Beijing has shown that it can also hurt others by cutting a lucrative Chinese export: tourists who normally flock to South Korea or Taiwan. BEIJING: Slapping import bans on products like mangoes, coal and salmon…
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Audi says resolves dispute with dealers in China
BEIJING Audi (NSUG.DE), a unit of Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), said on Saturday it had struck a deal with its dealers in China, effectively resolving a dispute that could have disrupted the luxury carmaker’s business in the…
Beijing denies 'unprofessional' intercept of US plane
China has denied US allegations that two Chinese fighter jets acted unprofessionally in intercepting an American military plane earlier this week, saying that its aircraft were acting in accordance with the law”. “Related remarks from…
U.S. protests intercept by Chinese jets; China blames U.S.
BEIJING — China denied U.S. accusations that its jets conducted an unprofessional intercept of an American radiation-sniffing surveillance plane in the East China Sea and urged Washington to stop such activities. The two Chinese SU-30…
China ended its one-child policy and became a 'demographic time bomb' anyway
tells Business Insider. “It’s not like you wake up one day and suddenly the world’s full of old people dependent on workers having to work harder and harder.” That especially makes sense in a country…
China's Xi says he's ready to bury the hatchet with South Korea over US missile defenses
China “is committed to resolving any issues through dialogue and coordination, which is in the fundamental interests of both countries and the region,” Xi was quoted as saying by China’s official Xinhua News Agency. Earlier…
China makes 'flammable ice' breakthrough in South China Sea
Chinese state news agency Xinhua says that makes the fuel a strong contender to replace regular oil and natural gas. But like any fossil fuel, flammable ice raises significant environmental concerns. Related: Is China unstoppable…
China and Japan find way to extract ‘combustible ice’ from seafloor, harnessing a legendary frozen fossil fuel
The official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that the fuel was successfully mined by a drilling rig operating in the South China Sea on Thursday. Chinese Minister of Land and Resources Jiang Daming declared the…
China's Xi says willing to help end rift with South Korea
… which is in the fundamental interests of both countries and the region,” Xi was quoted as saying by China’s official Xinhua News Agency. Earlier in the day, Lee met with State Councilor Yang Jiechi,…
China claims breakthrough in mining 'flammable ice'
These are external links and will open in a new window China has for the first time extracted gas from an ice-like substance under the South China Sea considered key to future global energy supply.…
China warns Philippines to prepare for WAR if Manila drills for oil in South China Sea
In remarks that could infuriate China, Duterte hit back at domestic critics who said he has gone soft on Beijing by refusing to push it to comply with an award last year by the Permanent…
US: Chinese jets intercepted radiation-detecting plane over East China Sea
“They came much too close,” a Pentagon source told Fox News Friday. Two Chinese Su-30 aircraft on Wednesday intercepted a U.S. WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft conducting a routine mission in international airspace over the East…
The promising new energy source Beijing is tapping from the South China Sea and why it matters
This week, Chinese engineers collected methane gas from methane hydrate, or “combustible ice”, in the South China Sea and converted it to natural gas in a single, continuous operation. With that achievement, China joined the…
