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Bloody Syrian Conflict Continues Unabated
China’s Deputy Foreign Minister Zhai Jun met with Syrian President President Bashar al-Assad Saturday, as the latest government offensive against opposition towns and cities entered a second week. Meanwhile, anti-government protesters stepped up...
111th Canton Fair Opens April 15th
The Canton Fair will once again welcome the world’s top retailers and influential business and political leaders when it opens its 111th session on April 15.
Usual Suspects Block Effort By the U.N. Security Council to Condemn the On-going Violence in Syria
Russia and China have once again blocked an effort by the U.N. Security Council to condemn the on-going violence in Syria. The two powers used their vetoes to defeat a resolution on Saturday that would have also endorsed an Arab League plan to help end...
China Urged to Help the International Community Persuade Iran to Abandon Nuclear Weapon Ambitions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is urging China to help the international community persuade Iran to abandon any ambitions it may have for nuclear weapons. Her comments came Thursday, at the start of an official trip to China.
Export Restrictions By China on Several Industrial Raw Materials are in Breach of World Trade Organisation Rules
The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has confirmed the findings made by a Panel in July 2011 that China’s export restrictions on several industrial raw materials are in breach of WTO rules. The WTO found that China’s export...
China Pledges $100m to Support the Activities of the African Union Commission in 2012
The Chinese chairman of National Committee of the People’s Political Consultative Conference, Jia Qinglin, pledged on behalf of his government $100 million to support the activities of the African Union (AU) Commission for 2012.
Human Rights Watch Sharply Criticizes Russia And China for Blocking Action on Syria in the U.N. Security Council
In a new report, Human Rights Watch sharply criticizes Russia and China for blocking action on Syria in the U.N. Security Council and takes aim at other countries that it says have also been obstacles to stopping the 10-month violent repression in Syria....
Climate Change, Development Takes Its Toll Causing Yangtze Basin Lakes to Shrink
A new WWF study finds that many Yangtze River Basin lakes are shrinking dramatically and could dry up completely if measures aren’t taken to stem the impacts of climate change, increased industrialization, and urbanization along China’s longest...
