Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin will visit China this week for a ministerial meeting on regional security and defense cooperation, the defense ministry here said Tuesday. Kim will be in China from Thursday to Saturday and…
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China’s top military officer said on Monday the timing of US naval exercises in the South China Sea was ‘inappropriate,’ after talks with his American counterpart aimed at cooling the territorial dispute. General Chen Bingde…
The Philippines’ top diplomat says he has informed his Chinese counterpart that Manila plans to bring their countries’ dispute over the Spratly Islands to a UN tribunal. Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on…
A 24-year-old Swedish student at Shanghai’s Fudan University was expelled by Chinese authorities Saturday. He wrote two open letters online to Chinese President Hu Jintao in April and June, slamming China’s lack of democracy, but…
BEIJING – A top military official on Monday confirmed for the first time in public that China is building an aircraft carrier. “I have nothing more to say about Chinese aircraft carriers, since prominent media…
BEIJING – A top Chinese military officer on Monday criticized the United States for conducting joint drills in the South China Sea recently, saying the timing was “inappropriate”. “On various occasions, the US has expressed…
BEIJING – China’s rapid urbanization and local governments’ uncurbed pursuit of fast expansion have threatened the country’s military facilities and infrastructure, a senior army officer warns. Citing the results of a national inspection, Meng Guoping,…
The Chinese government Monday published a white paper on the development of Tibet since 1951 to mark the 60th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of the region. The paper, released by the State Council’s Information…
China has started a welder training course to help South Sudanese master knowledge and techniques relevant to the petroleum industry in which the newly-born nation has a large potential. A total of 30 trainees selected…
China would like to work with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in expanding all-round cooperation and boost bilateral ties, said a visiting Chinese vice premier here Sunday. Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang made…