloon’ captured by the Billings Gazette (Photo: Billings Gazette)
A picture of the alleged ‘spy balloon’ captured by the Billings Gazette (Photo: Billings Gazette)

PM vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ to keep UK safe from spy balloons

The situation in Ukraine is quickly escalating.
The situation in Ukraine is quickly escalating.

Russia and Ukraine’s military might explained in 7 key charts

A picture of the alleged ‘spy balloon’ captured by the Billings Gazette (Photo: Billings Gazette)
A picture of the alleged ‘spy balloon’ captured by the Billings Gazette (Photo: Billings Gazette)

China threatens ‘further actions’ after US shoots down ‘spy balloon’

ritish Airways and Virgin Atlantic will resume flights to mainland China (Photo: Getty Images)
ritish Airways and Virgin Atlantic will resume flights to mainland China (Photo: Getty Images)

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic to relaunch flights to China

Hong Kong is welcoming tourists from around the world (Photo: Getty Images)
Hong Kong is welcoming tourists from around the world (Photo: Getty Images)

Hong Kong giving away 500,000 free air tickets to lure tourists back

Lunar New Year is celebrated by many countries in Asia. (Getty Images)
Lunar New Year is celebrated by many countries in Asia. (Getty Images)

Lunar New Year: date and traditions of festival explained

Chinese folk artists perform the lion dance at a temple fair to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Dragon in 2022 (Photo: Feng Li/Getty Images)
Chinese folk artists perform the lion dance at a temple fair to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Dragon in 2022 (Photo: Feng Li/Getty Images)

Chinese New Year dos and don’ts: taboos and superstitions to observe

Residents dine on a feast to celebrate Chinese New Year (Photo: China Photos/Getty Images)
Residents dine on a feast to celebrate Chinese New Year (Photo: China Photos/Getty Images)

What to eat on Chinese New Year - and why you should avoid pears

Members of the Scottish Chinese community take part in Edinburgh Chinese New Year Festival in January 2022 (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Members of the Scottish Chinese community take part in Edinburgh Chinese New Year Festival in January 2022 (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Chinese New Year 2023: Edinburgh events guide - including lion dances

A young Chinese boy plays with a toy tiger doll (Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images)
A young Chinese boy plays with a toy tiger doll (Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images)

What do the Chinese zodiac signs mean - and what year is 2023?

Performers participate in the Chinese Lunar New Year parade on January 26, 2020 in London, England. 2020 is the Year of the Rat. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)
Performers participate in the Chinese Lunar New Year parade on January 26, 2020 in London, England. 2020 is the Year of the Rat. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Explainer How to watch the Chinese New Year parade in London this weekend

Best Chinese New Year 2023 presents - and things you should never give in the Lunar New Year.
Best Chinese New Year 2023 presents - and things you should never give in the Lunar New Year.

Chinese New Year gifts: best presents and things you should never give

Chinese New Year celebrations are coming soon (image: Shutterstock)
Chinese New Year celebrations are coming soon (image: Shutterstock)

When Chinese New Year 2023 takes place - traditions explained

Girl holds phone with face mask on celebrating Chinese New Year (Getty Images)
Girl holds phone with face mask on celebrating Chinese New Year (Getty Images)

Here’s 6 ways to say Happy New Year in Chinese

A passenger wearing a face shield and mask boards a domestic flight at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on January 3, 2023. Credit: Getty Images
A passenger wearing a face shield and mask boards a domestic flight at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on January 3, 2023. Credit: Getty Images

China arrivals testing positive for Covid in UK won’t need to isolate

People arrive at London Heathrow on a flight from Shanghai on 29 December, 2022. Credit: Getty Images
People arrive at London Heathrow on a flight from Shanghai on 29 December, 2022. Credit: Getty Images

Covid tests for China arrivals ‘unlikely’ to stop variants reaching UK

China has announced it will scrap quarantine for travellers from 8 January
China has announced it will scrap quarantine for travellers from 8 January

UK to ‘review’ whether to impose Covid tests on Chinese visitors

Covid cases have reportedly exploded across China following easing of Zero-Covid restrictions (Image: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)
Covid cases have reportedly exploded across China following easing of Zero-Covid restrictions (Image: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Covid in China: cases and deaths explained in 5 charts

Yan Bingtao has been suspended for World Snooker Tour
Yan Bingtao has been suspended for World Snooker Tour

Former Masters champion Yan Bingtao suspended over match-fixing

Stephen Fry, filming on location in Iceland for A Year on Planet Earth (Credit: ITVX/Plimsoll Productions)
Stephen Fry, filming on location in Iceland for A Year on Planet Earth (Credit: ITVX/Plimsoll Productions)

A Year on Planet Earth: a guide to Stephen Fry’s new ITVX documentary

An epidemic control worker has people scan their health codes as they wait in line for a nucleic acid test to detect COVID-19 at a public testing site on November 15, 2022 in Beijing, China.
An epidemic control worker has people scan their health codes as they wait in line for a nucleic acid test to detect COVID-19 at a public testing site on November 15, 2022 in Beijing, China.

