Beijing Turns Cold Shoulder to Japan
on January 2, 2014
Beijing has declared Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe “not welcome” by the Chinese people and said Chinese leaders won’t meet him.
China May Raise Iran Oil Imports With New Contract: Sources
on January 2, 2014
China may buy more Iranian oil this year as a state trader is negotiating a new light crude contract that could raise imports from Tehran to levels not seen since tough Western sanctions were imposed in 2012, running the risk of upsetting Washington.
China 2013 Box Office Surges 27 Percent to $3.6 Billion
on January 2, 2014
Chinese box office revenue rose $760 million to $3.57 billion, an increase of 27 percent over last year's $2.8 billion (17 billion yuan), data from China's biggest online film review site, Mtime, showed.
China of My Mind
on January 2, 2014
When I tell people that I have recently published a novel set in China, one of the first questions they ask is whether I’ve been there. My response seems to be a letdown.
U.S. Frees Last of the Chinese Uighur Detainees From Guantánamo Bay
on January 2, 2014
In what the Pentagon called a “significant milestone” in the effort to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the military announced that the United States had transferred three Chinese detainees to Slovakia.
Remarks by Yang Jiechi on Abe’s visit to the Yasukuni Shrine
on January 2, 2014
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine was in total disregard of international opposition, and blatantly paid homage to Class-A war criminals of World War II.