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President Xi to have two days of talks with Barack Obama in California next month

Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in New Delhi the leaders would discuss an "overall plan for the future of bilateral relations" on June 7 and 8. It will be their first face-to-face encounter since Xi...

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Li Keqiang allays India's containment fears, urges better co-operation

Wrapping up his maiden diplomatic trip to New Delhi, Li played down fears that China posed a threat to India, and said Beijing supported New Delhi playing a bigger role in the United Nations...

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China premier sees huge benefits in strong economic ties with India

Li spoke a day after holding meetings with Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh during which the two leaders played down a recent border dispute and stressed the aim of forging deeper co-...

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Philippine envoys face sack over 'rogue' offer to settle dispute with Taiwan

The pair tried to negotiate a deal with their Taiwanese counterparts in which the Philippine government would apologise for the May 9 incident in which one fisherman died. But the offer backfired...

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Xi Jinping makes surprise visit to Sichuan towns recovering from earthquake

President Xi Jinping yesterday visited areas of Sichuan hit hardest by last month's magnitude 7 earthquake, meeting survivors and inspecting reconstruction work at a Hong Kong-funded school...

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Chinese look to Mars mission to fulfil dreams - and to escape

Ma Qiang is angry that mainland media have dubbed his Mars dream a hoax. The 39-year old former policeman from Dujiangyan, Sichuan, signed up for the Mars One project in the Netherlands last month...

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Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou must fix his poor image at handling crises

Faced with external and internal problems, Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou cancelled a long-planned event on Monday, marking the first anniversary of his second inauguration.

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Taipei releases satellite record of fishing boat route, refuting Manila’s claim

Taiwan on Tuesday released a satellite record of the route of a fishing boat fired on by Philippine coastguards, flatly rejecting Manila’s allegations that the boat intruded into Philippine waters...

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Five killed as huge sinkhole engulfs workers in Shenzhen

Five people were killed when a 10-metre-wide sinkhole opened up at the gates of an industrial estate and swallowed factory workers in Shenzhen, local authorities said on Tuesday.

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Chen Guangcheng says Cameron fears offending Beijing

Blind activist Chen Guangcheng has accused the British government of running scared from Beijing. Chen is in the UK to receive an award for exposing the plight of hundreds of thousands of Chinese...

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Shandong factory blast leaves 13 dead, 20 missing

A blast at an explosives plant in China has left 13 people dead and another 20 missing, state media said on Tuesday, compounding the country’s poor industrial safety record.

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Xi Jinping's 'emotional intelligence' comments spark debate

It’s not your educational background, integrity, experience, or people you know that matters. What it takes to be a good communist leader is “emotional intelligence”, or EQ, says Chinese President...

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Is rice the new 'milk powder' for Hong Kong/China cross-border tensions?

Buy too much rice in Hong Kong and “you could end up in jail”, Chinese media warned tourists in the wake of the Guangzhou cadmium scandal.

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