BEIJING China’s military on Wednesday launched a new type of domestically … The 10,000-tonne warship was launched at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, the official Xinhua news agency said, making it the first of the…
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China’s navy launches latest-generation destroyer
China’s increasingly powerful navy launched its most advanced domestically produced destroyer on Wednesday, at a time of rising competition with other naval powers such as the United States, Japan and India. The first 10,000-ton Type…
China launches new warship type to boost military strength
The warship “is equipped with new air defence, anti-missile, anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons,” China’s official news agency Xinhua said. According to the state-run Global Times, the vessel type is thought to be the first type…
China should allow Nobel laureate to seek treatment abroad: U.S. envoy
News of Liu’s illness drew questions from his supporters and human rights advocates on whether China’s government provided him with adequate care while incarcerated. Chinese prisons are notorious for their harsh conditions, and it’s common…
US envoy: China should allow Nobel laureate treatment abroad
News of Liu’s illness drew questions from his supporters and human rights advocates on whether China’s government provided him with adequate care while incarcerated. Chinese prisons are notorious for their harsh conditions, and it’s common…
China hits back at U.S. on human trafficking downgrade
BEIJING — China has pre-emptively hit back at the United States for speaking “irresponsibly” ahead of an expected Trump administration move to name China among the world’s worst human trafficking offenders. Foreign ministry spokesman Lu…
China makes its military more visible in Hong Kong
The carrier, with its complement of J-15 fighter jets and escorted by two destroyers and a frigate, left the eastern Chinese port of Qingdao on Sunday on a routine mission, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency…
Trump turns up pressure on China amid N. Korea concerns
“China was downgraded to Tier 3 action in this year’s report in part because it has not taken serious steps to end its own complicity in trafficking, including forced laborers from North Korea that are…
Human trafficking: US downgrades China over record
China “is not making significant efforts” to stop human trafficking, the US says, claiming that fewer people are now being prosecuted than before. The US Department of State released its annual Trafficking in Persons Report…
China hits back at US on human trafficking downgrade
China has pre-emptively hit back at the United States for speaking “irresponsibly” ahead of an expected Trump administration move to name China among the world’s worst human trafficking offenders. Foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said…
Liu Xiaobo: China’s mild-mannered political firebrand
… Nobel Peace Prize for “his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.” Liu’s wife tweeted at the time that, upon hearing the news from her during a prison visit, he started…
Hong Kong in Beijing’s shadow 20 years after handover
When Xi Jinping lands in Hong Kong on Thursday for the first time since becoming China’s president, he will step into a deeply divided city uncertain of its future. The visit marks 20 years since…
China accuses India of border incursion
China has accused India of a border incursion between Sikkim and Tibet, according to Reuters, warning the development could “threaten peace”. The news agency quoted officials as saying that Indian troops had crossed the border,…
