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Desiree Sison | Nov 03, 2015 06:19 AM EST
The head of the US Pacific Command Harry Harris has denied accusations that the decision to send a U.S. Navy warship USS Lassen to sail near isles claimed by China in the South China Sea last week was an attempt to provoke Beijing. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Nov 02, 2015 04:55 AM EST
President Francois Hollande of France landed in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Monday to commence a two-day state visit aimed at strengthening business ties and cementing a joint commitment with Chinese leaders to combat climate change ahead of the Paris Climate Summit later this month. read more
Daphne Planca | Nov 01, 2015 10:17 AM EST
The leaders of South Korea, China, and Japan attended a trilateral leadership summit for the first time in more than three years in Seoul Sunday Nov. 1. The leaders largely focused on shared security and trade concerns, putting aside their historical animosities and territorial disputes. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Oct 30, 2015 07:12 AM EDT
China's President Xi Jinping is scheduled to depart for a state visit to Vietnam from Nov. 5 to 6. Vietnam is one of the claimant countries in the South China Sea and officials in Hanoi have been critical of China's activities in the disputed maritime territory in the past. President Xi's visit will take place less than a week after an American warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of China's settlement on the Subi Reef. read more
Desiree Sison | Oct 30, 2015 07:47 AM EDT
China continues to stand its ground on its territorial claims over disputed areas in the South China Sea as it rejected the ruling of an arbitration court in Netherlands that it has jurisdiction to hear the claims of the Philippines. Filipino authorities filed the case against China in The Hague-based court in 2013. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Oct 29, 2015 09:11 AM EDT
Premier Li Keqiang will meet with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japan's Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Sunday for the sixth China-Japan-South Korea trilateral summit. The meeting, which will be held at the Yeongbingwan guest house in the South Korean president's office and resident known as the Blue House, is the first such gathering between representatives of the three nations since a dispute erupted between them in 2012. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Oct 29, 2015 05:39 AM EDT
A red-carpet ceremony was held in Beijing to welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday as she made her eight state visit to China since she her election into office in 2005. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Oct 28, 2015 10:32 AM EDT
The decision of the Obama administration to patrol the USS Lassen within 12 nautical miles of the Subi Reef on Tuesday achieved the sought after objective of putting a question mark on China's territorial claims and attracting the applause of other South China Sea claimants. But what effect will this contentious move have on the relationship between two of the most powerful nations in the world. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Oct 28, 2015 05:21 AM EDT
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has been forced to cut short a state visit to China after contracting a kidney infection. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Oct 27, 2015 04:53 AM EDT
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday cautioned U.S. leaders against stirring "trouble" in the South China Sea following reports that a U.S. warship sailed near the disputed Spratly islands. read more
Charissa Echavez | Oct 26, 2015 06:17 AM EDT
Despite the recent cyber agreement between President Obama and President Xi Jinping, which call for "cyber truce" between the two countries and prohibits hacking to steal copyrights and patent properties, U.S. companies are still being subjected to Chinese cyber attacks, according to the security cyber firm CrowdStrike. read more
Charissa Echavez | Oct 25, 2015 07:07 AM EDT
Due to the increasing number of suspected terrorists allegedly sailing to the Middle East via Southeast Asian countries, the People's Republic has called for intensified intelligence collaboration with ASEAN countries to counter terrorism. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Oct 24, 2015 05:30 AM EDT
China's fourth-ranked leader on Friday noted that it is the duty of all Chinese nationals to defend the country's territorial claims over Taiwan as well as the latter's sovereignty, according to Chinese state media. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Oct 23, 2015 10:10 AM EDT
President Xi Jinping has called on the UK - as one of China's strongest allies in the west - to play a leading role in strengthening the country's relationship with the European Union (EU). read more
Kwao Peppeh | Oct 23, 2015 07:20 AM EDT
Authorities in southwest China on Thursday returned the remains of three U.S. World War II Allied pilots to American diplomats. U.S. officials and relatives of dead World War II pilots have been demanding more access to the Himalayan region and other parts of the infamous 'Hump' route to recover remains of deceased fighters. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
