US President Donald Trump has also proposed a 10% increase in the military budget. Chinese state news agency Xinhua said work had started on China's latest aircraft carrier in 2013. The launch was attended by the vice-president of China's central military ... ( read original story ...)
China talking with European Space Agency about moon outpost
BEIJING -- Representatives of China and the European Space Agency are discussing potential collaboration on a human outpost on the moon and other possible joint endeavours, according to a spokesman for the European agency and Chinese media reports. ( read original story ...)
China, Sending a Signal, Launches a Home-Built Aircraft Carrier
The first news reports did not give the ship’s name, though previous reports have said it would probably be called the Shandong, after the eastern Chinese coastal province. China launched its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, in 2011, after buying ... ( read original story ...)
China launches first domestically-made aircraft carrier
"We aim to safeguard our sovereignty and state interests and world peace by developing our military forces including maritime forces," said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman at a regular news briefing on Tuesday. China has been rapidly modernizing and ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: China seeks to cement globalization credentials at Silk Road summit
Still, state media has proclaimed China's key role in the Silk Road and how Beijing plans to use it to challenge the West. The official Xinhua news agency, in a commentary on the front page of the People's Daily earlier this month, lauded the project as ... ( read original story ...)
China launches first home-built aircraft carrier amid South China Sea tension
Foreign military analysts and Chinese media have for months published satellite images, photographs and news stories about the second carrier's development. China confirmed its existence in late 2015. The launch "shows our country's indigenous aircraft ... ( read original story ...)
Netflix strikes licensing deal in China
Netflix is making its first big inroads in China through a licensing agreement with local streaming giant iQiyi. The company confirmed the deal to CBC News. It will allow Netflix's original shows to be available in China shortly after the content debuts on ... ( read original story ...)
China launches its first homegrown aircraft carrier
News of the launch comes as tensions mount over North Korea, China's unruly neighbor and ally. However, the carrier isn't expected to enter active service until 2020. A ship is launched when it is first put into the water -- but the carrier still requires ... ( read original story ...)
China Mobile Denies Plan to Buy Majority Stake in Singapore’s M1
Reuters said last week that top shareholders in M1 had approached both China Mobile, the world’s biggest telco, and private equity firms to try and offload the combined stake. Together they own 61% of the shares in Singapore’s smallest listed telco. ( read original story ...)
China's President Xi calls for increased efforts to maintain financial security: Xinhua
BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for increased efforts to ward off systemic risks to help maintain financial security, the official Xinhua news agency said. The country's leaders have pledged to shift the emphasis to addressing ... ( read original story ...)