That may be beyond her reach, as it is for many of China’s migrant workers, the people who have driven this nation’s impressive economic growth story. On her break, Yilin says she’d love to buy…
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Beijing adds weapons to South China Sea islands: report
BEIJING – China appears to have installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in the strategically vital South China Sea, a U.S. security think-tank says, upping the stakes in what many see as…
Smokers chased in Beijing as China considers national law
BEIJING – A group of anti-smoking volunteers in blue vests marched through an office building on a recent morning in China’s capital, trailed by two police officers and the building’s management. As people peered out…
China installs weapons systems on artificial islands, U.S. think-tank says
It forecast that such a deployment could happen “at any time,” noting a recent Fox News report that components for SAM systems have been spotted at the southeastern Chinese port of Jieyang, possibly destined for…
China condemns Trump over 'one China' policy; state news agency calls him 'as ignorant as a child'
China issued its strongest condemnation yet of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, after he hinted his administration might toss aside four decades of U.S. policy recognizing Taiwan as part of China. The country’s Foreign Ministry…
China launches WTO challenge over dumping fines
China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation over the way the US and Europe use anti-dumping rules against it. Countries that sell exports below their cost of production – usually to get…
China and Mexico pledge to deepen ties at meeting between top diplomats
protesting his decision to accept a telephone call from Taiwan’s president and voicing concern after a weekend interview on “Fox News Sunday” in which Trump questioned whether the United States had to stick with a…
AP Explains: Why China sees Taiwan issue as non-negotiable
BEIJING – President-elect Donald Trump’s questioning of long-established U.S. policy toward Taiwan is sparking a growing backlash in China and warnings about a potentially dangerous disruption in relations between the world’s two largest economies. (…
China’s president looks to universities, schools to uphold ideological conformity
China must “build colleges into strongholds that adhere to … Zhou Dake, an expert on Chinese cultural history at Tongji University in Shanghai, called the news a “severe problem” and a “detrimental blow” to academia…
China says Trump’s Taiwan comments cause ’serious concern’
China considers any reference to a separate Taiwanese head of state to be a grave insult. Over the weekend, Trump told “Fox News Sunday” that he wouldn’t feel “bound by a one-China policy unless we…
Taiwan: A pawn in Trump’s chess game with China?
Mr Trump and his team know this and it’s becoming increasingly clear that they hope to use Taiwan as a bargaining chip to get what they want from China. In his latest remarks, in an…
China declares WAR with EU and US: Beijing launches legal action against Juncker AND Trump
The move is likely to fuel worsening relations, particularly with the US after President-elect Donald Trump has been engaging in a war of words with Beijing, criticising its military build-up in the South China Sea…
China expresses 'serious concern' over Trump's comments on Taiwan
Beijing is “seriously concerned” by Trump’s suggestion that he could drop Washington’s one-China policy, officials said Monday. AFP/Getty Images On Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump told Fox News that he wouldn’t feel “bound by a one-China…