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CHINESE and U.S. experts held a dialogue in order to calm down the escalating South China Sea dispute, in Washington D.C. on Tuesday. Dozens of experts from over 20 Chinese and U.S. think tanks and research institutions participated in the event. Former Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte delivered keynote speeches at the event. They mentioned that China and U.S. has no territory disputes and […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday offered China conciliatory talks on a long-awaited international tribunal ruling over Beijing’s maritime claims, a week before the verdict. Duterte, who was sworn into office last week, said he was optimistic that the UN-backed tribunal in The Hague would rule in favour of the Philippines. “If it’s favourable to us, let’s talk,” Duterte said in a speech before the Philippine Air Force at the former […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing must prepare for “military confrontation” in the South China Sea, state-run media said Tuesday, as it began naval drills in the area ahead of an international tribunal ruling over the maritime dispute. China asserts sovereignty over almost all of the resource-rich strategic waterway despite rival claims from Southeast Asian neighbors — raising tensions with the United States, which has key defense treaties with many allies in the region. On Tuesday, […]
THE South China Sea arbitration unilaterally initiated by the Philippines has drawn worldwide attention. Experts from over 130 foreign political parties and organizations have expressed their support of China’s position and urged the parties directly involved to solve the disputes through negotiations and consultations. “We think it is not helpful to internationalize the disputes. Related parties should resolve the issue peacefully through bilateral negotiations. We agree with China’s long-standing position,” said Jose Jara, […]
(Courtesy CCTV) — Hong Kong celebrates the 19th anniversary of its return to the motherland of China on Friday, with its chief executive expressing confidence for a better future. A flag-raising ceremony marking the anniversary was held at the Golden Bauhinia Square in the morning. Attending the ceremony were Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, and officials from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government and from the central government. About 1,000 Hong […]
by Tom HANCOCK BEIJJING, China (AFP) — China will never compromise on sovereignty, President Xi Jinping said Friday ahead of an international tribunal ruling over Beijing’s maritime claims, as he celebrated the Communist Party’s 95th anniversary. The ruling party must maintain absolute power in the country, strengthen its military and establish a greater role in world leadership, Xi told serried ranks of top officials in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, to rapturous applause. “No […]
by Jo Biddle and Jan Hennop THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — A little-known international tribunal will early next month step into a bitter dispute over the South China Sea, handing down a ruling which risks further inflaming tensions between Southeast Asian nations and China. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) — the world’s oldest international tribunal for the peaceful resolution of disputes between nations — said Wednesday it will rule on July 12 in the […]
SANJIAZI, China (AFP) – by Tom HANCOCK It was the language of China’s last imperial dynasty which ruled a vast kingdom for nearly three centuries. But 71-year-old Ji Jinlu is among only a handful of native Manchu speakers left. Traders and farmers from what are now the borders of China and Korea, the Manchus took advantage of a crumbling Ming state and swept south in the 1600s to establish their own Qing Dynasty. Manchu became the court […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor will bring in the NBA’s first part-owner from China in a deal to add two new investors to his ownership group, ESPN reported Monday. Citing unnamed sources, ESPN said the deal will allow Taylor to remain the club’s controlling owner. Last week, he closed a deal to bring in Jiang Lizhang, a Shanghai-based businessman who founded the Chinese marketing company Double-Edge Sports. Jiang […]
(Courtesy CCTV) — The scaled-down version of the re-entry module of the Long March-7 carrier rocket landed on Sunday afternoon in a desert in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, close to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. China blasted off its new generation carrier rocket Long March-7 from the Wenchang space launch center in south China’s Hainan province on Saturday. The re-entry module took a fresh new way to return by swirling slowly at a […]
YANCHENG, China (AFP) — Emergency personnel mounted rescue efforts amid scenes of carnage Friday as the toll from hurricane-force winds and a tornado in China rose to at least 98 dead, with hundreds more injured. Whole villages were levelled and huge trees felled when winds of up to 125 kilometers (77 miles) per hour struck around Yancheng city, the official Xinhua news agency said. So far 98 people have been confirmed dead and about 800 […]
MANILa, Philippines (AFP) — China is using its fishing fleets with armed escorts to bolster maritime claims in disputed territory, a senior US State Department official warned Wednesday, calling China’s behaviour “disturbing”. The comments came after Indonesian warships fired warning shots and detained a Chinese-flagged fishing boat and seven crew near the Natuna Islands in the South China Sea last week, in actions slammed by Beijing. “I think it’s a disturbing trend to see Chinese […]
