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Leadership intrigue to dominate China parliament

Mar 01, 2012 (AFP)

China's parliament will open its last annual session under the current leadership on Monday, amid what analysts say may be a bitter power struggle to replace ou...

Commentary: Geopolitical maelstrom

Mar 01, 2012 (UPI)

U.S. three-star generals and admirals, Defense Intelligence Agency and CIA sources, along with three former CENTCOM commanders and the three former chiefs of Is...

US commander: China friction ebbing

Feb 28, 2012 (AFP)

A top US commander said Tuesday that China has been entering fewer confrontations with its neighbors as he credited a firm line by Washington and its allies wit...

Beijing cautions India over border issues

Feb 27, 2012 (UPI)

Chinese officials have urged India to work peacefully with China to maintain stability and settle outstanding demarcation disputes along their border. Chinese F...

Chinese netizens flood Obama's Google+ page

Feb 26, 2012 (AFP)

Hundreds of Chinese have flooded US President Barack Obama's Google+ page, apparently taking advantage of a glitch in China's censorship system to post about hu...

China's Xi pleases crowd, gives little away on tour

Feb 23, 2012 (AFP)

Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on Thursday after a high-profile foreign tour that analysts say put a more human face on China's leader-in-waiting, but gave away...

India-US relations not aimed at China: Antony

Feb 21, 2012 (IANS)

India Friday dismissed suggestions that its growing relations with the US were aimed at countering China, saying its armed forces were being strengthened primar...

China's Xi shows US new style but questions linger

Feb 18, 2012 (AFP)

After a long-awaited trip, Americans have learned that China's likely next leader enjoys basketball and the fresh Midwestern air but are still in the dark on ho...

US to withdraw more than 11,000 troops from Europe

Feb 16, 2012 (AFP)

The United States vowed Thursday to retain close military ties to its European allies after unveiling plans to withdraw more than 11,000 troops from Germany and...

China's Xi woos US heartland as Romney attacks

Feb 16, 2012 (AFP)

China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping reached out to heartland America Thursday with billions of dollars in farm deals, as Republican Mitt Romney slammed the "pr...

Outside View: BHO equals W on steroids!

Feb 15, 2012 (UPI)

Ironic humor, fortunately, is never far from politics. Few may recall the so-called "freedom agenda" advanced by President George W. Bush a decade ago. Spreadin...

Small-town welcome, world concerns for China's Xi

Feb 15, 2012 (AFP)

Far from the global centers of power, the Iowa town of Muscatine gave a Midwestern-style welcome Wednesday to China's likely next leader, with residents offerin...

Xi sees new 'starting point' for US-China ties

Feb 15, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese heir apparent Xi Jinping heralded "a new historical starting point" for ties with the United States Wednesday, wooing US business leaders with a glimpse...

China's Xi meets skeptical US lawmakers

Feb 15, 2012 (AFP)

China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping on Wednesday confronted US lawmakers skeptical about Beijing's pledges to improve its rights record, ease its grip on the y...

Xi invites Obama to visit China: official

Feb 14, 2012 (AFP)

China's likely next leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday invited President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle to visit his country, during Oval Office talks on Tuesday....

Obama to take pulse of China leader-in-waiting

Feb 13, 2012 (AFP)

China's Vice President Xi Jinping will Tuesday meet US President Barack Obama in a key early test for Washington's relations with the man on course to lead the ...

Commentary: 'Global power gone'

Feb 13, 2012 (UPI)

From dust to dust, global power is no more. So says Zbigniew Brzezinski, the only rival to Henry Kissinger in America's contemporary geopolitical hall of fame. ...

China VP warns against US military focus

Feb 13, 2012 (AFP)

China's likely next leader Xi Jinping warned the United States against plans to boost its military strength in Asia as he prepared for a closely watched visit t...

US, China look for smoother future with VP visit

Feb 11, 2012 (AFP)

The United States and China will try to set the stage for a smoother relationship during a visit by China's likely next president, but neither side is under ill...

US to raise trade, rights, and Syria with China VP

Feb 10, 2012 (AFP)

The United States said Friday it would raise concerns about trade, human rights and Syria during a closely watched visit by China's likely next leader next week...