China eases its strict Covid-19 restrictions after protests

A woman holds a blank sheet of paper as demonstrators protest the deaths caused by an apartment complex fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, at the Langson Library on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, in Irvine, California, on November 29, 2022. - Protests have broken out across China after the Urumqi fire occurred on November 24, 2022. Ten people were reported killed in an apartment building, with delayed fire response due to strict Covid lockdowns being blamed for the deaths. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
A woman holds a blank sheet of paper as demonstrators protest the deaths caused by an apartment complex fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, at the Langson Library on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, in Irvine, California, on November 29, 2022. - Protests have broken out across China after the Urumqi fire occurred on November 24, 2022. Ten people were reported killed in an apartment building, with delayed fire response due to strict Covid lockdowns being blamed for the deaths. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer Chinese cities ease some Covid restrictions after protests

China continues to pursue one of the toughest approaches to Covid in the world.
China continues to pursue one of the toughest approaches to Covid in the world.

How China has been affected by Covid-19 – how it compares to the UK

Rishi Sunak is seeking to take a ‘robustly pragmatic’ approach to China (image: Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak is seeking to take a ‘robustly pragmatic’ approach to China (image: Getty Images)

Explainer Rishi Sunak China speech: what PM said about UK foreign policy

Rishi Sunak has said the “golden era” between the UK and China is over (Photo: Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak has said the “golden era” between the UK and China is over (Photo: Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak declares ‘golden era’ between UK and China is over

Covid protests in China - what do citizens want from their government?

Protests have erupted across China against the ruling Communist Party in anger over the country’s zero-Covid policy (Photo: Getty Images)
Protests have erupted across China against the ruling Communist Party in anger over the country’s zero-Covid policy (Photo: Getty Images)

BBC journalist ‘beaten by police’ as Covid protests break out in China

An epidemic control worker wears a protective suit as he watches workers erect a metal barrier fence outside a community under lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Beijing, China (Getty Images)
An epidemic control worker wears a protective suit as he watches workers erect a metal barrier fence outside a community under lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Beijing, China (Getty Images)

Explainer China expands lockdowns amid ‘zero-Covid’ policy as outbreaks persist

Large-scale protests have broken out in Foxconn Technology’s plant in China that produces Apple’s iPhones (Twitter / NationalWorld)
Large-scale protests have broken out in Foxconn Technology’s plant in China that produces Apple’s iPhones (Twitter / NationalWorld)

Apple iPhone factory workers clash with police in China

The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has locked down its largest district as it tries to control a major outbreak of Covid (Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images)
The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has locked down its largest district as it tries to control a major outbreak of Covid (Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid outbreak and lockdown in Chinese city of Guangzhou explained

A deal has been struck at the COP27 UN climate summit to help pay for the damage an overheating world is having on poor countries (Photo: Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images)
A deal has been struck at the COP27 UN climate summit to help pay for the damage an overheating world is having on poor countries (Photo: Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images)

COP 27 deal struck to help poorest nations hit by climate change

People sit near a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea. Credit: ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images
People sit near a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea. Credit: ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images

North Korea fires missile near Japan which shows ‘nuclear capability’

Both China and the US are making some big strides in their efforts to reduce emissions (Image: NationalWorld / Mark Hall)
Both China and the US are making some big strides in their efforts to reduce emissions (Image: NationalWorld / Mark Hall)

A new climate report on the ‘big four’ emitters offers some good news

A photo of the giant screen at the Jiuquan space center shows three Chinese astronauts (from left) Liu Wang, Jing Haipeng and Liu Yang in the Tiangong-1 module on June 18, 2012. Three Chinese astronauts entered an orbiting module for the first time, in a move broadcast live on China's state television network and a key step towards the nation's first space station. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/GettyImages)
A photo of the giant screen at the Jiuquan space center shows three Chinese astronauts (from left) Liu Wang, Jing Haipeng and Liu Yang in the Tiangong-1 module on June 18, 2012. Three Chinese astronauts entered an orbiting module for the first time, in a move broadcast live on China's state television network and a key step towards the nation's first space station. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/GettyImages)

China plans to send monkeys up to its new space station orbiting earth