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Taiwan spots Chinese weather balloon in strait a month before election

TAIPEI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said on Friday that a Chinese weather balloon had crossed the Taiwan Strait median line on Thursday, about a month before Taiwan's…

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Meloni: Italy can improve trade with China after Belt and Road departure

Italy signed pact in 2019 expecting big boost to exports Hoped-for economic gains did not materialise Rome says still expects good relations with Beijing By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante…

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U.S monitoring reports of Chinese warships at Cambodian base

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The United States is monitoring reports of Chinese warships docking in Cambodia and has serious concerns about Beijing's plans to have exclusive…

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UPDATED: China’s Xi warns top EU officials not to engage in confrontation

BEIJING, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday warned top EU officials that China and Europe should not view each other as rivals or engage in confrontation…

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UPDATED: Italy tells China it is leaving Belt and Road Initiative

ROME, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Italy has officially informed China that it is quitting the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), dismissing fears the move might sour relations and damage the…

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US Navy patrol plane flies over sensitive Taiwan Strait

BEIJING, Dec 6 (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy patrol aircraft flew through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, describing the mission as a demonstration of the…

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China says summit with EU leaders to discuss global economic issues

By Liz Lee BEIJING, Dec 4 (Reuters) - An China-EU summit will be held on Thursday in Beijing, China's foreign ministry said on Monday, where leaders of both sides will…

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Belarus President Lukashenko returns to China, seeks stronger ties

By Joe Cash and Liz Lee BEIJING, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko met China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday for the second time this year,…

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China’s military: US Navy ship ‘illegally’ entered territorial waters

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's military on Monday said a U.S. Navy ship illegally entered waters adjacent to the Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed South China Sea atoll that has recently…

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China’s respiratory illness surge attributed to known pathogens, not new diseases.

SHENZHEN, China, Dec 2 (Reuters) - China's surge in respiratory illness is caused by known pathogens and there is no sign of new infectious diseases, a health official said on…

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Five senators ask Biden to impose China travel ban after respiratory illness cases

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Five Republican senators led by Marco Rubio asked President Joe Biden's administration to ban travel between the United States and China after a spike…

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Taiwan president: China too ‘overwhelmed’ to consider invasion

China's leadership is too "overwhelmed" with its internal problems to consider an invasion of Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with the New York Times. China, which views…

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What do we know about China’s respiratory illness surge?

By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A request by the World Health Organization for more information on a surge in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children…

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Taiwan reports more Chinese military activity as election nears

TAIPEI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Taiwan again reported Chinese warplanes and warships around the island on Thursday, including aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, as Beijing…

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Taiwan urges elderly, young to avoid China visits due to respiratory illnesses

TAIPEI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Taiwan's health ministry on Thursday urged the elderly, very young and those with poor immunity to avoid travel to China due to the recent increase…

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Chinese families of missing Malaysia MH370 plane seek compensation in court

By Laurie Chen BEIJING, Nov 27 (Reuters) - A Beijing court on Monday began compensation hearings for the Chinese relatives of passengers on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which mysteriously…

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How worried should we be about the pneumonia outbreak in China?

Reports of a surge in pneumonia-like illness primarily affecting children in northern China have captured our attention. The last time we heard about a mysterious respiratory outbreak leading to overcrowding…

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China’s respiratory illness surge not as high as pre-pandemic- WHO official

By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The spike in respiratory illnesses that China is currently going through is not as high as before the COVID-19 pandemic, a World…

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Top diplomats of China, Japan, S.Korea seek to boost three-way ties

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea agreed on Sunday to restart cooperation among the Asian neighbours and pave the…

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China ministry seeks more fever clinics to combat respiratory illness surge

BEIJING, Nov 26 (Reuters) - China's health ministry on Sunday urged local authorities to increase the number of fever clinics as the country grapples with a surge in respiratory illnesses…

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China offers visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy

