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Attempts to split China risk 'shattered bodies': Xi

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 10:55 AM

President Xi Jinping has warned that any attempts to split China would result in "bodies smashed and bones ground to powder," amid four months of anti-Beijing unrest in Hong Kong. Read more »

Modi, Xi bid to bury India and China's differences

Bhuvan Bagga, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 02:06 AM

The two leaders met in a bid to ease tensions over border disputes, the troubled Kashmir region and China's domination of trade between their economies. Read more »

Nepal hopes for Chinese finance during Xi visit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 12 10:46 PM

Xi is expected to use his time in Kathmandu to push Beijing's controversial Belt and Road infrastructure projects. Read more »

Xi and Kim hail 'immortal' China-North Korea relationship

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 06 02:00 PM

North Korea was among the first countries to recognize the People's Republic of China after it was founded in 1949. Read more »

President Xi says 'no force' can shake the Chinese nation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 10:54 AM

President Xi Jinping said "no force" can shake the Chinese nation in a speech Tuesday to mark the opening of celebrations for the 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule in Beijing. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 30, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 11:29 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Hong Kong unrest continues

Athit Perawongmetha, Reuters
Posted at Sep 30 04:27 PM

A worker cleans a street after a protest in the Causeway Bay district in Hong Kong on Monday, as a caricature of Chinese leader Xi Jinping flutters in the wind a day before the People’s Republic of China celebrates its 70th founding anniversary.  Read more »

Xi presents awards to 'heroes' and 'old friends' of China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 03:49 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping awarded medals and honorary titles to an array of domestic and international "heroes" on Sunday, including a former French prime minister and a centenarian Canadian educator. Read more »

China needs strong leadership or will 'crumble,' policy paper says

Reuters
Posted at Sep 27 02:15 PM

BEIJING - China needs the strong, unified leadership of the Communist Party or the country will "crumble," the government said in a policy paper released on Friday ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic. Read more »

China vows peace, stability with PH

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 10:46 PM

China is committed to maintaining peace and stability with the Philippines, saying the South China Sea is not the sum total of Philippine-China relations. Read more »

China's tale of two cities: Beijing, Hong Kong prepare for anniversary

Huizhong Wu and Anne Marie Roantree, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 26 11:11 AM

As China prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic on Oct 1, Beijing is on security lockdown ahead of celebrations headlined by President Xi Jinping that will be capped by a massive military parade down its main ceremonial thoroughfare. Read more »

Palace: Arbitral win 'can't be set aside' in oil exploration with China

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 11:00 AM

A legal victory invalidating China's claims to the West Philippine Sea "can't be set aside" as Beijing and Manila hammer out a deal for exploring oil and gas reserves believed to be sitting deep beneath the waterway, Malacañang said Friday. Read more »

Analyst: Documents on PH-China joint exploration deal yet to be finalized

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 06:41 PM

Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said there can be economic activity in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines without compromising Manila's legal victory in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Palace: Duterte not abandoning PH arbitral win on S. China Sea for joint exploration with China

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 05:56 PM

MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte is not abandoning the Philippines' arbitral victory on the South China Sea dispute even as he pursued a joint oil and gas exploration deal with China, Malacañang clarified Thursday. Read more »

PXP Energy shares jump on Philippines-China exploration hopes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 10:19 AM

Shares of PXP Energy, which has a service contract in the South China Sea, were up 4.7 percent in early trading, compared to a 0.29-percent decline in the main index. Read more »

PH-China eyes S. China Sea code draft before Duterte term ends

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 11:11 AM

The Philippines and China would like to finish the draft of the South China Sea code within President Rodrigo Duterte's term, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte says willing to ignore Hague victory for joint exploration project with China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 02:12 AM

MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday China wants the Philippines to ignore its legal victory in the South China Sea to push through with the joint oil and gas exploration deal in the disputed waters. Read more »

Hong Kong protests to target airport after night of violence

Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 10:52 AM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong protesters plan to block one of the world's busiest airports on Saturday after a night of violence in which police used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up crowds, the latest clashes in 14 weeks of unrest in the Chinese-ruled city. Read more »

US, China agree to resume trade talks, markets jump

Reuters
Posted at Sep 06 06:52 AM

The new talks were arranged during a phone call between Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, China's commerce ministry said in a statement. Read more »

US, China to resume trade talks in Washington in October

Helen Roxburgh, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 05 10:51 AM

The officials agreed to "work together and take practical actions to create favorable conditions for consultations," the ministry said in a statement. Read more »