Tag: Beijing
Trial begins for professor accused of hiding ties to China
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A jury trial began Monday in the case of a University of Tennessee professor charged with hiding his relationship with a...
Trial starts for professor accused of hiding ties with China
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A University of Tennessee professor charged with hiding his relationship with a Chinese university while receiving research grants from the federal...
U-Chicago will grant Ph.D. to student slain in January
CHICAGO — The University of Chicago will grant a doctorate degree to a student who was killed during a series of shootings last winter.
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Microsoft says “tank man” censorship due to human error
HONG KONG — Microsoft Corp. blamed “accidental human error” for its Bing search engine briefly not showing image results for the search term “tank...
Beach veterans Dalhausser, Gibb heading to 5th Olympics
Jake Gibb is going back to the Olympics for the fourth time, clinching a spot in the Tokyo beach volleyball field with partner Taylor...
Hungary: Plan to build Chinese university branch protested
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Several thousand people rallied in Hungary's capital Saturday against plans by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to host a Chinese university in...
Biden widens list of Chinese firms off-limits for investment
President Joe Biden has nearly doubled the list of Chinese companies whose shares are off-limits to U.S. investors in the latest sign he is...
UK ‘people’s tribunal’ hears claims China abused Uyghurs
LONDON — A “people’s tribunal” set up to assess whether China’s alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people constitute genocide opened in London on...
Tory party wants Canada PM to push China Olympic relocation
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s official opposition party wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to use his time at the G7 Leaders’ Summit to take a...
China’s silencing of Tiananmen tributes extends to Hong Kong
HONG KONG — For years, China has quashed any discussion on the mainland of its bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen...