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China ready to enhance mutual trust with India

China is ready to work with India to enhance mutual trust through dialogue and communication, and manage differences with sincerity and integrity, the foreign ministry said yesterday.

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China extends visa-free transit stays to 10 days

The measure, which is effective immediately, was announced by the National Immigration Administration (NIA) on its official Wechat account

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Fire at Chinese construction site kills 9: emergency bureau

A fire has killed nine people at a construction site in eastern China, the local emergency management bureau said Sunday

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SPY CHARGES / China court jails journo for 7 years

A Beijing court yesterday sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison for espionage, his family said in a statement, calling the verdict a grave injustice.

2w ago

Taiwan detects 41 Chinese ships, military aircraft

Taiwan said yesterday it detected 41 Chinese military aircraft and ships around the island ahead of a Hawaii stopover by President Lai Ching-te, part of a Pacific tour that has sparked fury in Beijing.

2w ago

China probes top military official for corruption

A top Chinese military official has been dismissed while an investigation into “serious violations of discipline” takes place, Beijing said yesterday, the latest senior figure to fall in a sweeping crackdown on graft in the country’s armed forces.

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Woman in China dies after a series of laser treatments for spot removal

If medical professionals in China are found guilty of causing a patient's death through negligence, they may be jailed for up to three years and fined

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Chinese balloon detected near island: Taiwan

Taiwan’s defence ministry yesterday reported that a Chinese balloon had been detected over the sea to Taiwan’s north, the first time since April it has reported such an incident in what Taipei views as part of a pattern of harassment by Beijing.

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Man kills 3, wounds 15 in Shanghai supermarket stabbing

A man killed three people and wounded 15 in a knife attack at a supermarket in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai, police said Tuesday

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Taiwan on alert after detecting China missile firing

Taiwan said yesterday it was on heightened alert after detecting “multiple waves” of missile firings in inland China, days after Beijing test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile.

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China launches missile into Pacific in rare test

China said it test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday, firing it into the Pacific Ocean in its first such exercise in decades.

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China ‘number one’ source of cyberattacks: Taiwan

Taiwan’s defence minister yesterday accused China of being the “number one country conducting daily cyberattacks” against the democratic island and denied allegations about Taipei-backed hackers targeting Beijing.

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6 dead, 7 injured in central China bridge crash

Six people died after a car lost control and slammed into bikes and other vehicles on a bridge in central China's Hunan province early Monday morning, police said.

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Chinese navy sails between Japanese islands near Taiwan

A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed between two Japanese islands near Taiwan for the first time, Japan’s military said yesterday, in the latest move by Beijing to anger the close US ally.

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China says it tailed US aircraft

The Chinese military tailed a US aircraft that was passing through the politically sensitive Taiwan Strait yesterday, Beijing’s army said, vowing to “resolutely defend national sovereignty”.

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China, Russia chide West

Chinese and Russian defence officials took swipes at the West at a military diplomacy forum in Beijing on Friday, with China courting the Global South and Russia saying the United States was shifting military conflicts to the Asia-Pacific. 

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China signs finance co-op deal with debt distressed Maldives

China’s central bank on Friday said it had signed an agreement with the Maldivian authorities to strengthen trade and investment, as the debt-distressed Indian Ocean nation strives to avoid default.

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China consumer prices edge up to six-month high in August

Chinese consumer inflation ticked up slightly in August to a six-month high, official data showed Monday, but the reading missed expectations and did little to soothe worries about sluggish spending in the world's number two economy

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