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Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:52:54 +0800
China and Australia 'not ready' to solve disputes
China's ambassador to Australia said that more is needed to be done to reset relations between Canberra and Beijing and that the two nations were not at the stage of solving political and trade disputes. Speaking to the National Press Club in Canber...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:55:30 +0800
Macau to stay in line with mainland over Covid: CE
Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng said on Tuesday the SAR won't adopt special schemes for quarantine-free travel, because its anti-Covid measures have to be in sync with those on the mainland. He made the comment in the legislature when he was aske...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 17:25:29 +0800
Chinese commercial jet nears operation
China's aviation regulator is seeking industry feedback on special conditions for the homegrown C919 aircraft, it said on Tuesday, in a sign that certification of the narrowbody jet designed to rival Airbus and Boeing is edging closer. In dozens of ...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 11:22:23 +0800
Myanmar's ambassador to China dies
Myanmar's ambassador to China has died on Sunday in the southwestern city of Kunming, according to the Chinese government and an obituary in Myanmar state media. “I can confirm what you mentioned,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said ...

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:07:37 +0800
PLA drills around Taiwan continue
Beijing on Monday announced fresh military drills around Taiwan, one day after the scheduled end of exercises to protest against a visit to Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week. The PLA's Eastern Theater Command said it would conduct jo...

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:03:01 +0800
Sanya reports 413 new Covid cases
Sanya in Hainan province on Sunday accounted for more than half of the mainland's latest Covid-19 infections. According to the National Health Commission, the resort town reported 186 locally transmitted and 227 local asymptomatic cases, for a total...

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 15:28:57 +0800
Covid cases rise in Hainan province
The mainland on Sunday reported 736 new local coronavirus cases, around two-thirds of them from the island province of Hainan. The National Health Commission said among 337 patients who are showing symptoms, 297 were from Hainan, the nation's beach...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 17:09:22 +0800
China announces countermeasures, sanctions on Pelosi
China on Friday announced a series of countermeasures against the United States as well as sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after her visit to Taipei earlier this week. The Foreign Ministry said it's cancelling or suspending dialogue with ...

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:17:25 +0800
Beijing summons European diplomats over Taiwan
The Foreign Ministry on Friday said it summoned diplomats from relevant European countries and the European Union to lodge solemn representations over a statement on Taiwan issued by G7 foreign ministers and the EU High Representative for Foreign Aff...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:45:17 +0800
We did our best to avert crisis, says Wang Yi
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing has made its strongest diplomatic effort to try to avert the current cross-strait crisis, but made it clear it will never allow its core interests to be undermined. Speaking in Cambodia where he attended a meeti...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:35:31 +0800
Precision missile strikes conducted in Taiwan Strait
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Thursday said it successfully conducted “precision missile strikes” in the Taiwan Strait as part of military exercises around the island in the wake of a visit to Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:48:56 +0800
Live-fire military drills commence around Taiwan
The People's Liberation Army on Thursday launched live-fire military drills in multiple zones encircling Taiwan in a show of force following a visit to Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. State media reported that the exercises are to end at no...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:28:05 +0800
Zhuhai to lift quarantine rule for Macau travellers
The Macau government announced on Wednesday that quarantine-free travel will return for those crossing its border into Zhuhai. From 6pm onwards, people leaving Macau for Zhuhai will not be required to undergo seven days of mandatory quarantine if t...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:31:43 +0800
Mainland halts sand shipments to Taiwan
Mainland authorities on Wednesday announced that shipments of natural sand to Taiwan would be suspended, while imports of citrus fruits and some types of fish from the island would be halted. Customs authorities explained that the import ban was nee...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:48:12 +0800
'US the biggest destroyer of peace in Taiwan Strait’
Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday said the United States was the “biggest destroyer” of peace across the Taiwan Strait in response to the visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei, stressing that the one-China principle is the key stab...

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:57:31 +0800
Foreign Ministry condemns Pelosi visit
The Foreign Ministry in Beijing has condemned as a "wrong and serious violation of the One China principle" a visit by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, to Taipei. An aircraft carrying Nancy Pelosi arrived shortly before 11pm on Tuesda...

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 12:12:43 +0800
Beijing condemns possible Taipei trip by Pelosi
The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned a possible visit to Taipei by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "The US side will bear the responsibility and pay the price for undermining China's sovereign security interests," spokeswoman ...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:33:17 +0800
Beijing warns against Taiwan visit by Pelosi
The Foreign Ministry warned that a visit by the US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan would "seriously threaten the peace and stability" of the Taiwan Strait if it goes ahead. "If House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, China ...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:25:55 +0800
Macau to further lift Covid curbs from August 2
Macau officials say coronavirus restrictions will be eased further on August 2 after the city reported no new community infections for nine consecutive days. Restaurants will be able to resume dine-in services and other businesses, including cinema...

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 12:22:42 +0800
Major storm now likely to miss Shanghai: forecasters
Mainland weather forecasters on Saturday said a tropical storm threatening to hit Shanghai was now very likely to miss the financial hub, but warned of wind gusts and downpours in eastern industrial cities as it churned northwards off the coast. Son...



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