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Japan says four Chinese ships in disputed waters
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
Four Chinese maritime surveillance ships were spotted in territorial waters around disputed Tokyo-controlled islands on Sunday, Japan's coastguard said. The shi...
China blocks discussion of report on premier Wen
Oct 27, 2012 (AFP)
China's censors did their best Saturday to block discussion of a New York Times investigation into Premier Wen Jiabao, but analysts said the report would still ...
China military reshuffle ahead of power change
Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)
China's defence ministry announced Thursday further reshuffling of the top military bosses, reflecting bargaining among the country's top leadership ahead of a ...
Ishihara: Unrepentant Japanese nationalist
Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)
Shintaro Ishihara, who resigned as Tokyo governor on Thursday to return to national politics, is an unrepentant nationalist who relishes the chance to provoke t...
Japan says Chinese ships in disputed waters
Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)
Four Chinese government ships spent several hours in territorial waters around disputed Tokyo-controlled islands on Thursday, for what Japan's coastguard said w...
50 years after war, China and India are partners: Beijing
Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)
Beijing stressed Wednesday that India and China were "partners instead of rivals" with common interests in development, striking a conciliatory note on the 50th...
China army reshuffle before party congress: state media
Oct 23, 2012 (AFP)
China has appointed a new air force chief and reshuffled other top military leaders ahead of the ruling Communist Party's once-in-a-decade leadership transition...
Doing diplomacy, 140 characters at a time
Oct 21, 2012 (AFP)
When Canada's ambassador to China posted photos of his car on the embassy's Twitter-like weibo page, the instant, mass response boosted his country's image in a...
Japan, US to cancel island drill: report
Oct 20, 2012 (AFP)
Japan and the US are dropping plans for a joint drill to simulate the retaking of a remote island from foreign forces amid a row between Tokyo and Beijing over ...
Ex-China president Jiang in rare public appearance
Oct 20, 2012 (AFP)
Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin has made a rare public appearance, state media reported Saturday, ahead of a pivotal Communist Party congress that will ush...
China flexes muscles with drills amid island row
Oct 19, 2012 (AFP)
China dispatched naval vessels, aircraft and helicopters to the East China Sea on Friday, flexing its muscles in exercises likely to further stoke a bristling t...
50 years after war India chafes over defeat to China
Oct 19, 2012 (AFP)
Fifty years ago India tasted bitter defeat at the hands of China in a brief border war, and the memory still spooks New Delhi's leaders as they try to compete w...
Philippines, China hold talks amid maritime row
Oct 19, 2012 (AFP)
Philippine and Chinese officials held "candid" talks Friday in a bid to improve relations strained by a bitter territorial dispute in the South China Sea, offic...
US views harden on China, Iran ahead of election: poll
Oct 19, 2012 (AFP)
The US public's views on China and Iran have hardened in the run-up to November 6 elections, according to a poll released Friday that found sharp partisan gaps ...
Van Rompuy wants all EU leaders to collect Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 18, 2012 (AFP)
The European Union's president Thursday invited all 27 EU leaders to travel to Oslo to collect the Nobel Peace Prize and said the bloc's current hardships were ...
China to conduct naval exercises in East China Sea
Oct 18, 2012 (AFP)
China will conduct naval exercises on Friday to practise defending territorial sovereignty in the East China Sea, state media said, amid strained ties between T...
France refuses to take sides in China-Japan islands row
Oct 17, 2012 (AFP)
France has joined the United States in refusing to publicly take sides in the dispute between Japan and China over islands in waters between the two Asian power...
Outside View: Ready, aim fire!
Oct 17, 2012 (UPI)
Tuesday's presidential debate and the remaining encounter aren't the best formats for getting real answers to very tough and even intractable issues facing this...
Obama dismisses Romney tough talk on China
Oct 17, 2012 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama dismissed Mitt Romney's tough talk on China at their second debate, as the two sparred over how to handle ties with the world's number...
China views dim on Obama -- but not US values
Oct 16, 2012 (AFP)
The Chinese public, once upbeat about US President Barack Obama, increasingly sees a hostile relationship with Washington but mostly still admires American demo...
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