China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Kazakhstan amid rumors of meeting with Pope Francis — Radio Free Asia

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he boards a plane after his visit to Kazakhstan, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sept. 14, 2022. Credit: Press service of the President of Kazakhstan/Handout via Reuters

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Kazakhstan at the start of a state visit to two Central Asian countries that will see him meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a regional strategic summit in Uzbekistan, and amid speculation of a meeting with the Pope. Xi touched down in Nur-Sultan on

Chinese mortgage boycotts over unfinished buildings spread to hundreds of locations — Radio Free Asia

Children play basketball in front of a housing complex by Chinese property developer Evergrande in Beijing, July 28, 2022. Credit: AFP

The number of Chinese homebuyers boycotting their mortgage repayments in protest of unfinished buildings has spread to more than 300 locations across the country, according to a GitHub page documenting the action. Mortgage boycotts are being organized by buyers of property in 12 unfinished projects in the southwestern megacity of Chongqing, seven in Shanghai, eight

China steps up threats amid reports of unofficial Taiwan visit by Nancy Pelosi — Radio Free Asia

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) shakes hands with U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at the Istana Presidential Palace in Singapore during a visit to the Asia-Pacific region, Aug. 1, 2022. Credit: Singapore's Ministry of Communications and Information / AFP

China warned on Monday that any visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is currently leading a congressional delegation on an Asian tour, to the democratic island of Taiwan would lead to “very serious developments and consequences.” While Taiwan wasn’t on Pelosi’s official four-country itinerary, RFA sources and sources cited by local media and

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