Tag: China
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China to relocate 3.4 mn people to tackle poverty
China plans to relocate 3.4 million people from poverty-stricken communities to more developed areas this year as part of its poverty reduction drive. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's economic planner, said 2.49 million people living in poverty had been relocated in 2016, meeting the target for the year, Xinhua news agency …
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February 11, 2017 -
Creating instruments; but solutions?
Rhetoric has come full circle in the dispute over the South China Sea but can the Philippines, the current chair of Asean and a claimant state, deliver a peaceful solution for the area? So far, there is little to see apart from wishful thinking from Manila as it pledges to conclude the Code of Conduct …
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February 10, 2017 -
Creating instruments; but solutions?
Rhetoric has come full circle in the dispute over the South China Sea but can the Philippines, the current chair of Asean and a claimant state, deliver a peaceful solution for the area? So far, there is little to see apart from wishful thinking from Manila as it pledges to conclude the Code of Conduct …
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February 10, 2017 -
China defends blocking US move labelling JeM chief as terrorist
China on Wednesday said it blocked the US' move at the UN to have Pakistani militant Masood Azhar declared as international terrorist as conditions were yet to be fulfilled for Beijing to support the proposal. Beijing vetoed the US proposal "to allow enough time for discussion among relevant parties to reach a tenable decision widely …
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February 8, 2017 -
4.9 magnitude quake hits China’s Yunnan?
An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale on Wednesday hit Ludian county in China's southwestern Yunnan Province. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said. Residents living near the epicenter said the tremor was "quite strong" when it struck. "The things I put on my water dispenser …
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February 8, 2017 -
China to make preferential policies for Taiwanese
China said on Wednesday that Beijing will frame policies to support and attract Taiwanese to work and live on the mainland. The policies are currently being drawn up, An Fengshan, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, was quoted by Xinhua news agency. An said the policies cover employment, social insurance and …
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February 8, 2017 -
India takes up Masood Azhar issue with China again
With the US moving the UN to put Pathankot attack mastermind and chief of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohamed, Masood Azhar, on the list of international terrorists, India has again taken up the matter with China, a senior official said on Tuesday. "We have been informed of this development (US moving the UN) and the matter …
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February 7, 2017 -
Xi affirms Sirisena of political trust, cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday told his Sri Lankan counterpart Maithripala Sirisena that he was "willing to work to consolidate political trust, expand mutually beneficial cooperation and deepen people-to-people friendship". Xi and Sirisena on Tuesday exchanged congratulatory messages to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two nations, Xinhua …
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February 7, 2017 -
Baby born from 16-year-old frozen embryo in China
A healthy baby boy has been born from an embryo frozen 16 years ago, a hospital in south China announced on Monday. A 46-year-old woman gave birth to a son at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong Province in early February, Xinhua news agency reported. Her other first son, already 16-years-old, …
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February 7, 2017 -
China to improve permanent residence permit system for foreigners
China will optimise the rules for issuing certificates of permanent residence to foreigners and improve the information system, Xinhua news agency said. The reform serves the nation's talent development strategy and responds to social concerns, according to a meeting of the Central Leading Group for Deepening Overall Reform, chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping, on …
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February 6, 2017 -
Christian park in China sparks outrage
Chinese netizens have expressed outrage over a large Christian theme park allegedly sponsored by the local Changsha government, in central China's Hunan province, claiming that the government should not encourage religious practices in a secular country that separates religion and politics. The park in Changsha Xingsha Ecological Park, which covers an area of 150,000 square …
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February 6, 2017 -
China pushing India for early return of its solider
China on Monday said it was "pushing India" to complete procedures to return a Chinese soldier who is stuck in India for over 50 years, even as its envoy to New Delhi spoke to him over phone and assured all help. Chinese ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui just had a telephonic call with soldier Wang …
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February 6, 2017 -
Pakistan, China hold counter-terrorism talks
Pakistan and China on Monday held high level counter-terrorism talks, days after Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed was put under "house arrest" in Lahore. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi met Chinese State Commissioner for Counter Terrorism and Security Cheng Guoping who is here on …
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February 6, 2017 -
‘Chinese military will not be permitted at Hambantota port’
Chinese military activity will not be allowed at the Hambantota port considering concerns from India, Sri Lankan ambassador here said on Saturday, playing down protests by hundreds of opposition supporters over handing of 80 per cent stakes of the strategic port to a Chinese firm. Apparently referring to Pakistan handing over Gwadar port to Chinese, …
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February 4, 2017 -
Trump’s granddaughter becomes media star in China
US President Donald Trump's granddaughter has become a star on Chinese social media following a Twitter video that shows her singing a New Year song in Mandarin, the media reported on Friday. In the video, posted by her mother Ivanka Trump and already viewed by millions in China, Arabella sings a song in Mandarin while …
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February 3, 2017 -
‘China tests intercontinental missile with 10 warheads’
China has reportedly tested a new version of a missile capable of carrying a payload of 10 individual warheads, indicating a shift in China's nuclear policy or an attempt to put pressure on the Trump administration. The flight test of the Dongfeng-5C missile was carried out in January using multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles, or …
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February 2, 2017 -
India’s role as US-China positions harden
Is the world dangerously moving closer towards war? The South China Morning Post quotes an official from China’s Central Military Commission writing, “A war ‘within the president’s term ‘ or ‘war breaking out tonight’ are not just slogans, they are becoming a practicality reality” (The Statesman 29 January 2017). Quite obviously, it is in reaction …
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February 1, 2017