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China Backs Iran Deal, Calls For New MidEast Forum

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for a new forum to defuse tensions in the Middle East after a meeting with his Irani... Read more

Canada Gets Consular Access To Pair Held In China

Canada has had its first contact since January with two of its citizens imprisoned in what Ottawa says is "arbitrary det... Read more

Taiwan's Tsai Calls For Dialogue With Beijing

Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen has called for “meaningful dialogue” with the mainland on an equal and mutually respec... Read more

'Detained Australian Writer Faces Espionage Charge'

Detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun will face trial in Beijing on an espionage charge with a judge expected to be ap... Read more

Tsai Ing-wen To Focus On Defence, China Threat

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will pledge to strengthen the island's defences and work more with regional partners on se... Read more

Beijing Accuses US Warship Of Entering Its Waters

A Chinese military spokesperson said on Friday that the US destroyer John McCain had entered waters around the disputed ... Read more

China Joins Alliance For Global Covid Vaccine Supply

China said on Friday it has joined a global Covid-19 vaccine initiative co-led by the World Health Organisation (WHO), b... Read more

US Official Warns Beijing Against Attacking Taiwan

The US national security adviser warned Beijing overnight on Wednesday against any attempt to take Taiwan by force, sayi... Read more

China Hits Back At Pompeo 'smearing' In Japan Visit

China said on Wednesday that the United States should stop its unprovoked attacks and accusations against China, accusin... Read more

'China's Experimental Covid-19 Vaccine Appears Safe'

An experimental coronavirus vaccine being developed by the Institute of Medical Biology under the Chinese Academy of Med... Read more

China's Global Image Soured By Pandemic: Survey

Western views of China have soured sharply amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with record numbers in major developed countries ... Read more

Pompeo Slams China's 'corruption' At Tokyo Talks

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on key Asian allies to unite against China's "exploitation, corruption and coer... Read more

Multi-vehicle Crash In Jilin Kills 18

A crash on a highway in China's northeast early on Sunday killed 18 people, police said. A minivan rear-ended a tract... Read more

Vlogger Dies After Being Set On Fire By Ex-husband

The tragic case of a rural livestreamer who died after being set alight by her ex-husband has triggered outrage over dom... Read more

Beijing Probes Former Disciplinary Inspector

A long-time colleague of Vice President Wang Qishan is under investigation for corruption and suspected of "serious" vio... Read more