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China announces ‘routine’ military patrols in disputed South China Sea

BEIJING, Jan 3, 2024 (AFP) - China on Wednesday announced "routine" military patrols in the South China Sea, following recent…

Taiwan ‘will resist’ China interference in election: presidential frontrunner

TAIPEI, Jan 3, 2024 (AFP) - The Taiwanese people "will resist" China's attempts to influence the island's January 13 election,…

China saw hottest recorded year in 2023

SHANGHAI, Jan 2, 2024 (AFP) - China's average temperature in 2023 was its hottest since records began, state media said…

Xi says willing to work with US for stable relationship

BEIJING, Jan 1, 2024 (AFP) - China's President Xi Jinping said Monday he was willing to work with the United…

China’s Xi hails ‘resilient’ economy in bullish New Year speech

By Matthew WALSH, Oliver HOTHAM BEIJING, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP)- President Xi Jinping said Sunday the Chinese economy had grown…

Chinese appetite for Australian barley is back

By Grégory PLESSE SYDNEY, Dec 30, 2023 (AFP) - Three years after steep Chinese tariffs halted imports of Australian barley…

China ties dominate Taiwan presidential debate

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec 30, 2023 (AFP) - Taiwan's presidential candidates clashed on Saturday over their positions on the self-ruled island's…

China tensions rising, US revives WWII-era Pacific airfield

WASHINGTON, Dec 30, 2023 (AFP) - In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to…

China asks citizens to leave Myanmar border district, citing security

YANGON, Myanmar, Dec 28, 2023 (AFP) - China's embassy in Myanmar on Thursday asked its citizens to leave a northern…

Indonesia nickel plant explosion death toll rises to 18

JAKARTA, Dec 26, 2023 (AFP) - The death toll after an explosion at a Chinese-funded nickel-processing plant in eastern Indonesia…

13 killed, 46 injured in Indonesia blast

JAKARTA, Dec 24, 2023 (AFP) - At least 13 people were killed and 46 injured in eastern Indonesia on Sunday…

China urges Philippines to make ‘rational choice’ over maritime tensions

BEIJING, Dec 21, 2023 (AFP) - China on Thursday warned the Philippines to "make the rational choice" following Manila's recent…

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