Premier Li Keqiang meets with Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2017. [Photo by Liu Zhen/China News Service] WASHINGTON —…
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Amazing Race Canada battles cabs and heat in Beijing
Regular reader DanAmazing said he expected last week’s Leg of The Amazing Race Canada to be a non-elimination. So was I. The timing was right for it, and it would have given Megan and Courtney…
TSX gains as metals, energy stocks surge on positive news from China and OPEC
TORONTO — Soaring metal and energy shares helped push Canada’s main stock index higher today, as commodity prices rose on global positive sentiment from China and OPEC. In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index was up…
China builds high-tech cinema on disputed island with 1,100 residents
… the-line cinema on a tiny disputed island in the South China Sea, the latest in a series of moves by Beijing to press its territorial claims in the region. According to the official Xinhua…
China fires back at U.S. accusations over “unsafe” aerial intercept
told CBS News the incident is still under investigation but, “initial reports from the U.S. aircrew characterized the intercept as unsafe.” Knight said the issue is being addressed with China through “appropriate diplomatic and military…
China reportedly preps for crisis along border with North Korea
“If you’re going to make me place bets on where I think the U.S. and China would first get into a conflict, it’s not Taiwan, the South China Sea or the East China Sea: I…
China says reforms have made military more nimble
China’s armed forces, the world’s largest … Xi called for all-out efforts to drive military reform, the official Xinhua news agency said. “After the reforms, our military’s scale is smaller, but it is more capable,…
China backs joint energy development with Philippines in disputed sea
MANILA (Reuters) – China’s foreign minister on Tuesday said he supported the … that might complicate the situation at sea,” Wang told a news conference. “That might lead to tension, and as the end result,…
China fires back at U.S. accusations over close call involving fighter jets
BEIJING—China on Tuesday denied its fighter jet pilots operated dangerously during an encounter with a U.S. surveillance plane in international airspace in which the American pilot took evasive action to avoid a possible collision. Spokesman…
Premier Kathleen Wynne to lead trade mission to China, Vietnam
TORONTO – Premier Kathleen Wynne will be leading a trade mission to China and Vietnam this fall. It is her third mission to China, which she says is a direct reflection of how important the…
China fires back at U.S. accusations over aerial encounter
BEIJING — China on Tuesday denied its fighter jet pilots operated dangerously during an encounter with a U.S. surveillance plane in international airspace in which the American pilot took evasive action to avoid a possible…
China rising political star facing corruption probe
Before his abrupt removal from office earlier this month, he was a strong contender to rise to the elite seven-member committee that rules China. But now China’s anti-corruption body says it is investigating him for…
China opens movie theater on disputed South China Sea island
A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in…
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