China, Donald Trump and Brexit are set to dominate this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos. Xi Jinping will be the first Chinese president to attend the annual meeting of world and business…
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China hits back at Trump, says one-China policy is 'non-negotiable'
China said Sunday that its one-China policy is “non-negotiable” after President-elect Donald Trump suggested that he might use American policy on Taiwan as a bargaining chip between the two sides. China Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu…
China warns Trump that its stance on Taiwan is 'non negotiable' after the Donald made moves towards recognizing the island nation
The country’s foreign ministry described the ‘one China’ policy as ‘non-negotiable’, in a statement released on Sunday. Since recognizing Beijing in 1979, Washington has maintained only unofficial ties with Taiwan, the self-governing island that Beijing…
Beijing's smog: A tale of two cities
Beijing (CNN)The first thing Jiang Wang does when she wakes up in the morning is check on her daughter to make sure she’s breathing clean air. Next, it’s time to start making breakfast. She’s already…
Beijing again dismisses Trump’s “One China” policy change suggestion
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang takes a question from the media during a press conference in Beijing on July 13, 2016. BEIJING – China’s foreign ministry on Sunday again rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion…
‘One China’ policy ‘non-negotiable’ Beijing official warns Trump
China’s foreign ministry on Sunday again rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that he might use American policy on Taiwan as a bargaining chip between the two sides. Spokesman Lu Kang said Sunday that the “one…
China again rejects Trump's suggestion to negotiate Taiwan
BEIJING — China’s foreign ministry on Sunday again rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that he might use American policy on Taiwan as a bargaining chip between the two sides. Spokesman Lu Kang said Sunday that…
Beijing sets 2017 air pollution goal at more than double WHO's acceptable standard
BEIJING Beijing’s air quality target for 2017 is more than double the acceptable standard set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the mayor announced on Saturday in the wake of weeks of hazardous air pollution…
Nova Scotia seafood industry gets a boost as China lowers tariffs
The exports to China were valued at $634 million as of October 2016. Global Affairs Canada told CBC News crab, frozen halibut and albacore are among the export products most benefiting from the tariff reductions.…
Trump Open to Lifting Russia Sanctions, Not Committed to ‘One China’ Policy: Report
And, more recently, some news organizations have reported an unverified allegation … time it hits the interest of the country that introduce the sanctions.” The One China policy dates to 1972, when President Richard Nixon…
China, Russia fear the US is boxing them in
They also plan to take countermeasures, but what exactly they consist of was not specified, according to state-run Xinhua news. “We think the US-South Korean decision to deploy the THAAD missile defense system has seriously…
South China Sea: Paul Keating says Rex Tillerson threatening to involve Australia in war
(ABC News) In his statement, Mr Keating rejected Mr Tillerson’s claim that China’s control of access the South China Sea would be a threat to the entire global economy. “No country would be more badly…
China warns of ‘devastating consequences’ if US blocks its plans for artificial islands
THE US has been warned of potentially “devastating consequences” if it blocks China from islands it has built in contested waters in the South China Sea, according to Chinese media reports. And in more inflammatory…
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