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BEIJING (Web Desk) China will send a special envoy to North Korea this week, state media said Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump concluded an Asian tour to rally support against Pyongyang’s nuclear threats.Friday’s trip by President Xi Jinping’s special envoy, Song Tao, is likely a diplomatic push by China …

BEIJING (Web Desk) One of Australia’s largest independent publishers said it decided to delay the publication of a book which alleges widespread Chinese government influence in Australian institutions due to legal concerns.Sydney-based Allen & Unwin said in a statement on Sunday that it decided to delay publication of the book,Silent …

HANOI (Web Desk) US President Donald Trump on Friday said the Asia-Pacific region was being held hostage by the “twisted fantasies” of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, as he called on countries to stand united against Pyongyang.Trump has embarked on a tour of Asia this week trying to rally regional …

BEIJING (Web Desk) U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday there has been no decision on whether President Donald Trump will have formal talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC summit in Vietnam which begins later this week.U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (R) and U.S. Secretary …

BEIJING (Web Desk) Donald Trump urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to work “hard” and act fast to help resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis, during their meeting in Beijing on Thursday, warning that “time is quickly running out.Speaking on the second day of a trip to Beijing marked by pomp …

BEIJING (Web Desk) China’s military has been ordered to pledge absolute loyalty to President Xi Jinping while a paramilitary police force now literally sings his praises, further cementing his place as the country’s most powerful leader in decades.The world’s largest armed forces should be “absolutely loyal, honest and reliable to …

BEIJING (Web Desk) A senior Chinese official says territorial disputes between China and a number of other countries in the South China Sea are not an issue between Beijing and the United States, adding that Washington is expected to make a positive contribution over the matter and not cause more …

BEIJING (Web Desk) China hopes the United States can “help and not cause problems” in the disputed South China Sea, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Friday ahead of next week’s visit to Beijing by President Donald Trump.The United States has criticised China’s construction of islands and build-up of military …

BEIJING (Web Desk) China’s legislature is considering a bill mandating prison sentences of up to three years for disrespecting the national anthem, amid rising nationalist appeals from the ruling Communist Party under the leadership of President Xi Jinping.The move reported on Tuesday by state media follows Xi’s appointment to a …

SEOUL (Web Desk) South Korea and China will push to normalise ties that were badly strained over the deployment of a contentious United States (US) missile defence system in the South, both countries announced Tuesday, with Seoul saying their leaders are set to hold summit talks next week.South Korea allowed …