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Chinese families of missing Malaysia Airlines Passengers to go on Hunger Strike

Desiree Q. Sison   | Mar 19, 2014 10:16 AM EDT

Malaysian authorities said it will send a high-level delegation to Beijing to answer questions of the families of passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines as it tries to appease angry Chinese family members. read more

Chinese Passengers of Flight MH370 Have no Connection to Terrorism: Beijing

Desiree Q. Sison   | Mar 18, 2014 08:52 AM EDT

The Chinese passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines MH 370 have no connections to terrorism activities or hijacking, according to Beijing, which conducted background checks on its missing nationals as part of the ongoing investigation on the missing Malaysian plane. read more

US Deeply Disturbed by Death of Chinese Activist Cau Shunli

Winona Cueva   | Mar 18, 2014 07:22 AM EDT

The US State Department says the Obama administration is "deeply disturbed" over the death of Chinese human rights activist Cau Shunli who died at a Beijing hospital on Friday of serious ailments that were untreated while she was in a detention facility. read more

MH370 Search Teams Face Massive Search Area

Desiree Sison   | Mar 17, 2014 09:31 AM EDT

The search for the missing Malaysia airlines flight 370 reached its tenth day today with no trace of the plane and no vital information as to its whereabouts. read more

Obama and Xi To Meet In The Netherlands

Mars Woo   | Mar 17, 2014 07:06 AM EDT

US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in the Netherlands later this month on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS), a Chinese official said on Monday. read more

China lambasts Malaysia’s handling of Flight MH370 Investigation

Desiree Sison   | Mar 16, 2014 10:29 AM EDT

China lambasted Malaysian officials for their "intolerable" handling of vital information, saying that they did not share immediately and fully whatever information they had on the missing Malaysian jetliner. read more

China Makes 3-Point Proposal On Ukraine Crisis

Mars Woo   | Mar 16, 2014 07:53 AM EDT

While keeping its stance on the Ukrainian crisis, which is to settle the differences by means of a peaceful dialogue and negotiations, China on Saturday made a three-point proposal on the ongoing situation. read more

Malaysian PM Says Flight MH370's Disappearance was Deliberate

Desiree Sison   | Mar 15, 2014 01:57 PM EDT

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Flight MH370's communication systems were "deliberately" shut down and the plane was "deliberately" flown off course by someone on board who had knowledge of aviation. read more

US, Malaysia Probe Looks into Possible "Manual Intervention" in Disappearance of Flight MH370

Desiree Sison   | Mar 14, 2014 09:37 AM EDT

Two U.S. officials tell ABC News the U.S. believes that the shutdown of two communication systems happened separately on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. One source said this indicates the plane did not come out of the sky because of a catastrophic failure. read more

China Releases Satellite Photos of Floating Objects as Search for Missing Malaysian Plane Continues

Desiree Sison   | Mar 13, 2014 09:45 AM EDT

Satellite photos released by Chinese government website showed three floating materials on Vietnam waters believed to be the debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner. read more

China Favors Political Solution On Crimea Tensions

Mars Woo   | Mar 12, 2014 08:32 AM EDT

China expressed hopes that the tensions in Crimea will be solved through dialogue and under the framework of law and order, the Foreign Ministry said. read more

China sends two battleships to search for missing plane

Mars Woo   | Mar 10, 2014 05:34 AM EDT

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced today that it has sent two Chinese battleships, the frigate "Mianyang" and the amphibious landing ship "Jinggangshan" to join the search and rescue operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. read more

Presidents Xi, Obama discuss Ukraine situation over phone

Mars Woo   | Mar 10, 2014 05:37 AM EDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama discussed the Ukrainian situation and exchanged views on bilateral ties in a telephone conversation, state media Xinhua News Agency reported. read more

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