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Chinese leader urges Trump for restraint on N Korean nuclear issue
Aug 12, 2017 13:46US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have discussed escalated tensions regarding North Korea.
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China slams US Navy’s new ‘provocation’ in South China Sea
Aug 11, 2017 02:02China has blasted the US Navy for sending yet another warship close to Chinese-held territories in the South China Sea, saying it amounted to a breach of China’s sovereignty.
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China ramps up earthquake disaster response efforts
Aug 10, 2017 08:38China has ramped up its response to an earthquake that killed 20 people and injured hundreds, sending supplies and personnel into the mountainous zone as rescuers fanned out to search for more victims.
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So far 19 killed, 247 injured amid ongoing rescue operation
Aug 09, 2017 16:58The government of China has ordered the evacuation of thousands of people from a quake-stricken region as rescue teams continue to grapple with the aftermath of a powerful tremor that hit Jiuzhaigou, a national park in southwestern China that attracts many visitors from overseas.
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China quake kills 5 people, thousands injured
Aug 08, 2017 15:06A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled southwest China late Tuesday, killing at least five people, with up to 100 feared dead, according to a government estimate.
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About 23 killed in China landslide, 2 missing
Aug 08, 2017 08:43A landslide in southwestern China has killed 23 people, the provincial government said on Tuesday, as heavy rain hits large parts of the country.
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After voting for sanctions, China tells North Korea to act ‘smart’
Aug 06, 2017 08:41Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged North Korea to act “smart,” following the imposition of harsh sanctions on Pyongyang by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which includes North Korean ally Beijing.
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China: Situation ‘critical’ after new North Korea sanctions
Aug 06, 2017 08:36China says the situation in the Korean Peninsula is now at a “critical juncture” after the UN Security Council on Saturday approved new US-drafted sanctions on North Korea.
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Vietnam urges strong anti-China stance at Asia forum
Aug 05, 2017 08:37Vietnam urged other Southeast Asian nations to take a stronger stand against Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea, as a tense regional security forum began Saturday with North Korea also under fire over its nuclear program.
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China seals off parts of Yellow Sea for ‘large-scale’ naval drills
Aug 05, 2017 03:19China has temporarily sealed off a part of the Yellow Sea for what it described as “large-scale” military exercises, the second drill off the coast of the Korean Peninsula in the past two weeks.