“We have already made solemn representations about it to the relevant US side. It must be pointed out that there is only one China in the world. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory,”…
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What U.S. presidents said about ties with China and Taiwan
in response to a general question about China during a meeting with news editors: U.S. policy “does nothing to prohibit a future president or a future Congress, if we feel that Taiwan is unnecessarily endangered,…
Trump speaks directly with Taiwan's leader, irking China
… cornerstone of the healthy development of China-U.S. relations and we hope this political foundation will not be interfered with or damaged,” Wang was quoted as saying. Taiwan’s official Central News Agency said Edwin Feulner,…
China lodges protest after Trump call with Taiwan president
The 10-minute telephone call with Taiwan’s leadership was the first by a U.S. president-elect or president since President Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China in 1979, acknowledging Taiwan as part of “one…
China's Xi says military must be smaller, but more capable
The cuts come at a time of heightened economic uncertainty in China as growth slows and the leadership grapples … or even collapse at a single blow,” Xi said in comments carried by the official…
China lodges complaint with US over Trump's Taiwan phone call
In a more diplomatically worded article, Xinhua, China’s official news agency, urged Trump not to damage the “stability and maturity” of US-China relations. “China and the United States are not destined rivals. They can be…
China lodges complaint over Trump-Taiwan call
Meanwhile, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met with China’s President Xi Jinping Friday, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Kissinger — secretary of state from 1973-77 — is credited with secret diplomacy that…
Infant formula company Bellamy's shares plunge 44pc on weaker China sales
Organic baby formula maker Bellamy’s share price has plummeted after the company reported weaker sales in China. As much as 43.9 per cent was wiped from the shares this morning after Bellamy’s released an investor…
China hopes Trump call with Taiwan leader won't damage ties
China’s foreign minister said Saturday he hopes Beijing’s relations with the U.S. would not be “interfered with or damaged” after president-elect Donald Trump broke with decades-long diplomatic tradition and spoke directly with Taiwan’s leader. It…
China and the Church: The 'outlaw' do-it-yourself bishop
Without the Pope’s permission, or Beijing’s, this 58-year-old labourer from a village in northern China calls himself a bishop. China and the Vatican are believed to be close to a historic agreement governing the selection…
Fear, Then Skepticism, Over Antibiotic-Resistant Genes in Beijing Smog
BEIJING — Reports that Beijing’s already notorious smog contained bacteria with antibiotic-resistant genes spread through the city last week like pathogens in a pandemic disaster movie. “Drug-resistant bacteria make people very afraid,” The Beijing ……
Beijing to quit coal mining by 2020
BEIJING: Beijing will close its last three coal mines in the next four years and entirely quit coal mining by 2020, ending an 800-year-old practice in a bid to curb alarming air pollution. China is…
China looks to clamp down on foreign investment spending
regulators are contemplating new measures that could include detailed scrutiny of purchases outside China and a temporary cap on overseas buying, set at $10-billion (U.S.) for foreign investments, $1-billion for assets outside a company’s core…