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FM Resigns After Burkina Faso Ditches Taipei

The Foreign Minister in Taiwan, Joseph Wu, on Thursday tendered his resignation after Burkina Faso announced it was brea... Read more

Fresh Blow For Taipei As Burkina Faso Cuts Ties

Taiwanese media said on Thursday that Burkina Faso is breaking diplomatic ties with Taipei, in the latest blow to the is... Read more

Mainland Fines Muji For Listing Taiwan As Country

Japanese retailer Muji has been fined 200,000 yuan in Shanghai for using packaging that lists Taiwan as a country. T... Read more

Mainland Rights Activist Says He Quit As A Lawyer

Mainland human rights activist and lawyer Xie Yanyi said he has decided to quit his profession and leave the All China L... Read more

Merkel Starts China Visit With Call For More Talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday stressed the importance of dialogue with China during a visit to Beijing tha... Read more

US 'disinvites' China From Pacific Navy Drills

The Pentagon has withdrawn an invitation for China to participate in an annual multinational naval exercise in the Pacif... Read more

US Staffer Suffers Brain Injury On Hearing 'sound'

The US embassy in China issued a health alert on Wednesday after a US government employee experienced an "abnormal" soun... Read more

US Warns Citizens In China Of 'Cuba-like Attack'

The US embassy in China issued a health alert on Wednesday after a US government employee experienced an "abnormal" soun... Read more

China Jails Tibetan Language Activist

A Tibetan shopkeeper who campaigned to preserve his region's ancestral language was jailed for five years by a mainland ... Read more

China Calls On All Mosques To Raise National Flag

All Chinese mosques should raise the national flag to "promote a spirit of patriotism" among Muslims, the country's top ... Read more

Taiwan Pleads For Access To Key WHO Meeting

Taiwan on Monday launched a global appeal to be granted access to the World Health Organization's main annual meeting, a... Read more

Beijing Denies 'militarisation' Of South China Sea

Beijing on Monday hit back at allegations it was "militarising" the South China Sea after landing bombers at an airbase ... Read more

China Launches Relay Satellite For Moon Project

China has launched a relay satellite as part of a groundbreaking programme to land a probe on the far side of the moon t... Read more

Terracotta Warriors Archaeologist Dies Aged 82

The Chinese archaeologist credited with discovering the emblematic ancient Terracotta Warriors, Zhao Kangmin, has died a... Read more

Bombers Make Debut Landing On Disputed Island

China has for the first time landed several bombers on an island in the disputed South China Sea, a move that could prov... Read more