BEIJING, Nov 24 (Reuters) - China will temporarily exempt citizens from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia from needing visas when visiting the world's second-largest economy in a…

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UPDATED: China grapples with respiratory illness spike; WHO says no unusual pathogen found

By Andrew Silver and Nicoco Chan SHANGHAI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - China called for vigilance on Friday as a surge of respiratory illness hit schools and hospitals and the World…

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War with China is not an option, Taiwan ruling party VP candidate says

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The vice presidential candidate for Taiwan's ruling party in a January election said on Thursday that war with China is not an…

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UPDATED: WHO asks China for details on outbreaks of respiratory illness

Nov 23 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China for details on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, which its China…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Jiayuguan, Gansu Province, China

An aerial view taken with a drone shows the far west end or the beginning of the Great Wall of China. Dunhuang City was a significant hub on the ancient…

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Chinese financial watchdog warns of risks as Premier Li takes helm

China's Central Financial Commission (CFC), with Premier Li Qiang in place as its head, urged stronger supervision of risks in the multi-trillion dollar financial sector as China steps up the…

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IMF chief says Biden-Xi engagement an important signal for world to cooperate

By David Lawder SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said this week's meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping is a…

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Chinese companies still see promise in EU despite de-risking – survey

Most Chinese companies operating in the European Union are feeling a pinch from the bloc's de-risking strategy, but still see more opportunity than challenge in Europe's green and digital transitions, according to…

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Biden will push China to resume military ties with US, official says

U.S. President Joe Biden wants to re-establish military-to-military ties with China, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday, days before the president and the Chinese leader are…

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Taiwan monitors Chinese carrier group in sensitive Taiwan Strait

TAIPEI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's military has sent forces to keep watch on a Chinese naval formation led by the aircraft carrier Shandong sailing through the sensitive Taiwan Strait,…

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IMF upgrades China’s 2023, 2024 GDP growth forecasts

China's economy is set to grow 5.4% this year, having made a "strong" post-COVID recovery, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, making an upward revision to its earlier forecast…

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China, Australia agree to turn the page as tensions ease

By Ryan Woo BEIJING, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that a "healthy and stable" relationship with Australia served each country's interests, and that it…

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China kicks off nationwide population survey amid declining birth rate

China will begin polling 1.4 million people on Wednesday in a survey on population changes, as authorities struggle to incentivise people to have more children amid a declining birth rate…

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China ex-Premier Li Keqiang, sidelined by Xi Jinping, dies at 68

By Laurie Chen and Yew Lun Tian BEIJING, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Chinese former Premier Li Keqiang died of a heart attack on Friday, just 10 months after retiring from…

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Taiwan monitors Chinese carrier group in Pacific

TAIPEI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan's military sent forces to keep watch on Thursday after a Chinese naval formation led by the aircraft carrier Shandong passed the island's south and…

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Alibaba promises major discounts ahead of China’s ‘Singles Day’ shopping event

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI, (Reuters) - E-commerce giant Alibaba Group said it will be offering huge discounts as it gears up for its annual Singles Day shopping extravaganza - an…

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UPDATED: China says outlook worrisome as conflict spreads in Middle East

BEIJING, Oct 23 (Reuters) - China views the situation in Gaza as "very serious" with the risk of large-scale ground conflict growing and because the conflict has begun to spill over in…

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China ramps up yuan internationalisation under Belt and Road Initiative

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China is using loans agreed through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to promote the yuan internationally, having already boosted the yuan's share of global payments to…

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China and Russia find common cause in Israel-Hamas crisis

By Yew Lun Tian, Laurie Chen and Michael Martina BEIJING/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - With anger building across the Middle East over Israel's strikes in Gaza, China and Russia are finding common…

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Taliban says plans to formally join China’s Belt and Road Initiative

By Joe Cash BEIJING, (Reuters) - The Taliban administration wants to formally join Chinese President Xi Jinping's huge 'Belt and Road' infrastructure initiative and will send a technical team to…

