16 h. ago Chinese, Japanese groups issue joint call for Japan to return Tang dynasty stele

Chinese researchers and Japanese activists have renewed calls for Japan to return a Tang dynasty relic looted over 120 years ago. The effort to recover the Tang Honglu Well Stele comes amid rising regional tensions and Beijing’s ongoing national campaign to reclaim cultural heritage. Shanghai University’s Research Centre for Chinese Relics Overseas and Japanese cultural groups issued a joint declaration on Friday urging Tokyo to “correct historical errors” and return the stone monument, Chinese...

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5 d. ago As Trump threatens Iran strikes, China denounces use of force in Middle East

China has voiced opposition to the use of force in the Middle East as US President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran over escalating protests there. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning on Monday said Beijing hoped Iran’s government and its people would overcome “current difficulties” and uphold stability in the country. “We always oppose interference in other countries’ internal affairs,” she said at a press conference, responding to a question about Trump’s threats to attack...

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6 d. ago China voices support for Somalia after top diplomat postpones visit

China voices support for Somalia after top diplomat postpones visit  Reuters

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2 w. ago China’s Communist Party paper warns of Japanese militarism seeping into culture and sports

Japanese militarism is infiltrating culture and sports, a key Communist Party publication has warned, spotlighting table tennis star Tomokazu Harimoto and others in a pointed commentary. Japanese far-right forces are using cultural and sporting activities to “influence public perception and beautify the history of aggression”, according to Friday’s article in the Study Times, run by the cadre-training Central Party School. These activities included football player Kaoru Mitoma being photographed...

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3 w. ago China voices firm opposition to Japan's 'active cyber defense' measures

China voices firm opposition to Japan's 'active cyber defense' measures  China Daily

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3 w. ago China voices opposition to Japan's dangerous moves in cyber field

China voices opposition to Japan's dangerous moves in cyber field  news.cgtn.com

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3 w. ago Iran voices appreciation for China's JCPOA role at UN meeting

Iran voices appreciation for China's JCPOA role at UN meeting  news.cgtn.com

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3 w. ago China voices opposition to Japanese official's remarks about possessing nuclear weapons

China voices opposition to Japanese official's remarks about possessing nuclear weapons  news.cgtn.com

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4 w. ago North Korea fires warning over Japan’s ambition for nuclear weapons

North Korea said Japan’s ambition for possession of nuclear weapons should be “thoroughly curbed”, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. Japan is showing the intention to possess nuclear weapons explicitly by saying it needs to review the three non-nuclear principles, KCNA said, citing a commentary of North Korea’s foreign policy official. Japan began making such comments actively as soon as the United States approved a request from South Korea for building a nuclear submarine, KCNA...

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