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Merkel calls for human rights dialogue with China to resume

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at government consultations with China on Wednesday that she would like a human rights dialogue with China to resume as soon as…

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EU blames China for endangering peace in South China Sea

BEIJING (Reuters) - The European Union called out China on Saturday for endangering peace in the South China Sea and urged all parties to abide by a 2016 tribunal ruling…

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China to consider building an asteroids defence system

China will discuss building a defence system against near-earth asteroids, a senior space agency official said on Saturday, as the country steps up efforts towards realizing its longer term space…

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Australia says it cancelled state deals on China’s Belt and Road over ‘national interest’

Australia said a decision to cancel two deals between Victoria state and China on the Belt and Road Initiative was about ensuring consistency in foreign relations and was not aimed…

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Xi to attend Biden’s climate change summit in first meeting of two leaders

China's President Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-led climate change summit on Thursday at the invitation of President Joe Biden, in the first meeting between the two leaders since the…

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China’s U.S. embassy has begun accepting non-Chinese vaccine records

Beijing has started to accept vaccination records from people seeking to enter China who have been inoculated in the United States with COVID-19 shots made by U.S. drug makers. Travellers who have…

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EU seeks greater Taiwanese investment as chip shortage bites

The European Union is seeking to encourage greater investment from Taiwan especially its semiconductor firms, the bloc's top diplomat in Taipei said on Tuesday, amid a global chip shortage that has impacted auto makers like Volkswagen. Tech…

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China’s President Xi calls for more equitable global governance

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that the global governance system should be made more equitable and fair, and that rules set by one country or some nations cannot be imposed on…

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China’s births may fall below 10 million annually in next five years

China could see its number of births slide below 10 million annually in the next five years if the government does not quickly abolish its policy of limiting families to…

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China, U.S. agree on need for stronger climate commitments

China and the United States agree that stronger pledges to fight climate change should be introduced before a new round of international talks at the end of the year, the…

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Surge in illegal bank loan-funded China property buys worries regulators

BEIJING, April 16 (Reuters) - Property purchases in China funded through bank loans fraudulently obtained by speculators are fuelling already red-hot real estate markets in its biggest cities and beginning…

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Hyundai Motor Group plans to launch EVs in China every year starting 2022

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it plans to launch electric vehicles (EVs) in China every year starting 2022 to enhance its presence in the world's biggest car…

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CanSinoBIO says no serious blood clots from its vaccine

China's CanSino Biologics Inc said that no serious blood clot cases had been reported in people inoculated with its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. U.S. federal health agencies recommended on Tuesday that…

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China terms military exercises near Taiwan as ‘combat drills’

China described its military exercises near Taiwan as “combat drills” on Wednesday, upping the ante as senior former U.S. officials arrived in Taipei on a trip to signal President Joe…

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China urges U.S. to refrain from playing with fire on Taiwan issue

China on Tuesday urged the United States to refrain from playing with fire on the Taiwan issue, after it issued new guidelines that will enable U.S. officials to meet more freely with…

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EU says it can’t help Montenegro on China loan but can on financing

BRUSSELS, April 12 (Reuters) - The European Union cannot help EU-hopeful Montenegro repay its debts to China, but can help it complete a highway plan that started with a huge…

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EU sets provisional tariffs on Chinese aluminium products

The European Union has set provisional tariffs on aluminium flat-rolled products from China after an initial investigation found they were being sold into the bloc at artificially low prices. The…

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China considers mixing COVID-19 vaccines to boost protection rate

China's top disease control official has said the country is formally considering mixing COVID-19 vaccines as a way of further boosting vaccine efficacy. Available data shows Chinese vaccines lag behind…

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Blinken criticizes China, says ‘need to get to the bottom’ of COVID-19 origin

China’s failure to provide access to global health experts made the COVID-19 pandemic worse than it had to be, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Sunday, and it…

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21 miners trapped after Xinjiang coal mine accident – official media

