The United States has strenuously objected to China’s new air zone over islands managed by Japan, but experts say its best hope is to contain rather than end tensions.
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- Dec 7, 2013
- Updated: 3:45pm
A long-time adviser to the US Director of National Intelligence has resigned after the government learned he has worked since 2010 as a paid consultant for Huawei Technologies, the Chinese company...
1:46PM
Shanghai experienced one of its worst episodes of air pollution on Friday, with the air quality index reaching the "severe" level, the worst on a six-tier national rating system.
1:56PM
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"We agreed to jointly exploit third-party markets for nuclear energy. China hopes the two countries can find … [new] space in the markets," said Premier Li Keqiang told reporters in Beijing after...
3:45AM
An article published yesterday quoted an unnamed source as saying that Wang mentioned the drama when meeting cadres from the Communist Party's disciplinary watchdog. The source said Wang...
3:07AM
Mainland security agencies often ignore the latest surveillance and internet monitoring technology developed by the nation’s own scientists because of excessive bureaucracy and favouritism when...
2:46AM
The PLA Navy launched eight days of naval drills in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Strait yesterday - a day after US Vice-President Joseph Biden departed China for South Korea.
3:33AM
Two lawyers filed a lawsuit Thursday in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi, the hometown of Zhang Yimou’s wife, suing the director of Red Sorghum and Raise the Red Lantern for a total of one billion...
3:02AM
Billionaire Wang Jianlin had a heated dispute with fallen politician Bo Xilai over bonuses for football players, with Bo telling Wang: “when I give you an inch, don’t try taking a mile”, according...
3:05AM
China has referred to Nelson Mandela as an old friend of Chinese people in a tribute to the former South African president who died on Thursday at the age of 95.
1:52PM
China's lunar probe, the Chang’e 3, is expected to reach a circular orbit about 100 kilometres above the moon tonight, the Beijing Morning Post reports.
7:20PM
US Vice-President Joe Biden wrapped up his mission to China yesterday with a clear message to leaders in Beijing: Our future depends on us working together and managing differences effectively.
1:57PM
Today's Poll
- China: 16%
- US: 26%
- Both equally: 58%
6 Dec 2013
- China
- US
- Both equally
Total number of votes recorded: 264
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