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China warns Blinken over deteriorating ties in talks
China's foreign minister on Friday urged visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address rising disagreements or risk a "downward spiral" between the two powers after months of efforts to ease tensions
Nearly half of China's major cities are sinking, researchers say
Nearly half of China's major cities are suffering "moderate to severe" levels of subsidence, putting millions of people at risk of flooding especially as sea levels rise, according to a study of nationwide satellite data released on Friday
China to criminally try three minors for child murder
China will put three minors on trial for allegedly murdering another child, a provincial prosecutor said Monday, in a case that has shocked the nation and sparked public debate over the treatment of juvenile offenders
China conducts military drills in South China Sea
China yesterday conducted military “combat patrols” in the disputed South China Sea, its army said, the same day as joint drills by the Philippines, the United States, Japan and Australia.
UKRAINE WAR / France wants ‘clear message’ from China to Russia
France’s top diplomat said yesterday that Paris wants China to send “clear messages” to its strategic ally Russia over its war in Ukraine, after meetings with his counterpart in Beijing.
China ships Tibetan glacier water to Maldives
China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said yesterday, a gift from the world’s highest mountains to a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas.
Relations with Philippines at a crossroads
China yesterday warned the Philippines to behave cautiously and seek dialogue, saying their relations were at a “crossroads” as new confrontations between their coastguards over maritime claims deepened tensions.
14 killed, 37 injured in north China road tunnel accident
Fourteen people were killed and 37 others injured after a bus crashed inside an expressway tunnel in northern China, state media reported today
China congratulates Putin on election victory
Key Russian ally China on Monday congratulated President Vladimir Putin on his election victory
Military team visits Maldives, Sri Lanka Nepal: China
A Chinese military delegation recently visited the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal to discuss further cooperation in defence issues, Beijing said yesterday.
China trying to ‘normalise’
Taiwan’s top security official told parliament yesterday that China runs “joint combat readiness patrols” near the democratic island every 7-10 days on average, saying Chinese forces were trying to “normalise” drills near Taiwan.
China, Russia, Iran hold joint naval drills
The navies of China, Russia and Iran are staging joint drills in the Gulf of Oman this week, Beijing said yesterday.
China will be global ‘force for peace’
China will be a global force for peace and stability, the country’s foreign minister Wang Yi said at a press conference in Beijing yesterday.
War in Gaza a 'disgrace for civilisation': Chinese FM
China's foreign minister Wang Yi today called Israel's war in Gaza a "disgrace for civilisation" and reiterated Beijing's calls for an "immediate ceasefire"
Chinese national arrested in US for stealing Google AI technology
A Chinese software engineer was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing artificial intelligence technology from Google while secretly working for two Chinese companies, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said
China sets ambitious 5 percent growth target for 2024
China today set a growth target of around five percent for 2024, an ambitious objective analysts said would be a challenge to meet given the severe headwinds battering the world's second-largest economy
China's Xian to give lottery tickets to newlyweds in bid to spur births
Authorities in China's city of Xian will spend 700,000 yuan ($97,000) on lottery tickets to give as prizes to newlyweds who present a marriage certificate, in an effort to encourage weddings at a time of fewer births
China launches satellite with powerful rocket
China on Friday launched the 11th satellite under a classified Chinese military programme with the country’s most powerful rocket. Chinese state media reported the successful launch of the satellite from the southern island of Hainan with a Long March 5
