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China says all 132 people on board crashed plane dead

Mar 27, 2022 03:49

All 132 people, including 123 passengers and nine crew members, aboard the China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 that crashed on March 21 have perished, an official of the Civil Aviation Administration of China says.
China slams NATO’s expansion strategies amid Ukraine war

Mar 26, 2022 12:24

China’s embassy in Brussels has warned NATO against dragging the planet toward a new Cold War through its “outdated security” strategies.
Shanghai won’t lock down despite COVID spike in China

Mar 26, 2022 07:33

Shanghai on Saturday recorded a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, but a member of the city's pandemic task force said officials were determined to avoid a full lockdown over the damage it would do to the economy.
US pushes to 'update, strengthen' UN sanctions on North Korea; China, and Russia oppose

Mar 26, 2022 01:24

The United States has said it will push United Nations to “update, strengthen” sanctions on North Korea over "increasingly dangerous provocations,” but China and Russia have opposed such efforts.
Chinese mainland records 2,054 new COVID-19 cases

Mar 24, 2022 06:34

The Chinese mainland recorded 2,054 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 2,010 linked to local transmissions and 44 from overseas, according to data from the National Health Commission on Thursday.
China decries US interferes in its affairs, warns of reciprocal sanctions

Mar 22, 2022 10:54

China has condemned the new travel bans, imposed by the United States against Chinese officials over alleged human rights violations, as interference in its internal affair, warning of reciprocal measures.
Plane carrying 132 crashes in China’s Guangxi region

Mar 21, 2022 07:44

China’s aviation authority has confirmed that a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane has crashed, with 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and 9 crew members.
Day 25: Hypersonic missiles, Javelins, Stingers enter Ukraine war

Mar 20, 2022 11:38

The conflict in Ukraine takes a new twist as Russia uses its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles close to the border with NATO member Romania, and Kiev says it will soon receive a new shipment of advanced US weapons, including Javelin and Stinger missiles.
China slams ‘provocative’ passage of US warship through Taiwan Strait

Mar 20, 2022 07:57

China has denounced the “provocative” passage of the US destroyer Ralph Johnson through the strategically-sensitive Taiwan Strait, which separates the self-ruled island from mainland China.
Improper handling of Taiwan issue to influence Sino-US ties: Xi to Biden

Mar 19, 2022 13:08

China’s President Xi Jinping has warned his American counterpart, Joe Biden, that improper handling of the thorny issue of the Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) will negatively impact the already strained Sino-US relations.