BEIJING: China firmly opposes the Philippine side conducting any form of construction activity on the islands and reefs of China’s Nansha Islands that it invaded and illegally occupied, a spokesperson for China’s Defense Ministry said Thursday. “China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and the adjacent waters, which is fully backed by historical and legal evidence,” Wu Qian, a …
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will hold a new round of meetings with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Bangkok, Thailand, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced on Friday. Wang will also visit Thailand from January 26 to 29, at the invitation of …
BEIJING: China and Nauru on Wednesday opened a new chapter in relations as the two countries reestablished diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level, according to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during talks with Nauru’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Lionel …
BEIJING: China and Uzbekistan upgraded their relations to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era during talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Wednesday. “Both sides should take the opportunity of developing the all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era to build a solid foundation for the China-Uzbekistan community with a …
NEW YORK: The Israeli leadership’s rejection of the two-state solution is unacceptable, said a Chinese envoy on Tuesday. The two-state solution is the only viable way to achieve peace for Palestine and Israel and also a solemn requirement for the implementation of relevant Security Council resolutions, said Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations. “We are gravely concerned …
BEIJING: A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Wushi County in Aksu Prefecture in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 2:09 a.m. Tuesday, January 23 (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of 22 km, was monitored at 41.26 degrees north latitude and 78.63 degrees east longitude, said the CENC. The main quake was …
BEIJING: China is expected to launch an unprecedented number of spacecraft this year as the country continues to advance its space exploration programs. In January, China has launched Kuaizhou-1A rocket and the world’s largest solid rocket Gravity-1, performed the docking of Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft with its space station and completed the vertical return test of a reusable rocket. Going forward, China plans to launch two cargo …
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representative Liu Guozhong attended the 3rd South Summit held Sunday in the Ugandan capital of Kampala and delivered a speech, calling for the advancement of South-South cooperation and reform of the global governance system. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Group of 77, and over the past six decades, …
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representative, Liu Guozhong, attended the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit on Friday and Saturday in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, and delivered a speech highlighting the movement’s important role in promoting the cause of world peace and human progress. The NAM, born at the climax of the national liberation movements in Asia, Africa and Latin …
BEIJING: China and the U.S. restarted their agricultural cooperation mechanism as China’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Tang Renjian and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack co-chaired the seventh meeting of the China-U.S. Agricultural Cooperation Joint Committee in Washington on Thursday. The two officials reiterated that the joint committee is an important channel for regular exchanges between the agricultural …