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China's Xi sends condolences to Philippines after Mangkhut onslaught

Reuters
Posted at Sep 18 09:09 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday extended condolences to his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte over Typhoon Mangkhut that has hit the Philippines, killing some 65 people. Read more »

How China's plan to develop rental housing led to higher rental prices

Yawen Chen, Shu Zhang and John Ruwitch, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 03:24 PM

The Chinese government's initiative to increase the supply of rental housing has had an unintended effect: a surge of property investors into the rental market that has dramatically pushed up prices. Read more »

Venezuela's Maduro goes to China in search of fresh funds

Corina Pons and Christian Shepherd, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 08:40 AM

CARACAS/BEIJING - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is traveling to China to discuss economic agreements, as the crisis-struck OPEC nation seeks to convince its key Asian financier to disburse fresh loans. Read more »

Trump says not ready to make trade deal with China

Roberta Rampton, Reuters
Posted at Sep 06 06:39 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States was not yet ready to come to an agreement over trade disputes with China but he said talks would continue. 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 »

Internet must be 'clean and righteous', Chinese leader tells propaganda officials

Reuters
Posted at Aug 22 10:37 PM

BEIJING - The internet must be "clean and righteous" and vulgar content must be resisted in the field of culture, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a meeting of senior propaganda officials, state media said on Wednesday. Read more »

Chinese President Xi to visit North Korea next month: Straits Times

Reuters
Posted at Aug 18 03:29 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang next month at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding, Singapore's Straits Times newspaper reported. Read more »

OPINION: Duterte's gift to Xi Jinping when he comes in November

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Aug 10 03:52 AM

All these efforts and pronouncements about joint exploration with China in Philippine territory is in connection with the state visit of China’s President Xi Jinping in November. Read more »

China denies entry to Disney's Winnie the Pooh film: report

Reuters
Posted at Aug 08 04:54 AM

LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney Co's request to show "Christopher Robin," a movie that features the honey-loving bear Winnie the Pooh, has been denied by authorities in China, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Read more »

Working group para sa 'joint exploration' kasama ang Tsina, kasado na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 10:51 PM

Bubuo ang naturang working group ng framework para pangasiwaan ang paghahanap ng langis sa West Philippine Sea kasama ang Tsina. Read more »

Xi's campaign to draw people back to graying rural China faces uphill battle

Yawen Chen and Ryan Woo, Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 11:07 AM

China's graying rural economies - many composed of small farm holdings and low-end industries - have seen slumping productivity with no alternative engine of economic growth in sight. The brain drain is so advanced that President Xi Jinping is now calling for the return of talent to the countryside. Read more »

Xi says China not 'expansionist'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 11:02 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis Wednesday that China has no plans to create chaos in the world -- although he defended his country's claim to disputed islands in the South China Sea.   Read more »

Kim Jong Un visits China

KCNA via Reuters
Posted at Jun 20 05:36 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju stand beside Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan in Beijing, China, in this undated photo released June 20, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. Read more »

North Korea's Kim hails 'unity' with China in new visit

Becky Davis, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 20 01:22 PM

Kim Jong Un declared North Korea's unstinting "friendship, unity and cooperation" with Beijing during his third visit to China this year, in a show of loyalty to his main ally following a landmark summit with US President Donald Trump. Read more »

North Korea’s Kim meets China’s Xi following Trump summit

Becky Davis, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 08:13 PM

Kim's trip to China comes as Beijing tries to strengthen its role as mediator between the US and North Korea, where it claims compelling security and economic interests. Read more »

North Korea's Kim makes two-day visit to China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 04:41 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is making a two-day visit to Beijing, Chinese state media reported Tuesday, a week after his unprecedented summit with US President Donald Trump.   Read more »

Palace: Duterte may complain to Xi over PH fishermen’s plight at Scarborough Shoal

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 05:56 PM

Malacañang on Wednesday said President Rodrigo Duterte may raise with Chinese President Xi Jinping the plight of Filipino fishermen who complained of being “harassed” by Chinese coast guard personnel at the Scarborough Shoal. Read more »

Pagkuha ng ilang Tsino sa huli ng mangingisdang Pinoy, di harassment: Palasyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 11:18 PM

Tsina pa rin ang malinaw na may kontrol sa Scarborough o Panatag Shoal, ayon mismo sa mga mangingisdang Pinoy na naghahanapbuhay roon. Read more »

China's Xi calls out 'selfish, short-sighted' trade policies

Christian Shepherd and Shu Zhang, Reuters
Posted at Jun 10 04:45 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose country is locked in a high-stakes trade dispute with the United States, on Sunday said China rejects "selfish, shortsighted" trade policies, and called for building an open global economy. Read more »

Xi Jinping welcomes Putin

Jason Lee, Reuters
Posted at Jun 08 06:04 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Friday. Read more »