A global pressure campaign on North Korea propelled by sharp new UN sanctions received a welcome boost Sunday from China, the North’s economic lifeline, as Beijing called on its neighbour to halt its missile and…
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China sets conditions for South China Sea talks as ASEAN issues call to avoid militarization
China’s top diplomat said Sunday that talks for a nonaggression … summit in the Philippines in November if Beijing’s conditions are met. Wang told a news conference in Manila that those conditions include non-interference by…
What Beijing’s ring roads say about China’s foreign policy
Visitors to China’s capital, Beijing, will notice it has a series of ring roads circling out from the centre, around the Forbidden Palace and Tiananmen Square. The first ring road vanished long ago. The second…
South China Sea dispute: Vietnam stands tough against Beijing in ASEAN talks, Philippines reluctant
In the regional security forum, which began on Saturday, Vietnam has requested other Southeast Asian nations to take a stronger stand against China’s continuous expansion in the South China Sea. Ahead of the launch of…
ASEAN, Beijing adopt framework for crafting code on South China Sea
As in past criticisms, they did not cite China by name. Robespierre L. Bolivar, spokesman of the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs, said the foreign ministers “endorsed the framework of the code of conduct for…
Vietnam challenges China in Asean talks
Hanoi made its move in unscheduled and informal talks late on Friday night when it asked to insert tough language against Beijing in the usual communique that the regional bloc releases after top-level meetings. The…
China sets conditions for start of talks on sea feud code
China’s top diplomat said Sunday that talks for a nonaggression … annual summit in the Philippines in November if Beijing’s conditions are met. Wang told a news conference in Manila that those conditions include non-interference…
China urges North Korea to halt missile and nuclear tests
People’s Republic of China Foreign Minister Wang Yi greets North Korean Foreign … The first test of the ICBM, on July 4, “changed the game,” CBS News senior national security analyst Fran Townsend said last…
North Korea: China urges neighbour to stop missile tests
China’s foreign minister has told his North Korean counterpart … A senior official told South Korea’s Yonhap news agency: “We will make our stance clear when things are determined.” But ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun…
China urges N. Korea to abide by UN sanctions, stop missile tests
In mid-July, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a news briefing: “Recently, certain people, talking about the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, have been exaggerating and giving prominence to the so-called ‘China responsibility theory.’” (…
China, ASEAN Approve Draft South China Sea Code of Conduct
Xinhua news agency is reporting that China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries have approved a draft Code of Conduct common for the South China Sea. The code of conduct will replace…
The Latest: US tells China to fully execute NKorea sanctions
(all times local): 2:35 p.m. The United States says it will be watching China closely to ensure it fully and continuously implements new U.N. sanctions on North Korea. Susan Thornton is the top U.S. diplomat…
Asean, China adopt S.China Sea ‘code of conduct’ framework
But China, which claims virtually the entire South China Sea, is unlikely to allow the negotiations to move in that direction. A two-page document obtained by Kyodo News shows the framework contains a provision which…
