“I do not acknowledge or accept this verdict,” she told the news agency speaking from the US … telling the court he attended overseas training sessions encouraging him to reject China’s political system. Human rights…
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Beijing orders safety checks after apartment block fire kills 19
BEIJING (Reuters) – A fire in a Beijing apartment block that killed 19 people and injured eight has prompted authorities to order city-wide safety checks, state news agency Xinhua reported. The fire broke out on…
What is the extent of China’s influence in Zimbabwe?
How deep are relations between China and Zimbabwe really? The news that General Constantino Chiwenga had visited China only a few days before the the military takeover in Zimbabwe was a coincidence that did not…
Trudeau mulling China trip in December, free trade talks possible
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is looking at a possible trade trip to China early next month but Canada isn’t ready to launch formal free trade talks with China just yet. Canada and China…
China has ‘special responsibility’ when it comes to North Korea: NATO chief
NATO’s secretary general says China has a “special responsibility” when it comes to bridging the divide between North Korea and the rest of the international community. In an interview with The West Block‘s Vassy Kapelos,…
Top China diplomat talks refugee crisis with Myanmar leaders
China, a long-standing friend of Myanmar during the Southeast Asian country’s isolation from the West, has been helping shield Myanmar from the criticism. Wang said at a news conference Sunday that China has a “three-stage…
Beijing housing block fire: Nineteen people killed
A fire in a housing block in a southern district of the Chinese capital, Beijing, has killed 19 people and injured eight others, reports say. It took firefighters several hours to bring the overnight blaze…
Fire Kills at Least 19 in Beijing Apartment Building
BEIJING — A blaze roared through an apartment building on the blue-collar edge of Beijing, killing at least 19 people, many of whom were apparently migrant workers from the Chinese countryside who were trapped in…
China’s foreign minister meets with Myanmar’s leaders
“China and Myanmar are very much different in size and power, but when it comes to mutual understanding, the two countries are friends with the same values,” Suu Kyi said at a news conference with…
Subways May Be the Latest Casualty of China’s Crackdown on Debt
The NDRC didn’t immediately reply to questions faxed on Saturday by Bloomberg News. Subway construction is a constant presence in China’s cities, with streets torn up to build the capacity needed to transport the swelling…
House fire in Beijing suburb kills 19 people
BEIJING — The official Chinese news agency says a fire at a building advertising low-cost rental apartments in a southern Beijing suburb has killed 19 people and injured eight others. Xinhua News Agency says firefighters…
House fire in southern Beijing suburb kills 19, injures 8
BEIJING — A fire at a building advertising low-cost rental apartments in a southern Beijing suburb killed 19 people and injured eight others, official media reported Sunday. Firefighters put out the fire at Xinjian Village…
China says will work with North Korea to boost ties as envoy visits
The department made no mention of North Korea’s nuclear or missile programs, which are strongly opposed by China. The North’s official KCNA news agency said Song informed Choe about China’s 19th National Congress “in detail”,…
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