The Philippines summoned China’s envoy on Monday to protest against “aggressive actions” in the South China Sea at the weekend, as Manila’s defense minister dared Beijing to bolster its vast sovereignty claims by taking them to international arbitration. The foreign ministry accused China’s coastguard of using water cannon against a civilian boat supplying troops on… Continue reading Philippines summons China envoy over standoff, dares Beijing to seek arbitration
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A bigger BRICS? China pushes to expand bloc in challenge to U.S.
“There’s no question that China would like to see this evolve into a pro-China bloc,” Daniel Bradlow, a professor of international development law at the University of Pretoria, told NBC News in an interview Tuesday. India, Brazil and South Africa “don’t want to be part of either a Western bloc or a Chinese bloc. They would like… Continue reading A bigger BRICS? China pushes to expand bloc in challenge to U.S.
U.S. commerce secretary set to visit China next week as high-level talks continue
BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo is set to visit China from Aug. 27 to 30, both countries announced Tuesday. The Chinese side’s readout said Raimondo’s forthcoming visit was at the invitation of Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao. The U.S. side did not mention such detail, and said Raimondo is to meet with… Continue reading U.S. commerce secretary set to visit China next week as high-level talks continue
China investigates citizen accused of spying for CIA in Japan
BEIJING — China is investigating a Chinese national accused of spying for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the country’s state security ministry said on Monday. The 39-year-old Chinese national, surnamed Hao, was a cadre at a ministry and had gone to Japan for studies, which was where the spying recruitment occurred, the ministry said. Hao’s… Continue reading China investigates citizen accused of spying for CIA in Japan
China launches military drills around Taiwan in angry response to VP’s U.S. trip
China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “serious warning” to separatist forces in an angry but widely expected response to Vice President William Lai’s visit to the United States, drawing condemnation from Taipei. Lai, the front-runner to become Taiwan’s president in elections in January, returned from the United States on Friday. He… Continue reading China launches military drills around Taiwan in angry response to VP’s U.S. trip
Russia, India, China, U.S. are heading for the lunar south pole
The space race is back on, now with more countries competing. Roughly six decades after the Soviet Union and United States raced each other to get to the moon, a new competition has emerged. This time around the focus is on the lunar south pole, where scientists have detected traces of water ice. Russia last… Continue reading Russia, India, China, U.S. are heading for the lunar south pole
China appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed island in the South China Sea
HONG KONG — China appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed island that is also claimed by two of its neighbors, adding to tensions with the United States and others in the South China Sea. Satellite images of Triton Island — one of the major islands in the Paracel group, and also claimed… Continue reading China appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed island in the South China Sea
India and China pledge to maintain ‘peace and tranquility’ along disputed border despite tensions
In all, China claims some 90,000 square kilometers (35,000 square miles) of territory in India’s northeast, including Arunachal Pradesh with its mainly Buddhist population. India says China occupies 38,000 square kilometers (15,000 square miles) of its territory in the Aksai Chin Plateau, which India considers part of Ladakh, where the current faceoff is happening. China,… Continue reading India and China pledge to maintain ‘peace and tranquility’ along disputed border despite tensions
China, facing record youth unemployment, says it will stop releasing data on it
HONG KONG — Chinese officials announced Tuesday that they would temporarily stop publishing the youth unemployment rate, which has reached record highs in recent months, saying the way it is calculated needs refinement. Youth unemployment is just one of the problems facing China, the world’s second-largest economy after the United States, as it recovers more… Continue reading China, facing record youth unemployment, says it will stop releasing data on it
‘Barbie’ triggers heated discussions over patriarchy and feminism in China
HONG KONG — Like women around the world, Yu Yutian sees the movie “Barbie” as a useful litmus test for dating. “If a man is willing to watch ‘Barbie,’ understands half of the themes and thinks the movie is good and interesting after leaving the theater, then he is a normal guy with normal values and… Continue reading ‘Barbie’ triggers heated discussions over patriarchy and feminism in China