… cornerstone of the healthy development of China-U.S. relations and we hope this political foundation will not be interfered with or damaged,” Wang was quoted as saying. Taiwan’s official Central News Agency said Edwin Feulner,…
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China lodges protest after Trump call with Taiwan president
The 10-minute telephone call with Taiwan’s leadership was the first by a U.S. president-elect or president since President Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China in 1979, acknowledging Taiwan as part of “one…
China's Xi says military must be smaller, but more capable
The cuts come at a time of heightened economic uncertainty in China as growth slows and the leadership grapples … or even collapse at a single blow,” Xi said in comments carried by the official…
China lodges complaint with US over Trump's Taiwan phone call
In a more diplomatically worded article, Xinhua, China’s official news agency, urged Trump not to damage the “stability and maturity” of US-China relations. “China and the United States are not destined rivals. They can be…
China lodges complaint over Trump-Taiwan call
Meanwhile, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met with China’s President Xi Jinping Friday, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Kissinger — secretary of state from 1973-77 — is credited with secret diplomacy that…
China hopes Trump call with Taiwan leader won't damage ties
China’s foreign minister said Saturday he hopes Beijing’s relations with the U.S. would not be “interfered with or damaged” after president-elect Donald Trump broke with decades-long diplomatic tradition and spoke directly with Taiwan’s leader. It…
China and the Church: The 'outlaw' do-it-yourself bishop
Without the Pope’s permission, or Beijing’s, this 58-year-old labourer from a village in northern China calls himself a bishop. China and the Vatican are believed to be close to a historic agreement governing the selection…
Fear, Then Skepticism, Over Antibiotic-Resistant Genes in Beijing Smog
BEIJING — Reports that Beijing’s already notorious smog contained bacteria with antibiotic-resistant genes spread through the city last week like pathogens in a pandemic disaster movie. “Drug-resistant bacteria make people very afraid,” The Beijing ……
Beijing to quit coal mining by 2020
BEIJING: Beijing will close its last three coal mines in the next four years and entirely quit coal mining by 2020, ending an 800-year-old practice in a bid to curb alarming air pollution. China is…
China using AI to censor sensitive topics in online group chats
China appears to have massively upgraded its powerful online censorship apparatus, using it to more severely block sensitive topics in group conversations while allowing freer rein in private chats – a sign, one expert says,…
China says it wants smooth military ties with Trump
“China is willing to work hard together with the defense department of the next U.S. government to promote the healthy and stable development of military-to-military relations,” Yang told a monthly news briefing. Trump will take…
Softwood lumber dispute with U.S. sees B.C. turn to China, India
VICTORIA – The prospect of a reignited trade dispute with the United States over Canadian softwood lumber exports has British Columbia looking for new customers in China and India. Mike de Jong, B.C.’s minister of…
Beijing untypically quiet on Taiwan drills in South China Sea
ITU ABA, South China Sea Taiwan held rescue drills on Tuesday off the coast of its sole outpost in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, but the biggest claimant in the disputed area…
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