New Zealand's foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China's recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea during meetings with Chinese leaders on Wednesday.
China pushed back against recent remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, declaring that Washington could never "sow discord" in its ties with Moscow. Newsweek reached out to the White House and the Russian Foreign Ministry via email for comment.
Analysts say China is making overtures while diplomatic tensions have risen between Bangladesh and India on a range of issues. This includes ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina living in exile in India.
China’s Communist Party has a history of purging then welcoming back senior officials. Deng Xiaoping was purged three times before leading the country out of Maoism in the late 1970s. Some cadres are welcomed back years after their death.
China asserted on Friday that its territorial claims in the contested South China Sea are supported by a series of international treaties that date back to as early as the 1890s. Newsweek has reached out to the Philippine Embassy in Beijing for comment by email.
Alibaba stocks listed in Hong Kong rose following a significant profit increase for the company in the December quarter.
China-Russia relations have a ‘strong driving force’, foreign ministry asserts, while analyst sees ‘no reason’ for Moscow to pull away.
The problem has become so pervasive that the FBI now opens a Chinese counterintelligence operations roughly every 12 hours, House panel says.
The Chinese leader enjoys complete domination of party and state. But to maintain stability, he also needs to signal there is a succession process