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Xi touts Russia ties as first China leader at foreign Olympics
Feb 07, 2014 (AFP)
President Xi Jinping underscored Beijing's close ties with Moscow and cooperation on Syria ahead of the Sochi Olympics opening ceremony Friday, as China's first...
US vows to defend Japan against China
Feb 07, 2014 (AFP)
Secretary of State John Kerry vowed Friday that the United States would defend Japan against attack including over islands claimed by China as tensions boil bet...
Chinese insults show Philippines is right: Aquino
Feb 07, 2014 (AFP)
Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday brushed off a barrage of Chinese insults that were triggered by him comparing China's rulers with the Nazis, as th...
China offers Russia cooperation on Japan disputes: report
Feb 06, 2014 (AFP)
Russia has rejected a Chinese offer to cooperate on their separate territorial rows with Japan, a report said Thursday, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepared to...
US presses Beijing on South China Sea claims
Feb 05, 2014 (AFP)
The United States on Wednesday urged Beijing to clarify or adjust its claims in the South China Sea, calling for a peaceful solution to one of Asia's growing fl...
Philippine leader likens China's rulers to Hitler
Feb 05, 2014 (AFP)
Philippine President Benigno Aquino has warned China's efforts to claim disputed territories are like Nazi Germany's before World War II, drawing a fierce Chine...
US pleads for 'good neighborliness' in Asia
Feb 04, 2014 (AFP)
The United States called Tuesday for Japan, South Korea and China to find ways to work together, saying it was in the interest of all three to overcome historic...
East Sea Fleet expels foreign military planes from China air
Feb 04, 2014 (XNA)
China's East Sea Fleet has successfully expelled foreign military planes from Chinese air space. The People's Liberation Army Daily said that the incident occur...
Tokyo chides translator over PM Abe's WWI remark: reports
Feb 03, 2014 (AFP)
The Japanese government has chided a private interpretation firm over an employee's translation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's remarks comparing Sino-Japanese r...
China accuses Japan of stoking tensions with air defence rumours
Feb 02, 2014 (AFP)
China has accused Japan of heightening regional tensions with "rumours" that Beijing planned to declare a new air defence zone over the South China Sea. Foreign...
China hits back at US criticism over foreign journalists
Jan 31, 2014 (AFP)
China on Friday hit back at Washington's condemnation of its treatment of foreign journalists, as tensions rise over a New York Times reporter who left Beijing ...
Hungary's Orban calls for EU-Russia reset
Jan 31, 2014 (AFP)
The European Union must reset its ties with Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday, fresh from agreeing a major nuclear deal with Moscow. "Th...
US warns China against new air defense zone
Jan 31, 2014 (AFP)
The United States warned China on Friday against any move to declare a new air defense zone over parts of the South China Sea including disputed islands. The As...
British, French leaders meet for defence summit
Jan 31, 2014 (AFP)
British Prime Minister David Cameron hosts French President Francois Hollande on Friday for talks set to be dominated by increased cooperation on defence and di...
New York Times reporter leaves China after visa denial
Jan 30, 2014 (AFP)
A New York Times reporter left Beijing Thursday after authorities did not grant him a visa, sparking ire in Washington as China ratchets up pressure on foreign ...
China threatens US military superiority: official
Jan 29, 2014 (AFP)
China poses an increasing challenge to the US military's technological edge while budget pressures are hampering Washington's effort to stay ahead, a senior def...
China, Japan spar at UN over Abe shrine visit
Jan 29, 2014 (AFP)
China and Japan accused each other of threatening stability Wednesday as a diplomatic battle over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to a contested war ...
Biden asked Abe not to visit war shrine: report
Jan 29, 2014 (AFP)
US Vice President Joe Biden spent an hour trying to persuade Japan's prime minister not to visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, two weeks before a pilgrimag...
Give diplomacy a chance, says Obama
Jan 29, 2014 (AFP)
President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that America must move away from a permanent war footing to give diplomacy a chance to resolve some of the world's tough...
US activists rally against Okinawa base plan
Jan 29, 2014 (AFP)
Prominent US liberal activists on Wednesday pledged solidarity with Okinawa residents opposed to a US military base, despite efforts by Japan and the United Sta...
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