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China summons US envoy over Hong Kong bill
Nov 26, 2019 04:51China’s Foreign Ministry has summoned United States Ambassador to Beijing Terry Branstad to protest the passing in the US Congress of a bill related to Hong Kong and to demand an end to American meddling in the country’s internal affairs.
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Top US and Chinese trade negotiators hold phone call, discuss core issues
Nov 26, 2019 04:19Top trade negotiators from China and the United States held a phone call on Tuesday morning, China's Commerce Ministry said, as the two sides try to hammer out a preliminary "phase one" deal in a trade war that has dragged on for 16 months.
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China, Australia in war of words over claims of Beijing’s meddling attempts
Nov 25, 2019 10:09Australia has engaged in a war of words with China after a media outlet accused Beijing of plotting to install an agent in the country’s parliament, allegations rejected by the Chinese government as “fabricated.”
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Hong Kong leader vows to ‘listen humbly’ to voters as opposition wins landslide in elections
Nov 25, 2019 07:39Hong Kong’s leader vows to “listen humbly” to the people after they turned out in record numbers and voted heavily in favor of opposition candidates in local elections, which went ahead peacefully despite months of violent protests in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
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CNPC unit seeks major stake in newly-found Namavaran Oilfield
Nov 24, 2019 08:29Oil has been produced in Iran in commercial quantities since 1908, making it one of the world’s oldest producers. Iran’s proven oil reserves of 160 billion barrels, almost 10 percent of the world total, rank it fourth after Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Canada.
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In Hong Kong, district elections seeing unusually high turnout
Nov 24, 2019 05:58Large numbers of people are heading to the polls in Hong Kong to select new district councilors, during an apparent let-up in five months of protests rocking the autonomous Chinese city.
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China: US ‘world’s biggest source of instability’
Nov 23, 2019 13:33China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi minces no words as he lashes out at the United States over Washington’s one-sided approach to world politics and its adversarial attitude towards Beijing.
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US-China trade war could spark global military conflict: Kissinger
Nov 23, 2019 07:56Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has warned the trade war between the United States and China could lead to a global military conflict if the two countries fail to resolve their commercial dispute.
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China deal is coming along very well: Trump
Nov 23, 2019 04:16US President Donald Trump has said that the trade deal with China was "coming along very well" amid jitters in financial markets reflecting fears that the negotiations were headed to an impasse.
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How China plans to lead the computer chip industry
Nov 22, 2019 05:41In May the US added Huawei to a list of companies that US firms cannot trade with unless they have a license, blaming security concerns. Many industry observers fear that the US-Chinese trade war, risks unravelling the global technology supply chain.