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East Asia
Chinese embassy asks US to stop muscle flexing in the South China Sea
BEIJING, June 9 (People’s Daily, Chen Shangwen) “China is exercising its legitimate rights by upholding the sovereignty of our islands in the South China Sea.” The New York Times received a dispassionate retort from the Chinese embassy, in response to NYT’s editorial titled “Playing Chicken in the South China Sea”.…
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China insists on settling its disputes with the Philippines through bilateral negotiation
BEIJING, June 9 (People’s Daily, Chen Shangwen) The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday issued a statement on settling disputes between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea through bilateral negotiation. The latest statement stressed that it is the common agreement and commitment of China and the Philippines to…
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Russia’s Main Enemies: USA, Ukraine and Turkey
USA, Ukraine and Turkey are main enemies of Russian people according to poll results. Levada Center of Sociological Researches in Russia released a poll about the enemy-friend scale of Russian people. The center conducted the poll in different regions of Russia by asking questions from young to old people. The…
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Russia ranked 60th according to World Citizenship Index
Russia has been ranked 60th out of 161 according to the citizenship quality, the results of Henley & Partners Consulting Company research. The company launched a global ranking report of nationalities examined based on the scale of economy, human development, peace, and stability. From an external viewpoint, the index looks…
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China-New Zealand ties at historic high
By Li Feng and Bao Jie from People’s Daily Relations between China and New Zealand are at their best since the two countries established diplomatic relations 44 years ago, said Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, during his three-day trip to New Zealand. The…
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Media cooperation highlights China-Australia ties
By Bao Jie from People’s Daily China-Australia ties will be further intensified as their media cooperation increases following the signing of a series of agreements in Sydney on Friday. Senior officials from both sides, including Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and Gary Quinlan,…
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Australian sinologists positive on ties with China
By Li Feng from People’s Daily China and Australia should intensify collaboration in politics, economy, culture as well as peoples based on their current sound ties, Australian experts on Chinese studies expressed their optimism over bilateral ties at a symposium held in Sydney on Friday. “Australia-China relations are good overall”,…
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Eurasian Economic Union to cooperate with China
China and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) will create trade cooperation for interests of the EEU members. EEU Supreme Council meeting was held in Kazakhstan on May 31. Member states discussed the new cooperation with regional countries. Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said “It would be great to…
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Top 7 saving countries in Asia
Seven Asian states are the best saving countries in the world with gross national saving, a measure that accounts for both private and public savings according to the data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reports Business Asia One. According to the data, China saves the most money in absolute…
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China stresses media collaboration with South Korea
By Ma Fei, Chen Shangwen from People’s Daily Despite divergences in stances and perspectives, Chinese and South Korean media should boost collaborations through mutual trust and dispelling doubts, Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, said on Sunday at a high-level media dialogue. Hailing the…
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