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by Laurent Thomet and Joanna Chiu Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) – President Xi Jinping declared China is entering a “new era” of challenges and opportunities on Wednesday as he opened a Communist Party congress expected to enhance his already formidable power. Xi told some 2,300 delegates at the imposing Great Hall of the People that the party must “resolutely oppose” any actions that undermine its leadership as it steers a course through a high-stakes period in […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — China’s crackdown on overseas investments is expected to herald a slowdown in splurging on European clubs and impact teams where it hurts fans the most — on the pitch. It is unlikely that supporters in Italy, Spain and England were aware earlier this month when China’s State Council, or cabinet, moved to restrict Chinese companies from investing in foreign sports clubs, the latest salvo in a wider campaign by Beijing to curb capital outflows. […]
China will protect its sovereignty against “any people, organization or political party,” President Xi Jinping said Tuesday, as the country celebrated the 90th anniversary of its military, the People’s Liberation Army. The message comes with the Asian giant being mired in several border disputes with its neighbors, including an ongoing stand-off with India over territory on China’s border with Bhutan, and the South China Sea dispute with the Philippines and Vietnam. The ruling Communist Party also […]
(Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China would like to join South Korea in returning bilateral ties to the track of healthy development. He made the remarks while meeting with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in in Hamburg ahead of a Group 20 (G20) summit to be held in the northern German port city. Xi said China and South Korea, two geographically close nations, share interconnected cultures and notable complementary advantages, […]
(Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China and Singapore will develop bilateral relations with strategic insight and vision, and keep mutual understanding and support on issues of each other’s core interests and major concerns. Xi made the remarks while meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the northern German city of Hamburg. Xi noted that the traditional China-Singapore friendship, promoted by mutual learning and cooperation, has achieved fruitful results. […]
RUSSIA (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, have signed a joint statement to further deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership. Under historic new conditions, the two countries will be devoted to further consolidating their relations based on equality, mutual support, common prosperity and an enduring friendship, and will seek to promote deeper political mutual trust, practical cooperation, security cooperation, people-to-people exchanges and international coordination, the document signed on Tuesday in […]
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) — The Chinese People’s Liberation Army garrison troops in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are preparing for President Xi Jinping to review them on Friday. The troops entered the parade playground on Friday morning, waiting for the review. Xi arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday to start his three-day inspection tour to mark the 20th anniversary of the region’s return to the motherland.
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. […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is now back in the country after his official visits to Cambodia, Hong Kong and China, saying that he is now more convinced that the future of the country lies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Asian cooperation. “I am glad to be back,” he said upon arriving around 3 a.m. on Tuesday from his trip in Beijing, China where he met with Chinese president Xi Jinping […]
By Ted Aljibe Agence France Presse Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana flew to the disputed Pag-Asa island in the South China Sea on Friday, brushing off a challenge by the Chinese military while asserting Manila’s territorial claim to the strategic region. “This is just a normal visit within our territory, which we believe and we know is (our) territory,” the minister told reporters who accompanied him on the brief trip. China claims most of the South China Sea, […]
President Rodrigo Duterte and President Xi Jinping on Thursday (October 20) agreed to resume their talks over disputes and issues in the South China Sea, Chinese vice foreign minister Liu Zhenmin said. “The two presidents agreed that China and the Philippines will return to the track of dialogue and consultation to properly handle the South China Sea issue,” Liu said through a translator. “China is ready for discussions with friends in the Philippines on maritime […]
