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Chinese Minister visit to PH rescheduled after Ompong onslaught

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 04:17 PM

The official visit of China's Foreign Minister has been rescheduled to a later time after the Philippines was lashed by typhoon Ompong (international name Mangkhut), the Department of Foreign Affairs said Sunday.  Read more »

China outlaws large underground Protestant church in Beijing

Christian Shepherd, Reuters
Posted at Sep 10 11:27 AM

BEIJING - Beijing city authorities have banned one of the largest unofficial Protestant churches in the city and confiscated "illegal promotional materials", amid a deepening crackdown on China's "underground" churches. Read more »

China's Xi says 'no strings attached' to Africa investments

Ben Dooley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 04:40 PM

BEIJING, China - President Xi Jinping told African counterparts and business leaders Monday that China's investments on the continent have "no political strings attached", even as Beijing is increasingly criticized over its debt-heavy projects abroad. Read more »

Taiwan loses another ally to China

Reuters
Posted at Aug 21 11:38 AM

TAIPEI - Taiwan lost another ally to Beijing on Tuesday when diplomatic ties with El Salvador were severed, as China presses the remaining nations with diplomatic links to Taipei to end them.  Read more »

China, US to resume trade talks in late August

Laurent Thomet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 16 05:01 PM

China will send a senior negotiator to the United States in late August to resume trade talks, its commerce ministry said Thursday, the first public meeting on the dispute in weeks as the trade conflict intensifies. Read more »

China to overtake Japan as 2nd-largest contributor to UN

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 15 08:06 AM

NEW YORK - China is expected to surpass Japan as the second-largest contributor to the general United Nations budget starting in 2019, according to the latest U.N. report on contributions. Read more »

Palace: No stopping PH patrols over S. China Sea

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 05:02 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Monday stressed that there is no stopping Philippine planes from flying over South China Sea, after another Philippine military aircraft flying over the disputed waters was shooed away by the Chinese. Read more »

China to join naval war games off Australia despite strained ties

Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 09:12 AM

SYDNEY - China's navy will join 26 countries in military exercises off Australia's north coast this month, but not live-fire drills, Australia's defense minister said on Wednesday at a time of strained ties between the two nations. Read more »

Gov't wants China-funded bridges completed by 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 01:01 PM

The Department of Public Works and Highways on Wednesday said it wants to finish construction of 2 China-funded bridges across Pasig River within 30 months or by year 2021. Read more »

Chinese research ship docks in Davao City

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 10:08 PM

Navy spokesperson Commander Jonathan Zata said the ship arrived in Davao City at around 8:14 p.m. and will stay there until Thursday morning. Read more »

PH not a ‘province’ of China, says envoy

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 05:01 PM

The Philippines is not a province of China, “not now, not ever,” said Chinese envoy Zhao Jianhua Tuesday when asked to react to the controversial red banners spotted last week in pedestrian overpasses with the message “Welcome to the Philippines, Province of China.” Read more »

China's chickens need to lay a billion eggs a day. Here's how they're going to do it

Dominique Patton, Reuters
Posted at Jul 09 05:21 PM

HANDAN, China - Behind a row of sealed red incubator doors in a new facility in northern China, about 400,000 chicks are hatched every day, part of the rapidly modernizing supply chain in China's $37 billion egg industry, the world's biggest. Read more »

Palace blames Aquino for S. China Sea 'militarization'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 25 03:16 PM

MANILA - Malacañang said Monday the Philippines under former President Benigno Aquino III started the “militarization” of South China Sea, as it defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s friendly stance towards the Chinese.tt Read more »

Duterte on bullying of Filipinos in Scarborough: It was barter, not outright seizure

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 07:32 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday downplayed the Chinese Coast Guard’s move to get the prized catch of Filipino fishermen at the Scarborough Shoal, even as Filipino fishermen seek the government’s help in stopping the abusive practice of the Chinese. Read more »

Palace says no need to file new case vs China over damaged Scarborough Shoal reefs

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 13 06:33 PM

Malacañang on Wednesday said there is no need to file a new case against China for the destruction of reefs in Scarborough Shoal, as suggested by acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio.   Read more »

Minority senators eye probe into Chinese plane landing in Davao

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 06:19 PM

Opposition senators plan to file a resolution to seek an investigation into the landing of a Chinese military plane in Davao City, Senator Antonio Trillanes said Tuesday. Read more »

France challenges Beijing in South China Sea

Daphné Benoit, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 12 01:27 PM

PARIS - France is increasing its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, sending warships through the South China Sea and planning air exercises to help counter China's military build-up in disputed waters. Read more »

What does China's military jet landing in Davao symbolize?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 04:25 PM

The landing of a Chinese plane in Davao City illustrated a paradigm shift, a security analyst said Monday. Read more »

Historical revisionism? Hong Kong education turns political battleground

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 12 06:01 PM

A review panel reporting to the education bureau rejected as "inappropriate wording" phrases referring to Hong Kong's colonial past in a history textbook that had been submitted to them for approval. The offending terms included "The transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty to mainland China" and "China recovered Hong Kong". Read more »

LOOK: Taiwan holds large-scale military drills amid China tensions

Jess Macy Yu, Reuters
Posted at Jun 07 01:53 PM

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Taiwan simulated repelling an invading force on Thursday and used civilian-operated drones for the first time as part of annual military drills on the self-ruled island amid escalating tensions with China. Read more »