Since the Korean War of the 1950s, the People’s Republic of China has been one of North Korea’s closest friends and allies, and since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, one of its only ones. It is well-known that North Korea’s trading partnership with the PRC is crucial to the survival of its regime. In exchange for millions… Read more »
THE WASHINGTON TIMES: The U.N. Security Council unanimously pushed through a harsh slate of sanctions against North Korea on Wednesday — even winning support from China to slash coal imports from its nuclear-armed neighbor — a day after the Obama administration sought to ease regional concerns over a political crisis gripping South Korea. Beijing’s embrace of the U.S.-drafted resolution… Read more »
REUTERS: The UN Security Council imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Wednesday aimed at cutting the Asian country’s annual export revenue by a quarter in response to Pyongyang’s fifth and largest nuclear test in September. The 15-member council unanimously adopted a resolution to slash North Korea’s biggest export, coal, by about 60% with an annual sales cap of $400.9 million,… Read more »
The newly-elected president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has been almost universally condemned by the international community for his violent war against drugs and drug crime in his country, in which hundreds have been killed. Both the United Nations General Secretary, Ban Ki-Moon, and the President of the United States, Barack Obama, decried these violations of human and civil rights… Read more »
UPI: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he plans to dismiss U.S. troops from the country by the end of his term in 2022, a move seen as a way to shore up ties with China and Russia. Duterte said the country will continue its military pact that gives U.S. troops access to Philippine bases under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, but… Read more »
BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) — China and India on Tuesday held their first dialogue on counterterrorism and security. The two sides exchanged opinions on the international and regional security situation and their respective anti-terrorism systems, mechanisms and legislation.
NAY PYI TAW, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) — China and Myanmar have vowed to strengthen law enforcement and security cooperation. The 5th meeting of Law Enforcement and Security Cooperation was held in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday, co-chaired by visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun and Myanmar Minister of Home Affairs Kyaw Swe.
ZHENGZHOU, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) — Central China’s Henan Province announced its first Zika case on Tuesday, with the patient described to be in stable condition, according to local health authorities. It is the 23rd Zika case reported on the Chinese mainland, said an official with the Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of Henan.
BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) — China had 31.97 million tonnes of national oil reserves at the start of 2016, said a statement by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Friday. The oil was at eight strategic storage bases, including those in Zhoushan, Zhenhai, Dalian, Huangdao, Dushanzi, Lanzhou, Tianjin, as well as some corporate facilities. Based on oil data released by CNPC… Read more »