VIENTIANE — United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken hit out at China’s “escalatory and unlawful actions” in the South China Sea on Saturday, hours before he was due to hold talks with Beijing’s top…
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Beijing Central Axis named new UNESCO World Heritage site
The Beijing Central Axis a building ensemble that runs through the core area of the Chinese capital was included in UNESCO World Heritage List o
US can’t catch Australia, but edges China to win silver in women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay
The United States women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay team captured silver in the final at Paris La Defense Arena Saturday night. The U.S. was unable to take down rival Australia, which finished with gold in 3:28.
Federal attorneys say China could use TikTok to influence U.S. elections
The Chinese Communist Party-affiliated TikTok owner ByteDance could secretly influence U.S. elections and undermine democracy, federal attorneys said in a legal filing. Department of Justice attorneys in an appellate court filing Friday said China could…
Blinken raises concerns over Beijing’s ‘destabilizing actions’ in South China Sea at meeting with Chinese counterpart
The most senior diplomats from China and the United States held talks in Laos on Saturday as the two global powers try to maintain lines of communication despite their deepening rivalry and regional tensions in…
Philippines Completes First South China Sea Resupply Mission Since Deal With Beijing
The Philippines and China last week announced a “provisional agreement” on Manila’s resupply missions to its contingent of troops on a naval ship grounded on the Second Thomas Shoal, after repeated clashes between vessels that…
Beijing Central Axis inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List
Aerial view of the Beijing Central Axis. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn by Beijing Municipal Office for Conservation and Management of Beijing Central Axis] “Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the…
Italian PM arrives in China for her first official visit
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Beijing on Saturday for her first official visit to China. During her four-day visit she will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister of the State Council Li…
Pentagon invests in Asian partners as China flexes with Russia
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making his 11th trip to the Indo-Pacific as secretary just days after Chinese and Russian bombers were intercepted for the first time ever off the coast of Alaska.
Blinken warns China’s top diplomat that Harris cares about rules-based order
In a sign of the shifting political landscape back home in Washington, Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a message on Saturday to his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, that Vice President Harris,
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni arrives in Beijing for first visit since taking office
Meloni will be looking to “relaunch bilateral relations in sectors of common interest”, an Italian official told AFP on condition of anonymity. Talks will focus on “the main issues on the international agenda,
“From kissing Biden back to Chinese embrace”: Meloni goes to Beijing
Meloni, whose government cooperates more closely with China than other European countries, will go on a trip on Saturday, during which she will meet with President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang.
Xi wants the world to know China’s military is totally loyal despite the purges
Xi Jinping’s speech stressing the military’s loyalty may be an attempt to signal there’s no rift between politicians and generals.
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