China urged the U.S. to speak and act cautiously on the South … one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. At a regular news briefing Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying repeated Beijing’s longstanding…
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China boycotts Japan hotel chain APA over Nanjing Massacre denials
On Tuesday, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua described the incident as “only the tip of the iceberg of Japan’s ultra-right wing’s efforts to revise the nation’s war history.” “A small group of Japanese individuals are…
China continues its internet crackdown with new rules for VPNs
The physical version kept out invaders, and the digital version is keeping out the internet — at least, the parts of it that China doesn’t want its citizens to see. The Great Wall served its…
China, Philippines to roll out $3.7B in co-operation projects
BEIJING — China and the Philippines have agreed on $3.7 billion worth … the projects are aimed at “improving people’s living standards,” the official Xinhua News Agency reported. No specific details on the projects were…
China swings back at golf, shutting down 111 courses
BEIJING — China has launched a renewed crackdown on golf, closing 111 courses in an effort to conserve water and land, and telling members of the ruling Communist Party to stay off the links. The…
China closes over 100 golf courses for land, water conservation
China has launched a renewed crackdown on golf, closing 111 courses in an effort to conserve water and land, and telling members of the ruling Communist Party to stay off the links. The state-run Xinhua…
12 bodies recovered after landslide buries hotel in China
Authorities in China say they’ve recovered the bodies of 12 people killed … and debris after the Friday night landslide in Hunan province. The official Xinhua News Agency said 3,000 cubic metres of debris tumbled…
Xi positions China as a champion of free trade in the Trump era
While an eager audience recorded the moment on their cellphones, Xi Jinping spent nearly an hour expounding on the state of the world, and China’s rising role in it. Here stood the authoritarian successor to…
China now the unlikely champion of free trade in the Trump era
While an eager audience recorded the moment on their cellphones, Xi Jinping spent nearly an hour expounding on the state of the world, and China’s rising role in it. Here stood the authoritarian successor to…
China expecting 'grim, complex' situation in relations with Taiwan this year, senior official says
Relations between China and Taiwan this year will be “even more complex and grim” and Beijing will resolutely oppose any form of separatist activity, a senior Chinese official said, but added China would also maintain…
China sees 'grim' situation in relations with Taiwan this year
China is deeply suspicious of Tsai … and maintain the peaceful development of cross-Taiwan Strait relations and peace and stability”, state-run Xinhua news agency paraphrased Yu as saying. In a letter to Pope Francis released…
Trump could benefit B.C. economy — if he works with China, expert says
As the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump takes place today, at least one expert says his presidency could benefit B.C.’s economy — as long as he doesn’t start a trade war with China. The…
China’s economy faces testing times with arrival of Trump and Year of the Rooster
Even in one of China’s busiest shopping areas, the enthusiasm to spend is limited among Chinese consumers, even with the Lunar New Year holiday, the most important festival in China, only about a week away.…