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TEHRAN: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Friday that China firmly opposes US recent decision to end sanctions waiver against Iran, adding that it demonstrates its consistent pattern of unilateral and hegemonic practice. “The US has chosen to stick to its maximum pressure campaign on Iran,” Lijian said …

Twitter has tagged a Chinese government official’s tweet that suggests the new coronavirus has been brought to the Asian county by the US military. The social media platform posted a blue exclamation mark under the tweet — posted by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian — with a comment calling …

A Chinese top military official says the strategic rivalry between his country and the United States has entered a “high-risk period,” with Washington having intensified “the suppression and containment” of China since the cornavirus pandemic hit the globe.China’s Defense Minister Wei Fenghe told a gathering of top military officials that …

China’s plans to impose a new security law on Hong Kong will “only target a handful of lawbreakers”, the city’s leader said Tuesday, as she tried to reassure international businesses and investors rattled by the proposal. Beijing wants to enact legislation banning “secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference” in the …

The European Union is acknowledging the “end of an American-led system” in favor of China, suggesting that Europe should take an independent stance. EU Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell made the comments among a group of German diplomats on Monday. “Analysts have long talked about the end of an American-led …

China’s permanent representative to the United Nations has expressed deep concerns about Israel’s unilateral decision to annex parts of the occupied Palestinian territory, stressing the Palestinians’ “inalienable” right to statehood. Speaking at a virtual meeting of the UN Security Council on Wednesday, Zhang Jun said the so-called two-state solution is …

China says the United States is “blackmailing” Hong Kong by invoking domestic legislation and threatening to end the US’s especial treatment of the Chinese territory over its treatment of violent anti-government protesters. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed on Wednesday that the treatment of what he called activists in …

TEHRAN: The dead body of the 58-year-old diplomat Du Wei, Chinese ambassador to occupied lands, was found dead in bed at his home in Herzliya on Sunday morning.According to the Israeli regime’s media, the investigation into his death has been commenced.He was appointed as the new Chinese ambassador to the …

China has urged the United States to stop the “unreasonable suppression” of Chinese tech giant Huawei as well as other enterprises, as tensions have heightened between the world’s two largest economies.”The Chinese government will firmly uphold Chinese firms’ legitimate and legal rights and interests,” China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said …

China has called on the United States to pay its debts to the United Nations, stressing that Washington owes the international body more than $2 billion. In a statement on Friday, China called on all UN member states to “actively fulfill their financial obligations to the United Nations.” “As of …