China on Friday strongly protested a U.S. plan to sell $1.4 billion worth of arms to Taiwan and demanded that the deal be canceled. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said the sale would severely…
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China condemns US sanctions over ‘North Korea funding’
“We will follow the money and cut off the money,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told a news conference. But he said the move was not a response to Chinese inaction on North Korea, saying: “This…
China demands U.S. nix $1.4B arms deal with Taiwan
10, 2015 file photo. BEIJING– China on Friday strongly protested a U.S. plan to sell $1.4 billion worth of arms to Taiwan and demanded that the deal be canceled. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang…
China flexes military muscle in Hong Kong during Xi’s visit
President Xi Jinping inspected troops based in Hong Kong on Friday as he asserts Chinese authority over the former British colony China took control of 20 years ago. Xi rode in an open-top jeep past…
‘Vicious cycle’: Could Beijing’s heavy hand push Hong Kong protests too far?
Saša Petricic is the CBC’s Asia correspondent, based in Beijing. He previously covered the Middle East, from Jerusalem, through the Arab Spring and the Syrian civil war. He has filed stories from every continent for…
Beijing parents protest at being denied primary school choice
BEIJING About 100 parents rallied outside the Beijing government offices on Friday after their children were denied admission to their primary school of choice, the second such protest in the Chinese capital this month. At…
Beijing ‘builds new missile shelters and radars’ on disputed South China Sea islands amid fears it will send warplanes and rocket launchers there ‘at any time’
Beijing has built new missile shelters, communications facilities and a radar on disputed islands in the South China Sea, according to a US think tank. Satellite images appear to show new facilities on the Fiery…
Frothy IPOs belie uncertain future for Hong Kong’s markets
“If they are going through a lot of difficulties, we will suffer as well.” Those few who got Beijing Enterprise’s IPO shares will know those feelings. After trebling on debut, the shares slumped in the…
Beijing’s South China Sea outposts nearly set for missile deployment: report
Three of Beijing’s outposts on contested South China Sea reefs are close to being ready for the deployment of military assets including mobile missile launchers, a US think tank reported Thursday. Analysing satellite photographs, the…
China Liu Xiaobo: Ill laureate ‘wants treatment abroad’
His wife has formally requested to leave China but it is not clear if the authorities will approve it, they add. Mr Liu, 61, has been in hospital after gaining medical parole. He was jailed…
China’s leader in Hong Kong as activists plan protests
Xi’s Air China plane touched down at midday for the three-day visit. The trip culminates Saturday with Xi overseeing an inauguration ceremony for the Asian financial hub’s new leader, Carrie Lam. Pro-democracy activists staged protests…
China bails activists at shoe factories linked to Ivanka Trump
New York-based China Labor Watch (CLW) said its investigators would be put on trial at a later date. The group says it has uncovered evidence of pay violations and physical violence at the Huajian group.…
BRIEF-International Paper signs agreement to sell foodservice business in China
* International Paper signs agreement to sell foodservice business in China * International Paper – Determined these markets can more effectively be served through its ilim joint venture in russia, with products exported from U.S.…
