China plays down Donald Trump calling Taiwan President, dismisses it as...
China on Saturday played down US President-elect Donald Trump's telephone talk with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, dismissing it as a "small trick by Taiwan" that cannot change the One-China...
View ArticleDonald Trump criticises China over currency; Yuan, Taiwan dollar slip
US President-elect Donald Trump has accused China of currency manipulation and military expansionism in the South China Sea, days after offending Beijing by speaking over phone with Taiwan President...
View ArticleU.S. seeks to reassure Beijing after Trump call with Taiwan leader | Reuters
By Roberta Rampton and Ben Blanchard | WASHINGTON/BEIJING WASHINGTON/BEIJING The White House said on Monday it had sought to reassure China after President-elect Donald Trump's phone call with...
View ArticleAsian stocks rise on back of Wall Street; gold slips | Reuters
HONG KONG Asian stocks opened higher on the back of a strong Wall Street with markets discounting the potential impact of Italy's referendum vote, while U.S. The post Asian stocks rise on back of Wall...
View ArticleTrump fills homeland security, environment, China ambassador jobs | Reuters
By Richard Cowan | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday picked a fossil fuel industry defender as his top environmental official, another retired general as homeland...
View ArticleDonald Trump antagonises China, consults Barack Obama in trying to mend fences
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday selected a political ally with close ties to China as ambassador to Beijing, stressed his determination to create US jobs and revealed he consulted with Barack...
View ArticleChina warns Donald Trump, says abandoning one-China policy means supporting...
Chinese media warned Donald Trump on Monday that the one-China policy is "non-negotiable" and dropping it could lead to Beijing supporting US enemies. The post China warns Donald Trump, says abandoning...
View ArticleAsian shares wobble as investors await Fed, dollar dips | Reuters
TOKYO Asian shares were on tenterhooks on Tuesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's meeting that begins later in session for clues on the outlook for U.S. monetary policy, while crude oil...
View ArticleTaiwan issue: US reaches out to China, says Washington firmly committed to...
The Obama administration has made it clear that Taiwan was not a "bargaining chip" and America was firmly committed to the decades-old "One-China" policy. The post Taiwan issue: US reaches out to...
View ArticleBejing installs weapons systems in South China Sea, claims US report
A US think tank says recent satellite images appear to show that China has installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in the strategically vital South China Sea. The post...
View ArticleDollar, bond yields advance on Fed rate hike | Reuters
By Caroline Valetkevitch | NEW YORK NEW YORK The dollar hit a 14-year high and government bond yields rose broadly on Thursday, extending gains from a day earlier when the Federal Reserve hiked U.S....
View Article‘Is a Tweet policy?’ State Department officials ponder | Reuters
By Arshad Mohammed | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON When is a tweet just a tweet?A debate is percolating in the U.S. State Department, where diplomats measure their words with demitasse spoons, on how to...
View ArticleChina conducts first aircraft carrier battle group live-fire exercises amid...
China's first aircraft carrier battle group has carried out its maiden live-fire exercises on a massive scale, in a show of strength amid increasing tensions with the US over the South China Sea and...
View ArticleChina’s OnePlus to make 3T phone in India from early 2017 | Reuters
By Sankalp Phartiyal | MUMBAI MUMBAI China's OnePlus plans to make its 3T model in India from early next year to meet growing demand in the world's second-biggest smartphone market by users.OnePlus is...
View ArticleObama points finger at Putin for hacks during U.S. election | Reuters
By Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Friday strongly suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the computer hacks of...
View ArticleChina to return seized U.S. drone, says U.S. ‘hyping up’ incident | Reuters
By Ben Blanchard and Steve Holland | BEIJING/WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. BEIJING/WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. China's Defense Ministry said on Saturday it plans to return an underwater U.S. The post China to...
View ArticleChina to return seized U.S. drone, says Washington ‘hyping up’ incident |...
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View ArticleChina says discussing return of undersea drone with U.S. military | Reuters
By Ben Blanchard | BEIJING BEIJING The Chinese and U.S. militaries are having "unimpeded" talks about the return of U.S. underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea last...
View ArticleU.S. sees China returning drone as early as Tuesday in South China Sea | Reuters
By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Ben Blanchard | WASHINGTON/BEIJING WASHINGTON/BEIJING The United States expects China to return soon an underwater U.S. drone seized by a Chinese naval vessel last...
View ArticleChina returns seized underwater drone to US; terms handover as ‘smooth and...
China on Tuesday returned an underwater drone to the US, five days after it was seized from the disputed South China Sea waters leading to a major spat between president-elect Donald Trump and the...
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