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China, world’s top graphite producer, to curb exports of key battery material

By Siyi Liu and Dominique Patton BEIJING, Oct 20 (Reuters) - China will require export permits for some graphite products to protect national security, its commerce ministry said on Friday,…

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China willing to strengthen coordination with Egypt, Arab countries on Israel conflict

BEIJING, Oct 19 (Reuters) - China supports Egypt's efforts to open humanitarian corridors, and is willing to strengthen coordination with Egypt and Arab countries to promote an early, comprehensive and…

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Putin praises ‘dear friend’ Xi, pitches Russia’s Northern Sea route

By Laurie Chen and Vladimir Soldatkin BEIJING, Oct 18 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday praised Chinese President Xi Jinping for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and invited…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: C-Space Project, China

A picture taken with a drone shows an aerial view of the C-Space Project, a Mars simulation base in the Gobi Desert in Jinchang, Gansu Province, China. The C-Space Project…

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Taliban to join China’s Belt and Road forum, elevating ties

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban will attend China's Belt and Road Forum next week, a spokesman said, underscoring Beijing's growing official ties with the administration, despite its lack of formal…

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UPDATED: Israel confirms identity of 97 hostages held in Gaza; Red Cross in contact with both sides on hostages

Israel’s military spokesperson has said that the government has been able to confirm the identities of 97 people taken hostage in to Gaza during the attack by Hamas on Saturday.…

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Losses from China disasters reach $42 bln in first nine months of 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) - China suffered direct economic losses of 308.29 billion yuan ($42 billion) over the first nine months of 2023, the government said, from natural disasters such as torrential…

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China warns of big waves, wind and rain as Typhoon Koinu approaches

SHANGHAI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - China warned on Saturday of big waves, heavy rain and strong wind as Typhoon Koinu approaches the southern province of Guangdong and Hainan island. Waves…

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Italy weighs auto incentive scheme to cut Chinese EV price advantage

By Giuseppe Fonte and Gilles Guillaume ROME, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Italy is considering new incentives for car purchases that would factor in carbon emissions in the manufacturing and distribution…

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China is down and oil is out in sovereign wealth fund investing – IE University

By Libby George LONDON, (Reuters) - New sovereign wealth fund dealmaking in China slid, while oil fell off the funds' investment radar completely last year, according to a survey released…

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China liked pope’s recent overture, Beijing bishop to visit Hong Kong

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) - The overture Pope Francis made to China earlier this month while he was in Mongolia was "well received" by Beijing's communist government, which…

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Senior US, China diplomats meet in Washington in latest effort to maintain dialogue

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. and Chinese diplomats met in Washington and held what the U.S. side described as "candid, in-depth, and constructive consultation," the latest…

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Beijing wants more openness and less China bashing from Europe: envoy

BERLIN, Sept 29 (Reuters) - China's ambassador to Germany called for Europe to be more open to Chinese investment, urging deeper cooperation in areas such as electric cars and 5G…

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China says aim of its drills near Taiwan is to combat ‘arrogance’ of separatists

BEIJING, Sept 27 (Reuters) - China's recent drills near Taiwan are aimed at combating the "arrogance" of separatist forces, the Chinese government said on Wednesday, after Taipei reported a rise…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Shanghai, China

An aerial photo shows Luijazui, the main financial district, in Shanghai, China. Photo: EPA-EFE/ALEX PLAVEVSKI

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Head of Hong Kong journalists’ group sentenced to jail for obstructing police

The head of Hong Kong's leading journalists group was sentenced on Monday to five days jail for obstructing police officers in September last year after a case seen by some critics as…

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China could do ‘a lot’ to reduce EU perception of risk – EU trade chief

The European Union has no intention of cutting ties with China even as the bloc takes steps to lower economic dependencies and de-risk, but China "could do a lot" to help reduce the perception…

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