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China parliament removes presidential term limit
Mar 11, 2018 11:04Members of the Chinese Parliament have passed a constitutional amendment that removes the presidential term limit and allows China’s incumbent President Xi Jinping to potentially remain in office indefinitely.
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Chinese: Sino-US trade to spell disaster
Mar 11, 2018 10:48Beijing has issued another warning to Washington over President Donald Trump’s decision to impose hefty tariffs on steel imports from China, saying that a Sino-US trade war would bring “disaster” to both countries and the world economy.
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South Korea, China, Russia welcome possible meeting between Trump and Kim
Mar 09, 2018 10:06An unexpected announcement that a meeting is being planned between the leaders of long-time adversaries the United States and North Korea has been welcomed by regional powers China and Russia as well as South Korea.
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Beijing needs to build defensive structures on islands in South China Sea: Army general
Mar 08, 2018 14:25A leading Chinese military general says his country needs to build defensive structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea to assert its sovereignty over nearly the entire region amid tensions between Beijing and Washington.
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China indicates readiness to take on US in trade war
Mar 08, 2018 10:18China has advised the United States against launching a trade war, indicating, however, that it will be ready if such a war is waged.
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China: Outside forces trying to muddy regional waters
Mar 08, 2018 03:16Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says his country has a strong resolve to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea despite attempts by external forces to “muddy the waters” in the disputed region.
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China's railway giant signs deal to supply metro cars to Iran
Mar 07, 2018 09:45China’s CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Rail Transport on Wednesday signed a contract with Iran’s IDRO Group to supply 450 metro cars for the Iranian cities of Ahvaz, Tabriz and Shiraz.
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South Korea says ‘too early to be optimistic’ about North
Mar 07, 2018 09:37South Korean President Moon Jae-in says he has no plans to ease sanctions on the rival North only because of Pyongyang’s offer to discuss denuclearization with the United States.
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China defends increase in defense spending as proportionate
Mar 06, 2018 13:22China has defended a recent increase in its 2018 defense budget, saying the hike is a reasonable compared to the United States.
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Germany warns US against following ‘wrong path’ of protectionism
Mar 05, 2018 15:00The German government has called on the United States not to take a “wrong path” by putting tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, warning that a transatlantic trade war could harm both Europe and the US.