BEIJING Beijing’s mayor Cai Qi has been appointed party chief of the capital city, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. Cai is close to Chinese President Xi Jinping, sources with ties to the…
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Myanmar, having warmed to the West, turns to China again
“Amid the unpredictable challenges of this democratic transition, Western influence on Burma is waning, while Beijing is becoming more assertive,” Myanmar’s Irrawaddy news website said in an editorial. Recent weeks have seen a flurry of…
Daughter of winery owners jailed in China seeking Trudeau’s help
The daughter of a British Columbia couple jailed in China last year while on a business trip is calling on the Canadian government to take action and bring her parents home as they face trial…
Taiwan tells China don’t use ‘black box’ hearing against detained activist
China’s official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday that China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said Li had been formally arrested by state security authorities in the southern province of Hunan on suspicion of subversion of state…
Beijing appoints Cai Qi as party chief: state media
BEIJING Beijing’s mayor Cai Qi has been appointed as party chief of the capital city of Beijing, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. Cai is close to Chinese President Xi Jinping, sources with…
China says detained Taiwan activist confesses to harming state security
and China later confirmed his detention. In a short statement carried by the official Xinhua news agency, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said that Li had been formally arrested by state security authorities in the southern…
China says Taiwan activist confesses to harming state security, Taiwan says charges vague
and China later confirmed his detention. In a short statement carried by the official Xinhua news agency, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said that Li had been formally arrested by state security authorities in the southern…
Chinese jets come within several hundred feet of US plane over South China Sea
Mischief Reef is one of the manmade islands that China has built up in the Spratly Islands chain … That incident was also characterized as “unprofessional,” a U.S. official said. ABC News’s Elizabeth McLaughlin contributed…
China tightened border controls with North Korea, US diplomat says
China has announced a suspension of coal imports from North Korea through the rest of the year, but has been generally reticent about what other steps it’s taking to use its leverage as Pyongyang’s most…
China tightens border controls with N. Korea: U.S. diplomat
Beijing’s action reflects a growing awareness about the urgent need for China to pressure North Korea into halting its testing of missiles and nuclear bombs, Acting Assistant Secretary of State Susan Thornton told reporters in…
China executes former police official convicted of murder
China on Friday executed a former top police official convicted … and his execution was a top item on state broadcaster CCTV’s main national noon news report. Zhao, 66, had been found guilty of murder…
US diplomat: China tightened border controls with N. Korea
That comes as part of a growing awareness on China’s part about the urgent need to pressure North Korea into halting its testing of missiles and nuclear bombs, Acting Assistant Secretary of State Susan Thornton…
China warns U.S. to remove warship from South China Sea, claims America is trespassing on its territory
China’s government warned a U.S. warship to leave waters around a reef it claims in the South China Sea, saying the vessel was trespassing on its territory and undermining security in the region. The U.S.…
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