BEIJING, April 11 (Reuters) - Eight miners have been rescued and 21 remain trapped in a coal mine that flooded in northwest China's Xinjiang region, Chinese state news agency Xinhua…

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Sinopharm’s protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate gets China clinical trial nod

The China National Biotec Group Company (CNBG) has obtained regulatory approval to move a third COVID-19 vaccine candidate into the human testing stage in China, CNBG said on Saturday. The…

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U.S. adds Chinese supercomputing entities to economic blacklist

The U.S. Commerce Department announced it was adding seven Chinese supercomputing entities to a U.S. economic blacklist for assisting Chinese military efforts. The Commerce Department said the seven were "involved…

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China will take necessary measures to uphold rights of Chinese companies

China said on Friday it would take necessary measures to uphold the rights and interests of Chinese companies, after the United States added Chinese supercomputing entities to an economic blacklist.…

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China pulls German trade up, but Brexit hits UK business

German exports rose in February, boosted by surging trade with China in a fresh sign that factories are busy in Europe's largest economy despite a sharp drop in trade with…

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China halts new enrollments at business school backed by Jack Ma

Beijing authorities have forced an elite business school backed by Alibaba Group Co Ltd founder Jack Ma to halt enrollments, the Financial Times said on Friday, citing sources familiar with…

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Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19 origins – with or without China

SHANGHAI, April 8 (Reuters) - A joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) study into COVID-19 has provided no credible answers about how the pandemic began, and more rigorous investigations are required…

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Taiwan says will fight to the end if China attacks

Taiwan will fight to the end if China attacks, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that the United States saw a danger that this could happen amid mounting Chinese…

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China reports biggest daily COVID-19 case jump in over 2 months

China reported its biggest daily jump in new COVID-19 cases in more than two months, as a city on the border with Myanmar in southwestern Yunnan province accounted for all…

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As WHO highlights COVID animal origins, China wildlife crackdown needs more teeth – experts

China and its neighbours must not only crack down on wildlife trade but also shut legal loopholes that allow disease-prone species to be farmed, experts said after an investigation team…

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China, South Korea vow cooperation on North Korea after top diplomat meeting

China and South Korea vowed to work together to address problems on the Korean Peninsula during the first visit by a South Korean foreign minister to China in three years,…

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China administered 133.8 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses as of April 2

China has administered 133.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of April 2, the National Health Commission said on Saturday. That compares with around 126.6 million doses given as of…

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Chinese official says there is no basis to claims it did not share COVID data

A top Chinese medical expert said on Wednesday there was no factual basis to accusations that China did not share data with international researchers appointed by the World Health Organization…

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Database reveals secrets of China’s loans to developing nations

The terms of China's loan deals with developing countries are unusually secretive and require borrowers to prioritise repayment of Chinese state-owned banks ahead of other creditors, a study of a…

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Data withheld from WHO team probing COVID-19 origins in China – Tedros

Data was withheld from World Health Organization investigators who travelled to China to research the origins of the coronavirus epidemic, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday. The United States, the European…

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Money trail from Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder probe stretches to China

By Stephen Grey, Engen Tham, Jacob Borg and Christoph Giesen (Reuters) - A widening investigation into allegations of high-level corruption on the island of Malta, first levelled by murdered journalist…

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Malta: China energy negotiator in Enemalta deals is behind Macbridge

A Chinese negotiator involved in multi-million euro deals by Enemalta is behind a secret company suspected of being set up to pay kickbacks to Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi. Year-long…

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China warns firms not to engage in politics over Xinjiang

Chinese officials on Monday said Sweden's H&M and other foreign companies should not make rash moves or step into politics after the companies raised concerns about forced labour in Xinjiang,…

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Philippines sends fighter aircraft over Chinese vessels in South China Sea

The Philippine military is sending light fighter aircraft to fly over hundreds of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea, its defence minister said, as he repeated…

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Iran, China sign 25-year cooperation agreement

The Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Saturday signed a 25-year cooperation agreement between the two allies in a ceremony carried live on state television. "Our relations with Iran will…

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Social Media post shows truck carrying Evergreen container blocking Chinese highway

A truck carrying an "Evergreen" shipping container is going viral on social media for its marked similarity to the colossal container ship (also carrying a brand "Evergreen") that got stuck…

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Taiwan reports largest ever incursion by Chinese air force

Twenty Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone on Friday, in the largest incursion yet reported by the island’s defence ministry and marking a dramatic escalation of tension…

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China’s Beijing offers home-made coronavirus vaccines to foreigners

China's capital of Beijing has started offering domestically developed COVID-19 vaccines to foreigners, the city's foreign affairs office said on Friday. Foreigners without the city-backed insurance scheme will pay 93.5…

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Nike, Adidas join brands feeling Chinese social media heat over Xinjiang

Nike and Adidas came under attack on Chinese social media over past comments the fashion brands have made about labour conditions in Xinjiang, part of a diplomatic row between China…

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China sanctions UK entities, individuals over Xinjiang issue

China sanctioned organisations and individuals in the United Kingdom on Friday over what it called “lies and disinformation” about Xinjiang, days after Britain imposed sanctions for human rights abuses in…

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Biden says China’s Xi doesn’t have a ‘democratic bone’ in his body

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said he had made it clear to Chinese President Xi Jinping that the United States was not looking for confrontation, but would insist that China play by international…

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China to triple output of COVID-19 vaccines from early February

China's daily output of COVID-19 vaccines has reached about 5 million doses, more than tripling the 1.5 million-dose daily production rate on Feb. 1, official media said on Wednesday. China…

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MEPs continue to firmly condemn human rights abuses in China

In a statement by leading MEPs following the decision by Chinese authorities to sanction the Subcommittee on Human Rights and other European entities and officials, the European Parliament said: We…

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China summons EU envoy to protest against Xinjiang sanctions

China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had summoned the European Union's ambassador, Nicolas Chapuis, to make a "solemn protest" against sanctions the bloc imposed on Chinese officials over human rights abuses…

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China seeks to rein in mobile apps’ collection of personal data

China's cyber watchdog said on Monday mobile app providers cannot deny users basic access to their services even if they decline to share non-essential personal information, in the government's latest…

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Britain imposes sanctions on Chinese officials, company over Xinjiang

LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - Britain imposed sanctions on Monday on four Chinese officials and a construction company over human rights abuses against the mainly Muslim Uighur community in Xinjiang,…

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Russian Foreign Minister starts China visit with call to reduce U.S. dollar use

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a visit to China on Monday with a call for Moscow and Beijing to reduce their dependence on the U.S. dollar and Western payment…

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UPDATED: EU agrees China sanctions over Xinjiang abuses; first in three decades

European Union foreign ministers formally agreed on Monday to blacklist Chinese officials for human rights abuses, one EU diplomat said, the first sanctions against Beijing since an EU arms embargo…

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China reaches 74.96 million COVID-19 vaccinations

China had administered 74.96 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Saturday, health commission spokesman Mi Feng said at a news briefing on Sunday. That compared with about 65 million…

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‘Tough’ U.S.-China talks signal rocky start to relations under Biden

U.S. and Chinese officials concluded on Friday what Washington called "tough and direct" talks in Alaska, which laid bare the depth of tensions between the world's two largest economies at…

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WHO says report on COVID-19 origins may be released next week

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that its long-awaited report into the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in China will probably be released next week. WHO officials also told…

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US and China clash publicly at high-level Alaska talks

The first high-level U.S.-China talks of the Biden administration got off to a fiery start on Thursday, with both sides leveling sharp rebukes of the others' policies in a rare…

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UPDATED: Earthquakes strike China’s Xizang region and Tibet

Another earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit a remote part of Tibet on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. The China Earthquake Administration said the quake had a…

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