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BEIJING (Web Desk) China has released a code of conduct for private companies investing abroad as it seeks to head off risky acquisitions, with state media reporting on Tuesday that a blacklist of violators was in the works.The move by the country’s top economic-planning agency appears to be the latest …

BEIJING (Web Desk) China Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said: “China strongly condemns the terrorist attack” on a church in Quetta, Pakistan.Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s expressed condolences to the victims of the attack during her regular press conference.China opposes terrorism in all its forms and will continue …

BEIJING (Web Desk) China’s naval chief has told his Australian counterpart that his country’s actions on the South China Sea run counter to the general trend of peace and stability in the disputed waterway.Australia, a close ally of the United States, has repeatedly expressed concern over the disputed South China …

BEIJING (Web Desk) China on Thursday said India had infringed upon the country’s territorial integrity in the Sikkim sector.Since the China-India boundary in the Sikkim sector has been delineated, India has infringed upon China’s territorial sovereignty, which has jeopardized peace and stability in the border regions,said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman …

BEIJING (Web Desk) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has claimed that China risks facing a growing debt-dependency in its banking system, urging Beijing to increase its capital buffers to protect against a possible financial crisis.The Washington-based organization said in a report on Thursday that reforms by Beijing over the past …

BEIJING (Web Desk) An Indian drone has “invaded” China’s airspace and crashed, China’s defence ministry said Thursday, months after the neighbours ended one of their worst border standoffs in decades.The Indian move violated China’s territorial sovereignty. We strongly express our dissatisfaction and opposition,deputy director of the army’s western theatre combat …

BEIJING (Web Desk) China on Monday criticised a visit by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind to the remote state of Arunachal Pradesh,which China claims, saying China opposed any activities by Indian leaders in disputed areas.The latest row over Arunachal Pradesh suggests the Asian giants remain far apart, despite recent attempts …

Dhaka (Web Desk) China has offered to help defuse the Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh said Saturday, following meetings with Beijing’s top diplomat that Dhaka hopes will apply pressure on Myanmar take back hundreds of thousands of refugees. More than 600,000 Rohingya are languishing in Bangladeshi refugee camps after fleeing a brutal Myanmar …

Pyongyang (Web Desk) A senior Chinese envoy has met an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Pyongyang, the two sides said on Saturday, stressing longstanding ties despite deep divisions over the North’s nuclear activities. Song Tao is visiting on behalf of President Xi Jinping, ostensibly to brief the …

BEIJING (Web Desk) China and the Philippines have agreed to avoid force to resolve their differences over the South China Sea, according to a joint statement issued on Thursday by China at the end of a visit to Manila by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.China and the Philippines have long sparred …