China

Time to toss US sanctions in the nearest dustbin

Oct 11, 2020 18:11

Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, has made a joint statement at the General Debate of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, on behalf of 26 countries, criticizing the United States and Western countries for violating human rights, calling for the complete and immediate lifting of unilateral sanctions, and expressing grave concern on systematic racial discrimination.
China supports JCPOA, calls for new platform to resolve West Asia issues: FM Wang

Oct 11, 2020 12:20

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for the formation of a new dialogue forum to resolve security issues in the West Asia region, saying the major precondition for joining the forum would be the support for the multilateral 2015 nuclear deal.
China calls for elimination of US unilateral measures against Iran

Oct 11, 2020 05:28

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying condemned Washington’s recent sanctions on Iran, saying the bans pose a direct threat to ordinary people’s life and health due to the continued spread of the COVID-19.
Iran, China hold 'fruitful' talks on strategic partnership: FM Zarif

Oct 11, 2020 03:14

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hailed “fruitful” talks with his Chinese counterpart on the two countries’ strategic partnership, saying both sides oppose the US unilateralism.
FM Zarif in China to further expand 'strategic partnership'

Oct 10, 2020 10:36

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in China for an official visit at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.
China demands halt to US provocative moves in South China Sea

Oct 10, 2020 04:55

China’s military has announced the intrusion of a US warship into its territorial waters near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea without authorization from Beijing, demanding the halt of “such provocative actions.”
China joins WHO plan for global distribution of COVID-19 vaccine

Oct 09, 2020 08:43

China has joined a global initiative, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), to help an equitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines, in a move that is expected to anger US President Donald Trump, who already rejected the plan.
Zarif to visit China on Friday

Oct 08, 2020 10:11

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit China on Friday for talks on a range of bilateral, regional and international issues.
Chinese COVID-19 vaccine proves successful, WHO hopeful about unspecified vaccine

Oct 08, 2020 03:00

Chinese scientists say an experimental coronavirus vaccine has proven safe, and the United Nations (UN) health agency has expressed hope for the mass production and distribution of billions of doses of vaccines to people across the globe by the end of the year.
Rich countries are total vaccine hogs; COVID-19 must change that

Oct 07, 2020 06:18

Multiple COVID-19 vaccines are working their way through trials, but we haven’t yet figured out what to do when they get here. Distribution faces technical challenges — shortages of glass vials and syringes are already being reported — but there are also ethical supply quandaries. How do we decide who gets a shot first?