China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said next month’s summit between President Xi Jinping and the US President Barack Obama would have an in-depth exchange on issues of common concerns that would “...
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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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China and India agreed on Monday to launch a fresh round of talks to settle their long-running border disputes. They also pledged to draw up a roadmap to reach a "dynamic balance" in trade between...
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China’s premier will pay his respects on Tuesday to the family of an Indian doctor who died treating Chinese troops more than 70 years ago, becoming a rare symbol of friendship between the two...
North Korea released a Chinese fishing boat on Tuesday more than two weeks after it was detained in waters between the countries, as China demanded an explanation for the incident that has been a...
Britain's relationship with Beijing was set to chill further last night when the British Parliament gave a human rights award to blind activist Chen Guangcheng.
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