Iran has been subjected to crippling oil-export sanctions for the last several years, but that hasn't stopped China, whose imports of Iranian oil have increased by the month (read: here), traders and ship-tracking firms told Reuters.
China warned against military activity near its coastline ahead of U.S.-Korea naval exercises.China’s Foreign Ministry said that naval exercises risks starting a war: “We oppose any military act by any party conducted in China’s exclusive economic z
China has warned against military activity near its coastline ahead of U.S.-Korea naval exercises, according to Reuters.
China's Foreign Ministry said in an online posting that naval exercises risks starting a war: "We oppose any military act by
China warned on Friday against military acts near its coastline ahead of U.S.-South Korean naval exercises that North Korea, days after shelling a South Korean island, said risked pushing the region toward war.
Beijing's warning came as the Seoul
American military chiefs have been left dumbstruck by an undetected Chinese submarine popping up at the heart of a recent Pacific exercise and close to the vast U.S.S. Kitty Hawk - a 1,000ft supercarrier with 4,500 personnel on board.
If that was a sub-launched device and the submarine wasn't ours, then we have a submarine that got within 50 miles of our coast. The next one of those pretty little lawndarts could easily head the other direction.
The most popular villain in U.S. midterm campaign ads might not be banks, bailouts or Bush, but rather Beijing. Both Republicans and Democrats are working hard to exploit voter economic angst by tying opponents to China. The smear effort bodes poorly
China's largest reported oil spill had more than doubled by Wednesday, closing beaches on the Yellow Sea and prompting an environmental official to warn the sticky black crude posed a "severe threat" to sea life and water quality.
• Ben Blanchard and Emma Graham-Harrison via Reuters
China has shown off its growing military strength with naval exercises off its eastern coast, shortly before Washington and Seoul are expected to carry out their own drills which Beijing has criticised.
China will have 2,000 missiles aimed at its rival Taiwan by the end of the year, several hundred more than the current number, despite fast-warming trade ties between the two sides. Beijing's preparations setting Taiwan further back in the military p
China has delivered a qualified vote of confidence in the dollar and US financial markets, ruling out the “nuclear option” of dumping its huge holdings of US government debt accumulated over the last decade.
China ruled out the "nuclear" option of dumping its vast holdings of U.S. Treasury securities but called on Washington to be a responsible guardian of the dollar. In a series of statements explaining its work to the Chinese public, the State
China's national space program has not been invited to join the International Space Station project, despite a news report from Russia suggesting otherwise, NASA officials told SPACE.com.
China and Taiwan prepared Tuesday to sign a trade deal that binds their economies closer and that Beijing hopes could lead to political accommodation six decades after the rivals split amid civil war.
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