Beijing, China | Xinhua | China on Thursday urged the United Kingdom to abandon its illusion of continued colonial influence on Hong Kong and to cease interfering in China’s internal affairs. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Wednesday that the arrests of politicians and activists in Hong Kong were “a grievous …
Read More »China urges U.S. to immediately withdraw restrictions on Chinese diplomats
Beijing, China | XINHUA | A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Thursday urged the U.S. State Department to immediately withdraw its decision to impose tighter limitations on Chinese diplomats. “We urge the U.S. State Department to immediately revoke the wrong move, stop obstructing normal exchanges between the two peoples and …
Read More »China slams US after Trump virus ‘attack’ claim
Beijing, China | AFP | China accused the United States on Thursday of trying to shift blame over the coronavirus, after President Donald Trump said the pandemic was a worse “attack” than Pearl Harbor or 9/11. Tension between the world’s two biggest economies has reached fever pitch in recent days as …
Read More »China urges halt to US-S.Korea military drills
Beijing, China | AFP | China on Monday renewed its call for the United States and South Korea to suspend joint military drills as the two nations began annual war games that have infuriated nuclear-armed Pyongyang. “The current situation on the Korean peninsula is highly sensitive and fragile, which requires the …
Read More »China says N.Korea crisis faces ‘turning point’
Beijing, China | AFP | China said Tuesday that the North Korean nuclear crisis had reached a “turning point” and it was time to enter peace talks. The comments by foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying came as the verbal sparring between the United States and North Korea took a less bellicose …
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