5 h. ago Chinese foreign minister criticizes 'flawed' South China Sea ruling

Chinese foreign minister criticizes 'flawed' South China Sea ruling  chinadailyasia.com

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10 h. ago Wang Yi reiterates Beijing’s rejection of South China Sea ruling

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi restated Beijing’s rejection of the 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling on Friday, on the eve of the ruling’s ninth anniversary, amid renewed tensions and growing speculation about a potential second legal challenge. Calling the decision a “farce”, Wang said the case, brought by the Philippines against China’s South China Sea claims and ruled on by a tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, was “orchestrated and manipulated by external...

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10 h. ago Wang Yi dismisses South China Sea ruling as ‘farce’ ahead of ninth anniversary

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi restated Beijing’s rejection of the 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling on Friday, on the eve of the ruling’s ninth anniversary, amid renewed tensions and growing speculation about a potential second legal challenge. Calling the decision a “farce”, Wang said the case, brought by the Philippines against China’s South China Sea claims and ruled on by a tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, was “orchestrated and manipulated by external...

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24 h. ago US, China must find ‘correct way’ to get along, Wang tells Rubio

China and the United States agreed to strengthen dialogue “at all levels” and deepen cooperation during “constructive” talks between their top diplomats on Friday, according to Beijing. Foreign Minister Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio he hoped Washington would approach China “in an equal, respectful and mutually beneficial manner” and “find a correct way for China and the US to get along”, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement. The statement said both sides described...

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41 h. ago US secretary of state hints at possible meeting with Chinese foreign minister

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that he was working on a possible sit-down in coming days with China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of an Asean meeting in Malaysia amid a contentious trade dispute. If realised, the meeting on the periphery of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations conclave would be the first time the two top diplomats will have met in person since Rubio assumed his position in January. Rubio, who also holds the post of national security...

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47 h. ago China blasts ‘immoral’ US trade practices, courts Asean on free trade unity

China’s top diplomat drew sharp contrasts in trade practices between Beijing and Washington as he pressed Southeast Asian countries to protect free trade and not undermine the interests of “the third party” while the region confronts sweeping US tariffs. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called US trade practices “unreasonable and immoral” during a meeting on Thursday in Malaysia with Md. Touhid Hossain, adviser for foreign affairs of the interim government of Bangladesh. “China-Bangladesh...

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3 d. ago Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over travel ban on former senator

The Philippine foreign ministry has summoned the Chinese ambassador Huang Xilian after Beijing hit the former Senate majority leader with a travel ban for his stance on the South China Sea. Francis Tolentino, a key ally of President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, has been barred from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, according to a statement released by the Chinese foreign ministry last week. Beijing said the ban was the result of his “egregious conduct on China-related issues”. During a...

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4 d. ago China protests over Indian PM Narendra Modi’s birthday greetings to Dalai Lama

China has protested to India over birthday greetings sent to the Dalai Lama by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “India should fully appreciate the great sensitivity of Tibet-related issues, recognise the separatist nature, honour the commitments it has made to China related to Tibet-related issues, and act prudently, and stop using these issues to meddle in China’s internal affairs,” Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday afternoon. She added that Beijing had lodged a protest...

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7 d. ago China Will Not Allow Russia to Be Defeated in Its War in Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Minister Says

China Will Not Allow Russia to Be Defeated in Its War in Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Minister Says  UNITED24 Media

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7 d. ago China tells India to stop using Tibet to interfere in Beijing’s affairs

China has urged India to stop using Tibet issues to interfere in domestic affairs, again spelling out Beijing’s position on the succession of the Dalai Lama. The Chinese foreign ministry made the call on Friday, a day after a senior Indian minister said that only the Dalai Lama and the trust he set up had the authority to identify his successor as the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism. The comment is in opposition to China’s long-held position that the succession should be in line with...

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

Chinese 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 news conference with his German counterpart in Berlin on Thursday. He was responding to a question about European companies’ unease over Beijing’s export...

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8 d. ago China tells EU it cannot afford Russian loss in Ukraine war, sources say

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat on Wednesday that Beijing cannot afford 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. Some EU...

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8 d. 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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9 d. ago Wang Yi tells top EU officials to unite against ‘unilateralism and bullying’

Beijing’s top envoy has called for China and Europe to join forces against “unilateralism and bullying” in a thinly veiled swipe at the United States, after meeting European Union leaders in Brussels. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday, before sitting down for marathon political talks with the bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas that were expected to run over dinner. “The world today...

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1 week 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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1 week 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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2 w. ago Rare earths, Taiwan discussed in Wang Yi’s embassy visit to meet EU envoys

China and the European Union should enhance mutual trust and stick to cooperation to elevate their ties to “a new level”, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday amid widening trade tensions. In a meeting with EU diplomatic envoys in Beijing, Wang said that China and the EU “have both the responsibility and capability to provide much-needed stability and predictability to a world fraught with turbulence”, according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout. “Both sides should enhance mutual...

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2 w. ago Rare earths, Taiwan discussed as Wang Yi meets EU envoys at Polish embassy

China and the European Union should increase mutual trust and stick to cooperation to elevate ties to “a new level”, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday amid widening trade tensions with the bloc. In a meeting with EU diplomatic envoys in Beijing, Wang said that China and the EU “have both the responsibility and capability to provide much-needed stability and predictability to a world fraught with turbulence”, according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout. “Both sides should enhance...

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2 w. ago China, India agree to keep working on improving ties in high

China and India affirmed their commitment to improving bilateral ties and maintaining border peace in a meeting on Monday between Shri Ajit Doval, the Indian national security adviser, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. Wang said bilateral relations had achieved some positive progress and it was essential for both sides to further enhance communication, build mutual trust, and work towards resolving practical issues, according to a readout from the Chinese foreign ministry. He...

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2 w. ago ‘Partners, not rivals’: China, India agree to boost ties as top officials meet

China and India affirmed their commitment to improving bilateral ties and maintaining border peace in a meeting in Beijing on Monday between Ajit Doval, the Indian national security adviser, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Wang said there had been some progress in bilateral relations and it was essential for both sides to further improve communication, build mutual trust, and work towards resolving practical issues, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement. He called on both sides...

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