Beijing, China | Xinhua | A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Thursday lashed out at political lies fabricated by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to smear and attack China, noting that lying and slandering can not stop the progress of history. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a press briefing …
Read More »U.S. politicians cannot deceive world by smearing China: spokesperson
Beijing, China | XINHUA | A handful of U.S. politicians cannot deceive the world by smearing China, nor can they stop China from pursuing peaceful development and achieving national rejuvenation, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a daily news briefing when asked …
Read More »Trump says disappointed with collapse of Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
Washington, USA | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that it was disappointing to see a U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region collapsed. “It’s disappointing to see that, but that’s what happens when you have countries that have been going at it …
Read More »U.S. announces Iran sanctions as its unilateral attempt at UN widely ignored
Washington, US | XINHUA | The United States on Monday announced fresh sanctions and measures against entities and individuals related to Iranian nuclear and conventional weapons programs, a move to support its self-claimed UN snapback sanctions widely ignored by the international community. President Donald Trump said that he had issued an …
Read More »Int’l community rejects U.S. unilateral announcement on return of UN sanctions on Iran
Beijing, China | XINHUA | The international community has denounced the unilateral announcement made by the United States to resume United Nations (UN) sanctions on Iran, saying the attempt is illegitimate and that the United States has no right to impose them. Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the UN, on …
Read More »Russia denies resumption of UN sanctions against Iran
Moscow, US | XINHUA | The United Nations (UN) Security Council did not take any action that would lead to the resumption of the previous sanctions against Iran, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Sunday. The statement came shortly after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that “the …
Read More »U.S. unilaterally claims UN sanctions against Iran restored
Washington, US | XINHUA | The United States claimed on Saturday that all pre-2015 UN sanctions against Iran had been restored, a unilateral effort ignored by the international community. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that the sanctions are being re-imposed according to the “snapback” mechanism under UN …
Read More »TikTok submits proposal to U.S. authorities to resolve security concerns
Beijing, China | XINHUA | Video-sharing social networking platform TikTok said Monday it had submitted a proposal to the U.S. administration to resolve its “security concerns,” in order to continue the company’s operation in the future. Oracle, a U.S. multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in California, also confirmed in a statement …
Read More »U.S. imposes fresh sanctions against ICC officials
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the United States would impose sanctions on senior officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their investigations into U.S. persons. Pompeo said that the United States would designate ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and Phakiso Mochochoko, …
Read More »Pompeo worst secretary of state in history: U.S. media
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been widely denounced by domestic media for his egregious performance in office, most recently on Monday with The Washington Post calling him “the worst secretary of state in history.” In an opinion piece published Monday, Deputy Editorial Page …
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