Apple has blamed “external physical damage” for causing a handful of iPhones to explode or catch fire in China and insisted that its handsets posed no safety problem. Fresh on the heels of Samsung’s worldwide…
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Trump picks longtime friend of Beijing as U.S. ambassador to China
“We welcome him to play a greater role in advancing the development of China-U.S. relations,” he told a daily news briefing. Xi’s ties to Iowa go back more than 30 years: he visited Iowa in…
Trump taps Branstad as China ambassador, Kelly as DHS chief
He tapped retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly to be his homeland security chief, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad as ambassador to China and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Trump’s…
China's First Tourist: How President Xi Jinping is changing the travel industry
To keep up with Xi’s movement, many Chinese netizens follow celeb fan blogger Xue Xi Fen Si Tuan, who sometimes releases Xi’s official itineraries and whereabouts before China’s official news agency. 6. Macau gambling cooler…
China, Gabon lift ties to comprehensive cooperative partnership
(Xinhua/Pang Xinglei) (mp) BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting President of the Republic of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba agreed on Wednesday to lift China-Gabon relations to a comprehensive cooperative partnership…
Trump's Taiwan phone call was a calculated message to Beijing
Wenran Jiang is a political science professor at the University of Alberta and a global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Centre for International Scholars in Washington U.S. president-elect Donald Trump broke a nearly four-decade-long protocol…
Taiwan call 'end of wishful thinking' about U.S.-China relations under Trump
He has filed stories from every continent for CBC News. Instagram: @sasapetricic The headline in the Chinese Communist Party newspaper, The People’s Daily, sums up a common view: “Trump’s Irrational China Bashing Shows his Ignorance…
11 trapped in China's latest coal mine accident
China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported that the Monday night explosion occurred at a mine in central China’s Hubei province. It did not provide details on what caused the blast, but such incidents usually happen…
China appeals to U.S. to stop disrupting acquisitions
BEIJING — China has urged Washington to stop disrupting its foreign corporate acquisitions after President Barack Obama blocked the purchase of a German maker of semiconductor manufacturing equipment as a security risk. The proposed acquisition…
China Flew Nuclear-Capable Bombers Near Taiwan Before Trump Call
China’s defense ministry declined to comment Tuesday, referring NBC News to a news conference last week in which it confirmed the mission but gave no details. ( read original story …)
Trump’s team deliberately provoked China with Taiwan call, say insiders
China reacted sternly to the Taiwan call … Lee called him a friend of Taiwan and said his appointment as Trump’s chief of staff was “good news” for the island, according to local media. Edward…
The Great Wall: China takes on the world with new Matt Damon film
Despite a long tradition of movie-making, and much critical acclaim for its directors overseas, China has never yet produced a truly global blockbuster. But this is being billed as the moment when Chinese film finally…
Trump’s Taiwan call sparks anger in China, hope among Chinese rivals
But in China, the president-elect’s willingness to dispense with nearly four decades of studious separation and speak directly with Tsai Ing-wen sparked new anger. White House reaffirms ‘One China’ policy after Trump’s Taiwan call (Reuters)…
