“What I want to point out is that China always maintains close communication with the U.S. side, including Mr. Trump’s team, and we will carry on doing that,” Geng said at a news conference. Xi…
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China's Xi reaffirms importance of US relations in talk with Trump
“What I want to point out is that China always maintains close communication with the U.S. side, including Mr. Trump’s team, and we will carry on doing that,” Geng said at a news conference. Speaking…
China’s Xi tells Trump co-operation is only choice
Trump lambasted China throughout the U.S. election campaign, drumming up headlines with his pledges to slap 45 percent tariffs on imported Chinese goods and to label the country a currency manipulator on his first day…
China's leader reaffirms U.S. relations in talk with Trump
State media reports say Xi congratulated Trump on his election in their Monday talk and said co-operation was the “only correct choice” for China and the U.S, the world’s two biggest economies. Trump had accused…
China mourns first female J-10 pilot after death in training
“We have lost a comrade and the air force feels great pain and sadness for Yu Xu’s sacrifice,” said China’s Air Force spokesman Shen Jinke. Another pilot, 35, survived the crash. He has already been…
China data point to steadier economy for now, but Trump victory adds to risks
China’s leaders have depended on a surging real estate market … There should not be a problem achieving this year’s GDP growth targets,” he told a news briefing. October industrial output also missed expectations but…
China's Xi Jinping tells Donald Trump 'cooperation' is only choice to strengthen relations
Trump had lambasted China throughout the U.S. election campaign, drumming up headlines with his pledges to slap 45 percent tariffs on imported Chinese goods and to label the country a currency manipulator on his first…
Hong Kong: Large pro-China rally against independence
Tens of thousands of pro-China protesters have rallied in Hong Kong, expressing anger at calls for the territory’s independence. Demonstrators waved Chinese flags, and chanted “oppose Hong Kong independence; support Beijing’s ruling”. Last week ……
Beijing Tightens Its Grip in Hong Kong Again
Two months after tumultuous legislative elections, and two years after the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement paralyzed the city center, Hong Kong is in the throes of another great political crisis. Last Monday, the Chinese government intervened…
What will happen to China's Obama now?
US President Barack Obama will be leaving the White House in January, but does that mean that China’s Obama will be out of a job too? Xiao Jiguo, a 30-year-old Chinese actor, rose to fame…
China's plans for Myanmar town hold few local opportunities
KYAUKPYU, Myanmar – China’s plan for its foothold on the Bay of Bengal, on Myanmar’s western coast in restive Rakhine state, includes an industrial zone, oil refinery and deep-water port that could transform a sleepy,…
China's leader calls for unity amid challenges in Taiwan, Hong Kong
BEIJING — China’s President Xi Jinping is making a strong call for unity among all Chinese people amid political turmoil in Hong Kong and rising independence sentiment in self-governing Taiwan. Xi spoke Friday on the…
Beijing’s ‘decree’ on oaths a warning to Hong Kong government
More sabre rattling from Beijing? Besides Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang and Yau Wai-ching, 13 other legislators may lose their seats because of their improper oath-taking. That’s according to Wang Zhenmin, legal department head of Beijing’s…
