Chen calls on US to loosen restrictions
China’s commerce minister reminded the United States to review its restrictions on high-tech exports to China and called on the US to further open its economy to Chinese enterprises and investors. Read More…
China to be world’s biggest importer soon: commerce minister
BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) — Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said Sunday that China, now the world’s second largest importer, will become the biggest in a few years. Read More…
Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway in Arrears of 8.3-bln Yuan
China’s National Audit Office (NAO) issued its report on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway Monday, showing the project continued to be in arrears of 8.3-billion-yuan (US$1.3-billion), Chinanews.com reports. Read More…
Lagarde says China must reform economy and yuan
International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Christine Lagarde has said that China must stop its economy being too dependent on exports and investment. She also said the yuan could become a global reserve currency if China implemented market-oriented changes. Read More…
China impressed by Indonesia’s economic growth
The Jakarta Post, Beijing China finds Indonesia’s economic growth impressive, putting it on a fast track to become a prominent trading partner, officials say on Tuesday, just days ahead of […]
Aircraft carrier to begin service this year in China
Source: China Daily Weaponry developing in line with rising defense needs, say analysts China plans to put its first aircraft carrier into service later this year, a top navy official […]
Chinese President Stresses Stability in Tibet
President Hu Jintao on Friday stressed maintaining national integrity, ethnic unity and social stability in Tibet, and other Chinese leaders also joined with national legislators in panel discussions. During a panel discussion with legislators from the Tibet autonomous region at the ongoing parliamentary session, Hu urged the consolidation of foundation […]
Law to ensure human rights
Controversial clauses that permit detention, arrest or surveillance of suspects at specific places, without informing their families, have been partially revised in response to an outcry to curb possible abuses of public security measures, as the latest amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law is tabled for lawmakers to read. Read […]
Charities open to religious groups
BEIJING – Chinese authorities have given the green light for religious groups to engage in more charitable work, according to an announcement by the State Administration for Religious Affairs and five other departments. Preferential policies, including government subsidies and tax reductions, are in place when religious groups seek registration to […]
China hits out at ‘troublemaker’ Manila in maritime row
China and the Philippines are continuing to trade barbs amid a rumbling row over disputed areas in the South China Sea. A China Daily editorial called Manila a “troublemaker” and criticised its move to allow oil and gas companies to bid for contracts in two offshore areas. Read More…
China urges to end violence in Syria in UNHRC
GENEVA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — China urged Tuesday in the United Nations human rights forum the government and all political parties of Syria to end violence, and called on various political factions in Syria to express their political aspirations through non-violent means under the rule of law. Read More…
China violence: 12 dead in Kashgar city in Xinjiang
Chinese state media says 12 people have died in riots near the north-western city of Kashgar in Xinjiang province. The Xinhua news agency reported that rioters killed 10 people, while police shot dead two of the rioters. Read More…
China-Turkey trade to expand
Source: China Daily BEIJING – Trade relations between China and Turkey will deepen in the coming years despite inevitable frictions, experts said. “Trade frictions between China and Turkey are inevitable as bilateral trade volume expands and the global economic slowdown intensifies export competition between the two fast-growing economies,” Li Guofu, […]
Syria: All contradictions run through one road!
By ALI BLUWI, ARABNEWS During my participation in a seminar on regional relations, one of the participants asked me about my opinion with regard to the Chinese and Russian positions toward Syria. Two points on this issue. First, if I am for change and for granting the Syrian people their […]
China to help Libya with re-construction
Following a visit to Libya by China’s first official working team earlier this month to discuss Libya’s reconstruction, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday that both countries anticipate re-starting economic […]
Maj. Gen. Zhang Zhaozhong: ‘If Israel, US & UK attack Iran – China will launch Nuclear War’
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China values good US relations
Vice-President Xi Jinping is set to visit the United States next Monday. The Foreign Ministry says his visit aims to find common ground and expand trust. CCTV reporter Han Bin talks to Chinese experts who explain that stable China-US relations are beneficial to both sides, even with all the friction […]
Chinese workers freed in Sudan, flown to Kenya
A group of Chinese workers kidnapped by rebels in Sudan has been freed and flown to Kenya, officials from both countries say. The construction workers were released to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Tuesday, 11 days after they were abducted. Read More…
Russia, China veto Syria draft resolution
Source / Courtesy: China Daily UNITED NATIONS – Russia and China on Saturday vetoed an Arab-European draft resolution on Syria backing an Arab League plan which demands a regime change in the Middle East country, the second time since October 2011. The draft resolution, tabled by Morocco and backed by […]
A dragon dance in the Negev
Credit: Asiatimes on Line: Bedouins of the Negev will soon witness a Chinese-built railway line snake its way through the desert to the Mediterranean and Levant Basin oil and gas reserves. The “Med-Red” plan is symbolic of China’s bold Middle East advance on three tracks: Iran, Gulf states and Israel. […]