World
First twin giant panda cubs born in China
BEIJING – A pair of different-sex giant panda cubs has been born to Cao Cao at the Wolong Panda Research Base, Sichuan Province, after she mated with a male in the wild. According to the […]
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China seriously concerned over violent clashes in Gaza: FM
BEIJING – China is seriously concerned about the violent clashes in the Gaza Strip and has called on both Israel and Palestine to exercise restraint, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. Tens of thousands of […]
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China launches first domestically-made aircraft carrier
DALIAN – China’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier set out from a dock of Dalian Shipyard, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, for sea trials Sunday morning. The aircraft carrier, as yet unnamed, left its berth at a […]
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Dominican Republic drops Taiwan and establishes relations with Beijing
SANTO DOMINGO – This week, the Dominican Republic and China announced they were establishing diplomatic relations as the Caribbean country became the latest nation to dump Taiwan, leaving it with just 19 diplomatic allies around […]
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Trump to take his confrontation with China to Summit of the Americas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States President Donald Trump, engaged in an escalating confrontation with Beijing over trade, will urge Latin American leaders next week to work with the United States – not China – on […]
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China hits back at U.S. unilateralism with equal tariff plan
BEIJING – China has unveiled a list of products worth $50 billion imported from the United States that will be subject to higher tariffs, including soybeans, automobiles, aircraft and chemical products, the state media reported. […]
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China announces $3bn target for retaliation in trade dispute with U.S.
BEIJING – China has announced a $3 billion list of U.S. goods including pork, apples and steel pipe that it said may be hit with higher tariffs in a spiraling trade dispute with President Donald […]
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Bank of China allowed to operate in Chile
SANTIAGO – Chilean banking regulator SBIF has authorized Bank of China Limited, one of China’s largest banks, to operate in the South American country. The move will boost use of China’s yuan currency in Latin […]
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China allows Xi Jinping to remain president indefinitely, abolishing term limits
BEIJING – China has removed presidential term limits from its constitution, in a move that effectively allows Xi Jinping to remain as president for life. The constitutional changes, passed by China’s annual sitting of the […]
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Chinese president’s special envoy to attend Piñera’s inauguration
BEIJING – Ma Peihua, the special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping and also vice chairman of the 12th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, will attend the presidential inauguration ceremony in Chile […]