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China's top diplomat to visit U.S. on Monday and Tuesday: Xinhua

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SHANGHAI China's top diplomat will visit the United States this week, the most senior Chinese official to do so since President Donald Trump took office on January 20, state news agency Xinhua said.

Wary of Trump unpredictability, China ramps up naval abilities

BEIJING The PLA Navy is likely to secure significant new funding in China's upcoming defense budget as Beijing seeks to check U.S. dominance of the high seas and step up its own projection of power around the globe.

World, Feb 25 2017

China's Panchen Lama says to uphold 'glorious tradition' of patriotism

BEIJING A youth named by China as the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism, but reviled as a fake by many Tibetans, has pledged to uphold the "glorious tradition" of patriotism that holders of his position have followed, state news agency Xinhua said.

World, Feb 24 2017

China steams past U.S., France to be Germany's biggest trading partner

BERLIN China for the first time became Germany's most important trading partner in 2016, overtaking the United States, which fell back to third place behind France, data showed on Friday.

France, Germany Feb 24 2017

China says no intention of using currency devaluation to its advantage

BEIJING China said on Friday it had no intention of using currency devaluation to its advantage in trade, responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's description of the Asian giant as the "grand champions" of currency manipulation.

Politics, Election 2016, Feb 24 2017

China say North Korea's nuclear plan is a problem between U.S. and North Korea

BEIJING China on Friday dismissed renewed pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump over its role in North Korea, saying the crux of the matter was a dispute between Washington and Pyongyang.

World, North Korea Feb 24 2017

Trump wants to make sure U.S. nuclear arsenal at 'top of the pack'

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to ensure the U.S. nuclear arsenal is at the "top of the pack," saying the United States has fallen behind in its weapons capacity. | Video

Exclusive: Trump calls Chinese 'grand champions' of currency manipulation

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump declared China the "grand champions" of currency manipulation on Thursday, just hours after his new Treasury secretary pledged a more methodical approach to analyzing Beijing's foreign exchange practices.

Politics, Election 2016, U.S. Feb 24 2017

China egg producers brace for pain from bird flu crackdown

BEIJING With many poultry markets closed in the wake of China's worst-ever bird flu outbreak, local egg producers are being forced to shell out to feed and water chickens long after they would normally have been killed and sold for meat.

Health, Feb 24 2017

Duterte says China misunderstood Philippine minister's South China Sea remarks

MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he was not sure why China's commerce minister had canceled a trip to his country, and that Beijing misunderstood his foreign minister's comments about its militarization in the South China Sea.

World, Feb 24 2017

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