Katrina Yu

Katrina Yu is a Beijing-based video journalist, reporter and writer.

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Beijing says it will increase coordination with Doha to help de-escalate regional tensions amid the ongoing war on Iran.

This handout photograph released by the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 7, 2026 shows Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani (L) shaking hands with Chinese Premier Li Qiang before their meeting in Beijing.

A slowing economy and rising prices are making it harder for young Chinese to thrive in the city.

China World Trade Center

China and North Korea are celebrating the 65th anniversary of a friendship treaty this week.

DANDONG, CHINA - MAY 24: (CHINA OUT) Chinese vendors sell North Korea and China flags on the boardwalk next to the Yalu river in the border city of Dandong, Liaoning province, northern China across from the city of Sinuiju, North Korea on May 24, 2017 in Dandong, China. China has long been North Korea's main ally and trading partner, but relations are increasingly strained by continued missile testing and provocations by the regime of Kim Jong Un. The North is almost entirely dependent on trade with China to feeds its impoverished economy, yet it has ignored calls by the international community to halt its nuclear and ballistic missile weapons programs. At least three-quarters of trade between the two nations flows through points along its 880-mile long shared border, a divide that reveals stark contrasts in development. Cities such as Dandong boast high-rise buildings and advanced infrastructure, and the Friendship Bridge serves as the conduit for the bulk of trade. From hired boats along the Yalu river, Chinese tourists peer into the reclusive North, marked by soldiers, meagre villages, and depleted farmland. The United States has pressured China to do more to leverage its clout with North Korea, though Beijing remains concerned that outright regime collapse in Pyongyang could trigger a rush of refugees across the border. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu, who lives in Beijing, reports on three years dictated by an app and endless COVID testing.

A health worker in a white hazmat suit pokes a swab towards the camera from the inside of a testing booth

Hundreds of thousands of Chinese have already been injected with experimental vaccines.

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Chinese president stops short of making any concessions on European demands for greater access to the Chinese market.

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China’s leaders say promoting the Han culture and nationalising Chinese language provides minorities with better opportunities.

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Record high water levels and devastating floods in the south have reignited the debate over the dam’s efficacy.

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The Three Gorges Dam is under watch after country lashed by weeks of heavy downpours.

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Joseph Wu issued the warning on the third day of a visit by the US health secretary as China uses national security law to crack down on dissidents and activists.

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