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by Aaron Tam, Michelle Yun and Elaine Yu HONG KONG, China (AFP) — China’s President Xi Jinping said Saturday Hong Kong was freer than ever before but laid down an uncrossable “red line” for any challenge to Beijing’s authority as the city marked 20 years since it was handed back by Britain. Xi spoke in a televised address after swearing in new Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam as pro and anti-Beijing protesters clashed close to the ceremony. Lam […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — President Xi Jinping swore in new Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Saturday as the politically divided city marked 20 years since it was handed back to China by Britain, with clashes between pro and anti-Beijing protesters close to the ceremony. Lam was selected by a pro-Beijing committee, as were her predecessors, and is already being cast by critics as a China stooge in a city where many are angry at […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi assured Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano during his visit to Beijing that China will continue aiding the Philippines in its fight against terrorism, especially in Mindanao. ”I want to tell the people of the Philippines that whenever difficulties and challenges, China will always stand by your side,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a joint press conference. China donated ₱590-M worth of […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Three of Beijing’s outposts on contested South China Sea reefs are close to being ready for the deployment of military assets including mobile missile launchers, a United States think tank reported Thursday. Analyzing satellite photographs, the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative said Beijing’s Fiery Cross Reef base in the Spratly Islands now has 12 hardened shelters, four more than seen in February, with retractable roofs that can house missile launchers. At […]
Rodrigo Duterte ends his first year as Philippine president on Friday as a hugely popular leader. The 72-year-old has upended decades of foreign policy, steering away from traditional ally the United States while bringing the Philippines closer to China and Russia. An overwhelming majority of Filipinos support him, according to a series of surveys by pollsters over the past 12 months, with the most recent one showing 75 percent were satisfied with his administration’s performance. “People […]
HONG KONG, China (Reuters) — Hong Kong residents expressed their thoughts and hopes on Friday (June 30) one day after China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in the territory for a visit. Some Hong Kong residents believe Xi’s visit is aimed at showing the sovereign power of China. Xi is on a three-day visit to Hong Kong, the former British colony, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its handover back to Chinese rule on July 1, […]
CHINA (Reuters) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the outgoing chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Leung Chun-ying, on Thursday. Xi said the central government has fully acknowledged his work during his five-year tenure of office. Xi also met with senior representatives of the region’s executive, legislative and judicial bodies later on Thursday. Xi arrived in Hong Kong earlier on the same day for a three-day inspection tour. The president […]
by Heather Scott Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) – The United States slapped unprecedented sanctions Thursday on a Chinese bank accused of laundering North Korean cash after President Donald Trump said Beijing’s efforts to put the brakes on Pyongyang’s nuclear drive had failed. As South Korea’s new president visited Washington, the Treasury Department announced the Bank of Dandong would be severed from the US financial system for acting “as a conduit for […]
by Aaron Tam, Michelle Yun and Elaine Yu Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — President Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday to mark 20 years since its return to China by Britain, with activists under arrest as authorities sought to avoid embarrassment during anniversary celebrations. A huge security operation shut down large parts of the normally throbbing city, with thousands of police deployed to keep away demonstrators against what they said […]
BEIJING, China — China vowed Thursday to continue providing the Philippines with “necessary assistance,” a day after Beijing donated thousands of weapons to the country to help its fight against Islamist gunmen. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks during a visit by his Philippine counterpart Alan Peter Cayetano and pledged China’s help with reconstruction efforts in the war-torn southern city of Marawi. “Yesterday the first batch of emergency assistance was delivered to the Philippines,” […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — President Xi Jinping expressed his affection for Hong Kong as he arrived in the politically divided city Thursday to mark 20 years since it was handed back to China by Britain. “After nine years I am once again stepping on Hong Kong soil. I feel very happy. Hong Kong has always had a place in my heart,” he said in a brief speech on the tarmac at Hong Kong’s main […]
China on Wednesday donated thousands of guns to the Philippines to help Manila in its battle against Islamist gunmen who are holed up in Marawi. The shipment of assault and sniper rifles and ammunition is the first example of Chinese military aid since President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to move away from Manila’s traditional ally America and seek Beijing’s support. It came after China donated P15 million for the rehabilitation of the war-stricken city in Mindanao. […]
