A leading mainland constitutional scholar and adviser to Beijing has warned that the central government may have to intervene in Hong Kong affairs if the city’s political problems become unmanageable and threaten national security. The…
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Beijing planning new approach to Taiwan affairs
Beijing has been reviewing its Taiwan policies after they failed to bear fruit and is considering a shake-up of the people in charge of cross-strait relations, sources and experts say. But analysts in Taiwan say…
Philippines goes easy on China in final ASEAN statement
The Philippines followed up a summit of Southeast Asian leaders by releasing a final communique Sunday that removed mention of international concerns over China’s “militarization” of newly built islands in the disputed South China Sea…
China deports U.S. citizen convicted of espionage after detaining her for 2 years
China has deported a U.S. citizen who was convicted of espionage this week after being held without trial for two years, removing a source of friction between Washington and Beijing. Sandy Phan-Gillis was arrested in…
China factory output growth slows
Output in China’s factories and mines continued to expand in April but at a slower pace than in the previous month. The purchasing manager’s index (PMI) was 51.2 in April, the National Bureau of Statistics…
China deports Houston businesswoman who was convicted of being US spy
HOUSTON – An American woman who was arrested while on a business trip in China and later convicted of spying has been deported to the United States. Jeff Gillis says his wife, Phan “Sandy” Phan-Gillis,…
China-built amphibious aircraft takes maiden flight – Xinhua
BEIJING China’s domestically developed AG600, the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, took its maiden flight ahead of schedule on Saturday from the southern city of Zhuhai, according to the official Xinhua news agency. The AG600 was…
ASEAN gives Beijing a pass on South China Sea dispute, cites 'improving cooperation'
Southeast Asian leaders took a softer stance on disputes in the South China Sea during a summit that ended on Saturday, avoiding tacit references to China’s building and arming of its manmade islands, according to…
Beijing gloats over Trump Taiwan snub
BEIJING : China on Friday praised US president Donald Trump’s snub of Taiwan, noting that observers had called his decision not to take a second call from the island’s president a “slap in the face”.…
Nuclear neighbours: China and North Korea at the edge of patience
After China detonated its first nuclear weapon in 1964, North Korean “great leader” Kim Il-sung even appealed to his brothers in Beijing to help him build his own atomic bomb. But for Chairman Mao, that…
China warned North Korea of sanctions after any nuclear test: Tillerson
in possibly China’s toughest threat yet against its defiant neighbor.Tillerson, speaking on Fox News, said China has asked North Korea not to conduct any more nuclear tests. He noted that major commemorations in North had…
Study comparing subway air quality to Beijing caused 'unnecessary alarm,' TTC charges
The Toronto Transit Commission is firing back after a report on the air quality in Canada’s three major transit systems, released this week, compared the pollution in Toronto’s subway system to “a typical day in…
China vows weapons tests as U.S. grapples with “grave” North Korea threat
“China’s military will continue to carry out live-fire military exercises and test new military equipment in order to firmly safeguard national security and regional peace and stability,” Defence Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said in Beijing.…
