In a more diplomatically worded article, Xinhua, China’s official news agency, urged Trump not to damage the “stability and maturity” of US-China relations. “China and the United States are not destined rivals. They can be…
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China lodges complaint over Trump-Taiwan call
Meanwhile, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met with China’s President Xi Jinping Friday, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Kissinger — secretary of state from 1973-77 — is credited with secret diplomacy that…
China hopes Trump call with Taiwan leader won't damage ties
China’s foreign minister said Saturday he hopes Beijing’s relations with the U.S. would not be “interfered with or damaged” after president-elect Donald Trump broke with decades-long diplomatic tradition and spoke directly with Taiwan’s leader. It…
China and the Church: The 'outlaw' do-it-yourself bishop
Without the Pope’s permission, or Beijing’s, this 58-year-old labourer from a village in northern China calls himself a bishop. China and the Vatican are believed to be close to a historic agreement governing the selection…
Fear, Then Skepticism, Over Antibiotic-Resistant Genes in Beijing Smog
BEIJING — Reports that Beijing’s already notorious smog contained bacteria with antibiotic-resistant genes spread through the city last week like pathogens in a pandemic disaster movie. “Drug-resistant bacteria make people very afraid,” The Beijing ……
Beijing to quit coal mining by 2020
BEIJING: Beijing will close its last three coal mines in the next four years and entirely quit coal mining by 2020, ending an 800-year-old practice in a bid to curb alarming air pollution. China is…
China using AI to censor sensitive topics in online group chats
China appears to have massively upgraded its powerful online censorship apparatus, using it to more severely block sensitive topics in group conversations while allowing freer rein in private chats – a sign, one expert says,…
China says it wants smooth military ties with Trump
“China is willing to work hard together with the defense department of the next U.S. government to promote the healthy and stable development of military-to-military relations,” Yang told a monthly news briefing. Trump will take…
Softwood lumber dispute with U.S. sees B.C. turn to China, India
VICTORIA – The prospect of a reignited trade dispute with the United States over Canadian softwood lumber exports has British Columbia looking for new customers in China and India. Mike de Jong, B.C.’s minister of…
Beijing untypically quiet on Taiwan drills in South China Sea
ITU ABA, South China Sea Taiwan held rescue drills on Tuesday off the coast of its sole outpost in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, but the biggest claimant in the disputed area…
China plans to build $2bn film studio
China’s government has announced it will build a $2bn (£1.6bn) film studio in another push to expand China’s already burgeoning film industry. The studio, based in Chongqing in the south west of the country, will…
Beijing warns against Taiwan ties as Singapore tries to free troop carriers in Hong Kong
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE Beijing on Friday warned countries against maintaining military ties with Taiwan, after Singaporean armored troop carriers were seized en route from the island that Beijing regards as a breakaway province. Chinese foreign ministry…
Castro's death a reminder in China of changed communist axis
BEIJING — In the shadow of east Beijing’s soaring glass skyscrapers, elderly retirees still speak nostalgically about their Cuban brothers-in-arm, faraway comrades bound by communist solidarity. But in central Beijing’s halls of power, Cuba is…
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