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Test Flights Begin At New Chinese Mega Airport, Set To Be World's Busiest

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 13, 2019

Chinese airlines conducted test flights on Monday at a new mega-airport in Beijing that is set to become one of the world's busiest after it opens later this year.

"China Dreaming That Sleepy Joe Biden Gets Elected In 2020": Trump

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 13, 2019

Accusing China of breaking the negotiated trade deal draft with the United States, President Donald Trump on Sunday said Beijing was now "dreaming" that he would be replaced by a Democratic candidate after the 2020 presidential elections.

Donald Trump To China: Trade Deal Now Or It Will Be "Far Worse" After 2020

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 12, 2019

President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should strike a trade deal with the United States now, otherwise an agreement would be "far worse for them if it has to be negotiated in my second term."

Despite New Tariffs, China "Cautiously Optimistic" On US Trade Talks

World News | Reuters | Sunday May 12, 2019

China and the United States have agreed to hold more trade talks in Beijing, Vice Premier Liu He said as U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his trade chief to begin the process of imposing tariffs on all remaining imports from China.

"Negotiations Have Not Broken Down": China On US Trade Talks

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 11, 2019

China's top trade negotiator Liu He said on Friday in Washington that trade talks with the US would continue in Beijing but warned that there would be no concessions on "important principles".

US-China Trade Talks End With No Deal But Will Continue

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 11, 2019

Two days of talks to resolve a worrisome US-China trade battle ended Friday with no deal, but no breakdown either, offering a glimmer of hope that Washington and Beijing could find a way to avert damage to the global economy.

US Hikes Tariffs On Chinese Goods, China Says Will Strike Back

World News | Reuters | Friday May 10, 2019

US President Donald Trump's tariff increase to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods took effect on Friday, and Beijing said it would strike back, ratcheting up tensions as the two sides pursue last-ditch talks to try salvaging a trade deal.

Four Countries Challenge Beijing To Naval Drills In The South China Sea

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 9, 2019

In fresh show of naval force in the contested South China Sea, a US guided missile destroyer conducted drills with a Japanese aircraft carrier, two Indian naval ships and a Philippine patrol vessel in the waterway claimed by China, the US Navy said on Thursday.

"56-Inch Boxer Punched His Coach Advani Ji In Face", Says Rahul Gandhi

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Monday May 6, 2019

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his government's policies on a range of issues, from economy to agriculture. Addressing a rally at Haryana's Bhiwani, known for sending four boxers from the district to the Beijing Olympics in 2008, the Congress chief drew an analogy between a boxer and PM Modi to i...

Two US Warships Sail In Disputed South China Sea

World News | Reuters | Monday May 6, 2019

The US military said two of its warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday, a move that could anger Beijing at a time of tense relations between the world's two biggest economies.

Trump Ups Pressure On China Ahead Of Last Ditch Trade Talks

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 6, 2019

US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States will raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods -- a blunt warning to Beijing just days before what is being billed as a last-ditch round of talks to reach a deal or resume their trade war.

China Putting Minority Muslims In "Concentration Camps," Says US

World News | Reuters | Saturday May 4, 2019

The United States accused China on Friday of putting well more than a million minority Muslims in "concentration camps," in some of the strongest U.S. condemnation to date of what it calls Beijing's mass detention of mostly Muslim Uighur minority and other Muslim groups.

"Hope China Understands Our Viewpoint": India On Boycotting Belt And Road

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2019

India's decision to not join China's Belt and Road Initiative over sovereignty concerns related to the CPEC has not affected the bilateral trade ties which have seen an "exponential growth", India's Ambassador to China Vikram Misri has said.

China, US Hold "Productive" Trade Talks In Beijing

World News | Reuters | Wednesday May 1, 2019

China and the United States held "productive" trade talks in Beijing on Wednesday and will continue discussions in Washington next week, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, as the two try to end their trade war.

China Says "Positive Progress Made" On Masood Azhar's Blacklisting At UN

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday April 30, 2019

China said on Tuesday that on designating Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN, "positive progress" had been made. Beijing also said the problem would be "properly resolved" but did not give any timeline, days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.