News from Oct 22, 2026 (UTC)
China isCalm
A little better than usual
Oct 9Oct 22
Why
The US added a wrongful detention warning to its China travel advisory.
Chinese police confronted lawyers defending house church leaders in a fraud case.
Australia handed a Ming dynasty Buddha back to China amid an ongoing mystery over its arrival.
What happened
- Statements21%
- Cooperation56%
- Criticism14%
- Protests0%
- Pressure5%
- Fighting3%
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