8 h. ago Rare earth exports should never come between us, China’s Wang Yi tells Europeans

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has downplayed EU concerns over restrictions on rare earth exports and offered assurances that the needs of European companies will be met if they adhere to proper application procedures. Controlling dual-use goods was a sovereign right and an international responsibility for all nations, Wang said during a joint news conference on Thursday with his German counterpart in Berlin. He was responding to a question about European companies’ unease over Beijing’s...

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16 h. ago China Can’t Abide a Russian Loss in Ukraine, Its Foreign Minister Says

China Can’t Abide a Russian Loss in Ukraine, Its Foreign Minister Says  Kyiv Post

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18 h. ago China's foreign minister tells EU that Beijing cannot afford Russia to lose in Ukraine, media reports

China's foreign minister tells EU that Beijing cannot afford Russia to lose in Ukraine, media reports  The Kyiv Independent

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19 h. ago China cannot allow Russia to lose Ukraine war, foreign minister tells EU: report

China cannot allow Russia to lose Ukraine war, foreign minister tells EU: report  New York Post

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23 h. ago China tells EU it does not want to see Russia lose its war in Ukraine: sources

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat on Wednesday that Beijing does not want to see a Russian loss in Ukraine because it fears the United States would then shift its whole focus to Beijing, according to several people familiar with the exchange. The comment, to the EU’s Kaja Kallas, would confirm what many in Brussels believe to be Beijing’s position but jar with China’s public utterances. The foreign minstry regularly says China is “not a party” to the war....

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23 h. ago Exclusive | China tells EU it does not want to see Russia lose its war in Ukraine: sources

Exclusive | China tells EU it does not want to see Russia lose its war in Ukraine: sources  South China Morning Post

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24 h. ago China's foreign minister dismisses European worries over rare earths

China's foreign minister dismisses European worries over rare earths  Reuters

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32 h. ago Can Rubio’s Asia tour ease region’s anxiety over looming US tariffs?

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Asia next week on a high-profile diplomatic tour, but his visit is not expected to ease growing anxiety in Southeast Asia, which is bracing itself for the return of steep US tariffs that threaten to derail growth and test ties with Washington. Rubio is expected to fly to Kuala Lumpur for meetings on July 10-11 with foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and other Asia-Pacific countries, according to media reports. He...

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38 h. ago Armenia looks to deepen ties with China for foreign policy beyond Russia

Armenia is looking to deepen ties with China with no limits, its foreign minister said, as the South Caucasus republic intensifies efforts to diversify its foreign policy away from Russia following the Nagorno-Karabakh war five years ago. “Not only is there no impediment and any obstacle on the way of deepening our relations, but also there is openness and readiness to deepen these relations without any limitations,” Armenia’s top diplomat Ararat Mirzoyan told the South China Morning Post in an...

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3 d. ago Beijing slams US official, EU body for attack on Hong Kong national security law

Beijing has hit out at a United States official and the European Union’s diplomatic wing for attacking Hong Kong’s national security legislation, criticising their “hypocrisy” and “malicious intention” of containing China by going after the city. The statement from China’s foreign ministry arm in Hong Kong on Tuesday was in response to remarks by Jim Risch, the chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the European External Action Service. Risch said that Hong Kong had become...

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3 d. ago China sanctions former Philippine senator Francis Tolentino: foreign ministry

China sanctions former Philippine senator Francis Tolentino: foreign ministry  ecns.cn

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3 d. ago Beijing sanctions Manila’s South China Sea legal claim architect Francis Tolentino

China has announced sanctions on former Philippine Senate leader Francis Tolentino, a key ally of the Southeast Asian country’s President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr on South China Sea issues. Beijing accused Tolentino of “egregious conduct on China-related issues” and will bar the former Philippine lawmaker – whose term ended yesterday – from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. “For some time now, individual anti-China politicians in the Philippines...

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3 d. ago Beijing sanctions South China Sea legal claim architect Francis Tolentino

China has sanctioned the former Senate leader of the Philippines Francis Tolentino, a key ally of the Southeast Asian country’s President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr on South China Sea issues. Beijing accused Tolentino of “egregious conduct on China-related issues” and will bar the former Philippine lawmaker – whose term ended on Monday – from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. “For some time now, individual anti-China politicians in the Philippines...

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5 d. ago China canteen worker’s ‘eat well’ graduation speech evokes feelings of mum’s care

A graduation ceremony speech delivered by a canteen worker at a university in northeastern China has touched both students and millions of internet users. Liu Xiaomei, a canteen cook at Yanbian University in northeastern Jilin province, addressed graduates of the class of 2025 on June 20 as a representative from the logistics support department. Her speech went viral online, racking up 5 million likes on one leading social media platform alone, the Yanbian Daily reported. “As a service worker...

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6 d. ago ‘See motorcycle fly’: Singapore driver kills pillion rider while showing off

A Singapore driver has been jailed for more than five years after causing the death of a pillion rider in a high-speed challenge, with local media reporting he had shown no remorse after the incident. Jarrett Tee Lee Kiat, 30, was involved in “blocking and braking games” with a motorcyclist, the court heard, and had asked passengers in his rented Mercedes-Benz, “Do you want to see a motorcycle fly?” before swerving into the path of his opponent on the East Coast Parkway (ECP) in February last...

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6 d. ago ‘See motorcycle fly’: Singapore driver jailed after teen killed in rash move

A Singapore driver has been jailed for more than five years after causing the death of a pillion rider in a high-speed challenge, with local media reporting he had shown no remorse after the incident. Jarrett Tee Lee Kiat, 30, was involved in “blocking and braking games” with a motorcyclist, the court heard, and had asked passengers in his rented Mercedes-Benz, “Do you want to see a motorcycle fly?” before swerving into the path of his opponent on the East Coast Parkway (ECP) in February last...

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7 d. ago Iran’s defense minister thanks China for support on first foreign trip since Israel conflict

Iran’s defense minister thanks China for support on first foreign trip since Israel conflict  CNNIsrael-Iran conflict exposed China’s ‘limited leverage’, say analysts  Al JazeeraExclusive | Israel-Iran Conflict Spurs China to Reconsider Russian Gas Pipeline - WSJ  WSJ

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8 d. ago China never supplied weapons to parties in the Ukraine war, foreign ministry says

China never supplied weapons to parties in the Ukraine war, foreign ministry says  Reuters

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8 d. ago China mum goes to hospital for stomach issues, unexpectedly gives birth to boy

A woman from central China rode her electric bike to the hospital to address a stomach problem after lunch, only to be informed later that she was pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy just an hour later. The remarkable incident, which became a trending topic on mainland social media, unfolded in Ezhou, Hubei province, on June 16, as reported by Jimu News. The woman, surnamed Li, experienced discomfort in her belly after lunch, attributing it to overeating. However, when the pain persisted, Li...

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8 d. ago Iran’s defense minister goes to China on first reported foreign trip since conflict with Israel

Iran’s defense minister goes to China on first reported foreign trip since conflict with Israel  CNN

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