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US Naval Flight Officer Faces Trial for Passing Military Secrets to China

Apr 11, 2016 08:15 AM EDT

A U.S. naval flight officer has been detained and will soon face military and civilian trials after he was allegedly caught passing military secrets to China by naval authorities, reports from the US Naval Institute (USNI) said.

China, Pakistan Air Forces Conduct Joint Military Exercise

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Apr 10, 2016 07:53 AM EDT

China and Pakistan's air forces jointly began training exercises on Saturday as the militaries of the two countries strengthen their operational ties, the Chinese defense ministry said on its website.

China, Switzerland Form Strategic Partnership; Sign Cooperation Agreements

China, Switzerland Sign Cooperation Agreements

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Apr 10, 2016 07:15 AM EDT

China and Switzerland signed a number of cooperation agreements covering various sectors on Friday which include science and technology, innovation, work safety, education, trade, and environment.

Asian Nations Seek US Military Help to Counter China in South China Sea

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Apr 09, 2016 07:04 AM EDT

Asian countries are seeking military help from the United States to protect their interests in the region, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said Friday.

US President Barack Obama Orders Military Officials not to Talk About China

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Apr 08, 2016 07:30 AM EDT

US President Barack Obama has issued a gag order on the military leadership over China's aggressive posturing in the South China Sea saying Washington's ongoing negotiations with Beijing on a wide range of issues are being hampered by heated rhetoric from military officials.

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Top Chinese Leaders, Family Members Implicated in Panama Papers Scandal

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Apr 07, 2016 11:17 AM EDT

Top Chinese leaders and their family members have been implicated in the Panama Papers as owners of various anonymous and inactive offshore companies, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) announced.

China Seeks to Improve Relations With Myanmar's New Government

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Apr 06, 2016 06:51 AM EDT

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said that Beijing will seek to enhance and improve relations with Myanmar's new government as he paid a courtesy call to his counterpart, foreign minister Aung San Suu Kyi, on Tuesday in the nation's capital Naypyidaw.

China, Japan Nuclear Envoys to Hold Talks on North Korea's Nuclear Programme

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Apr 05, 2016 07:04 AM EDT

Representatives of Japan and China are set to meet on Tuesday in Tokyo to discuss ways to stop North Korea's development of missile systems and its nuclear programme, according to Japan's foreign ministry.

US-China Meeting Fruitful, Eases Tensions Over South China Sea Issue

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Apr 04, 2016 08:00 AM EDT

President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama met at the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on Thursday. The meeting is believed to have somehow eased the growing tensions between the two countries over the disputed South China Sea.

US Vows not to Recognize China's Exclusion Zone in Disputed South China Sea

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Mar 31, 2016 12:38 PM EDT

Amid raging disputes between China and the claimant states in the South China Sea, Washington has told Beijing that it will not recognize an exclusion zone in the disputed waters and it would view any attempts to create one as "destablizing."

US to be Upfront With China at Nuclear Security Summit

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Mar 31, 2016 07:53 AM EDT

The Obama administration has said that it will not hide differences with China on maritime and cybersecurity issues saying it will be upfront when discussing these raging matters at the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit

China, Czech Republic Forge Strategic Partnership

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Mar 30, 2016 08:07 AM EDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Czech Republic President Milos Zeman have signed multiple cooperation agreements, one of which is aimed at strengthening the strategic partnership between both nations by boosting economic ties and increasing investment.

US Hopes Beijing Will Accept Technical Briefing Offer on THAAD Deployment

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Mar 30, 2016 07:57 AM EDT

A United States top-level diplomat has expressed hopes that Beijing will accept Washington's offer of a technical briefing about the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), which the US wants to deploy in South Korea.

President Xi Jinping Seeks to Build Closer China-Czech Ties With State Visit

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Mar 29, 2016 06:32 AM EDT

President Xi Jinping has arrived in the Czech Republic for a two-day state visit to enhance China-Czech relations and to sign several cooperative agreements covering economy and trade, health care, and finance among others