China

The Microsoft co-founder on Wednesday tweeted: "I've just landed in Beijing for the first time since 2019, where I'm excited to visit with partners who have been working on global health and development challenges with @gatesfoundation for more than 15 years."

A 65-year-old former Samsung Electronics executive was indicted on Monday for allegedly stealing South Korean semiconductor production secrets in order to construct a competitor facility in China, according to Asia Nikkei. 

The Sunday Times pointed out how China has prevented foreign experts from investigating the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.

China is forcibly seizing property from Tibetan farmers in Rebgong County, Qinghai Province, with an excuse to construct a hydropower dam, according to Tibet Press. 

Protesters clashed with large numbers of police over the planned demolition of a mosque's dome in a largely-Muslim town in Yunnan, China.

Expressing their displeasure through the Twitter hashtag #StopChineseIllegalMining, the protesters stated that Chinese miners have made themselves lords of the Nigerian natural resources which belong to the people and government. 

US authorities have arrested two suspected Chinese government agents in connection with an alleged plot by Beijing against the exiled anti-communist Falun Gong spiritual movement, Al Jazeera reported. 

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif stated that China has shown its support for Pakistan's growth by rolling over its commercial debt.

China has refuted the allegations and claimed to help developing nations 'overcome difficulties.' Its Foreign Ministry has said that it offers extended loan maturities and emergency loans to such 'poor nations.'

The court's statement, which did not provide details on his charges, further said that Leung was detained on April 15, 2021, by state security authorities in Suzhou, Jiangsu province.