Ren Zhiqiang made a fortune in real estate and was a member of the country's political elite. But his harsh criticism of the Communist Party and Xi's management of the pandemic led to his downfall.

As it has long done with the Tibetan and Uighur languages, Beijing is reducing instruction in Mongolian in favor of Mandarin Chinese in ethnic Mongolian areas of the country.

Two hospitals were built in a matter of days to house the growing number of patients. Existing facilities were converted to health care centers as well. And now, what happened to them?

The mission took place this past weekend, shrouded in secrecy, but some clues are emerging about what China sent into space, and why.

Across China, life has largely returned to normal — except in the western region of Xinjiang. Some 22 million people have been under heavy lockdown since July — and they're questioning its severity.

Heavy seasonal rainfall has caused the worst flooding in decades across China's interior, forcing officials at the Three Gorges Dam to open all 10 spillways for the first time since it was built.

Educators, journalists, political figures and ordinary citizens have been intimidated and even arrested as China moves to stifle protest and civil society with its new law.

After quickly building megacities, the country is kicking plans into high gear to revamp tens of thousands of country villages. Residents say they are forced or coerced to leave their farm homes.

With at least 158 dead and thousands of homes collapsed after heavy rains, experts say it's time for China to rethink its water management.

The president also issued an executive order aimed at cutting ties between the U.S. and the owner of the popular Chinese communications and social media app WeChat.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper and his Chinese counterpart lectured one another in a 90-minute call as the highest level U.S. delegation in four decades plans a provocative visit to Taiwan.

Woodstock resident Kirk Buchholz said he received two separate packages of seeds from China in the last month.

The State Department, in a statement early Wednesday morning, said the move is "in order to protect American intellectual property and American's (sic) private information."

Companies that made hats, socks and teddy bears have started producing surgical masks to protect people from COVID-19. Some sellers exaggerate their standing with the Food and Drug Administration.

Some Indians became known TikTok personalities and even earned money and gifts for their content. The government banned the app as tensions flare with China.