China’s giant panda ambassadors JANIS LATVELS Text size Mexico Taiwan Japan Indonesia Singapore Malaysia Denmark Neth. Belgium France Spain Qatar Macau Hong Kong South Korea Russia Germany Australia Finland United States 2 3 6 4 5 8 1 China’s giant panda ambassadors 67 individuals living in zoos outside mainland China Source link
Text size Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday told his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un that Beijing hoped to “deepen friendly… cooperation” with Pyongyang, as the two leaders exchanged messages to mark a major diplomatic anniversary. China and North Korea are traditional socialist allies, and Beijing has long provided crucial support for Pyongyang’s diplomatically…
Japan’s new Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Wednesday that Tokyo wants a “stable relationship” with China based on common interests, although “what we need to assert will be asserted”. “We hope to mutually work towards building a constructive and stable relationship,” Iwaya said in his first press conference after being nominated by Prime Minister…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Heather Khalifa Text size RECASTS with Blinken remarks US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday questioned China’s sincerity in seeking peace in Ukraine as he directly pressed his counterpart over exports that boost Russia’s…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, continuing a multiday U.S. visit, addressed a cultural celebration on Long Island Sunday, where he praised the United States’ return of nearly 300 antiquities to India and relayed news of his country’s dual win at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, to an enthusiastic crowd. “I just got some very…
Text size The leaders of the United States, Australia, India and Japan said after a summit on Saturday that they were “seriously concerned” over tensions in the South and East China Seas — while avoiding any direct mention of Beijing. “We are seriously concerned about the situation in the East and South China Seas,” they…
A California pastor has returned home after spending nearly two decades imprisoned in China. David Lin, aged 68, was released and is now reunited with his family in the United States, the State Department confirmed Monday. Lin, who frequently traveled to China in the 1990s to spread the Christian gospel, was detained in 2006 while…
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Sep 16, 2024 / 12:40 pm As the controversial Vatican-China agreement on bishop appointments nears its renewal deadline in October, Pope Francis’ recent 12-day apostolic journey through Southeast Asia and Oceania has thrust the Holy See’s complex relationship with Beijing into the spotlight. Regional news outlets, including Singapore’s state-affiliated Channel…
Text size The Philippines insisted on Monday that it had not given up a disputed South China Sea reef two days after it pulled out a ship stationed there following a months-long standoff with rival claimant China. “We have not lost anything,” Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela told a news conference, vowing that…
Text size A Philippine vessel that spent months anchored at a disputed reef in the South China Sea has left the area, the national maritime council said Sunday. The Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua had been anchored inside Sabina Shoal since April to assert Manila’s claims to the area and prevent China from…