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by Elaine YU / Yan ZHAO Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters for a third straight day Monday as the city’s leader warned the global financial hub was nearing a “very dangerous situation”, and a rare strike caused transport chaos. Clouds of tear gas billowed across the working-class district of Wong Tai Sin on Monday afternoon as the city buckled under rare general strike, […]
by Patrick BAERT Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing is set to open an eye-catching multi-billion dollar airport resembling a massive shining starfish, to accommodate soaring air traffic in China and celebrate the Communist government’s 70th anniversary in power. Work on the Beijing Daxing International Airport officially ended on schedule Sunday, ready for a September 30 inauguration — on the eve of the anniversary of the foundation of the People’s Republic on […]
by Elizabeth LAW Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Top US and Chinese trade negotiators held productive talks in Beijing on Wednesday, the American side said, as the economic superpowers head towards an endgame in a dispute that has hit businesses with bruising tariffs. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, a close aide to President Xi Jinping on economic matters, met with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ahead of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte left for China on Wednesay afternoon, April 24, to attend the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing scheduled on April 25 to 27 where he will join more than 35 leaders and heads of international organizations. Duterte was invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the forum where international leaders are set to discuss issues of mutual concern. He and his delegation left […]
Washington’s chief trade negotiator on Wednesday said there remained much to do before reaching a new trade agreement with China despite “real progress” so far. After months of negotiating with Beijing, “now we are making real progress,” US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in congressional testimony. However, “Much still needs to be done both before an agreement is reached, and more importantly after it is reached if one is reached.” Citing progress toward a new […]
Beijing, China (AFP) — Twenty children were wounded in an attack at an elementary school in Beijing Tuesday with three suffering serious injuries, local authorities said. A male suspect was brought “under control” and the wounded students were admitted to hospital, the Xicheng district government said, without elaborating on how or why the man carried out the attack. According to a tweet by nationalist tabloid Global Times, the suspect used a hammer to carry […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday a second Canadian was being questioned by China, after Beijing earlier this week notified Ottawa it had detained a former Canadian diplomat. “We are aware of a Canadian who got in touch with us because he was being asked questions by Chinese authorities,” Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland told a press conference. Freeland offered few details, but added her ministry had not been able to make […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang has said it is already “taking pro-active measures” to address the problem of Filipino fishermen and Chinese Coast Guard as it noted that the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines and the Department of Foreign Affairs have also been talking about the issue. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the Philippine government has officially relayed the problem to the Chinese government to address this issue, and provide solutions, including possible sanctions […]
Ni Nora Dominguez Eagle News Service SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union (Eagle News) – Dumaong sa Puro Point sa San Fernando City, La Union ang tatlong barko na binansagang Balangay matapos ang 22 araw na expedition sa China noong Mayo 19. Pinangunahan ni Undersecretary Arturo Valdez ang 33 na miyembro ng crew ng tatlong Balangay mula sa 22 araw na expedition. Abril 28 nang magsimulang lumayag ang mga ito patungong Xiamen, China. Ayon kay Valdez, anim […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — China and Vietnam vowed Sunday to keep the peace in the South China Sea, the resource-rich waterway that has long been a source of tension between Hanoi and its powerhouse communist neighbour. China claims most of the disputed sea, which is believed to be rich in oil and gas reserves and is highly strategic for trade and defence. Beijing has built up artificial islands capable of hosting military installations in recent […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — While slapping duties on steel and aluminum imports, President Donald Trump struck a more conciliatory tone towards China, pointing to negotiations underway to trim Washington’s soaring bilateral trade deficit with Beijing. “We’re negotiating now with China. We’re in the midst of a big negotiation. I don’t know that anything is going to come of it,” Trump said at the White House while rolling out the new trade barriers. “They have […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) – China’s continued reclamation in the South China Sea has eroded trust among claimants and could raise regional tensions, Southeast Asian foreign ministers said Tuesday. The ministers from the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) did not mention China by name in their statement after a one-day meeting in Singapore, current chair of the grouping. Beijing claims nearly all of the waterway and has been turning reefs and islets into islands and installing military […]
