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North Korean Leader Sends ‘Special Envoy’ to China
(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea says that a "special envoy" for leader Kim Jong Un has left for China. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said...
China’s Xi Will Meet Obama Months Earlier Than Expected
(BEIJING) — China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as...
Chinese Premier Visits India to Boost Ties
(NEW DELHI) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to...
China Asks NKorea to Release Fishing Boat, Crew
(BEIJING) — China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held...
After Fighting Over Mountains, India and China Lock Horns in the Indian Ocean
In mid-April, a platoon of Chinese soldiers trooped some 20 km into the region of Ladakh, which India considers its territory, and pitched tents and unfurled...
Arctic States Open Council to China, India, SKorea
(KIRUNA, Sweden) — Arctic states agreed Wednesday to let nations that are located nowhere near the Earth's north to become observers to their diplomatic council,...
In Cambodia, China Fuels Deadly Illegal Logging Trade
On April 26, 2012, Cambodian environmentalist Chut Wutty was killed during an investigation into illegal logging in the country's arcane Cardamom Mountains. A...
China’s Gourmet Seafood Sales Sink, Casualty of Frugality Campaign
After President Xi launched the campaign, officials and other elites have refrained from ordering luxurious seafood f
China Investigates Top Planning Official for Graft
(BEIJING) — China's top anti-graft committee is investigating the deputy chairman of the country's economic planning agency, the latest high-level official to be...
China Can Posture, But It Can’t Bring Peace to the Middle East
China’s surprising offer on Tuesday to referee peace in the Middle East offers an enticing narrative. Having emerged over the last generation as an economic...
40 Tons of Tainted Pork Allegedly Sold in China
The two farmers were initially hired to safely dispose of pigs that died of infectious diseases. However, the two smelt profits and started selling meat...
Australia Chooses Sides — And It’s Not With China
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan – After months of seemingly mixed signals regarding security relations with China, Australia sent a clear message where its interests...
China Emerging as New Force in Drone Warfare
(BEIJING) — Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China's security forces considered a tactic they'd never tried before: calling a...
Israeli Prime Minister Visits China After Syria Strikes
(BEIRUT) — Israel signaled a return to "business as usual" on Monday, a day after its aircraft struck targets in Syria for the second time in 48 hours in an...
The Real Reason To Worry About China
The world is worried about China, but not for the right reasons. Global financial markets were roiled after the world’s second-largest economy notched only a...
Sex, Lies and Photoshop: China’s Racy Photo Scandals
China wouldn’t be China without the officious slogans that plaster every other wall and railing, educating citizens on the latest government policy or crackdown...
Rat Meat Sold as Lamb in Latest China Food Scandal
(BEIJING) — Chinese police have broken up a criminal ring accused of taking meat from rats and foxes and selling it as lamb in the country's latest food safety...
China’s Gays and Lesbians Stymied by Lack of Marriage Equality
In a country where homosexuality was illegal until just 16 years ago and classed as a mental illness until 2001, advocates for gay rights in China complain that...
Postquake Fundraising Flop Exposes Credibility Failure at China’s Red Cross
When a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Lushan county in southwestern China’s Sichuan province on April 20, killing almost 200 people, the Red Cross Society of China...
