The Latest Breaking News from Mao Ning

China Plans To Send More Pandas To US Zoo

China said Thursday it had signed agreements to send pandas to a zoo in San Diego, after nearly all the beloved black-and-white animals on loan in the United States were returned during years of diplomatic tensions.

International Business Times · Feb 22, 2024

Manila Blasts Chinese Coast Guard After Filipino Fisherfolk Ordered To Return Collected Shells

The latest incident of Filipino fishermen being harassed by China's coast guard is just one of several similar instances in the past year in the disputed Scarborough Shoal – an island feature with a marine-rich lagoon, located in a strategic position for air and sea navigation.

International Business Times · Jan 22, 2024

Philippine Defense Chief Slams Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson For 'Gutter Level Talk' Toward President

The Philippines' defense chief did not mince words in his statement regarding Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning's remarks directed at the Philippine president that suggested Marcos Jr. was ignorant of the Taiwan issue.

International Business Times · Jan 18, 2024

China Premier to Speak at 2024 World Economic Forum

Li Qiang is scheduled to visit Europe next week to deliver a special address at the event in Davos, and pay official visits to host Switzerland and Ireland

Caixin Global · Jan 12, 2024

China sanctions a US research firm and 2 individuals over reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang

China says it is banning a United States research company and two analysts who have reported extensively on claims of human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups native to the country’s northwest

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2023

China Brokers Ceasefire Between Myanmar Military, Rebel Groups

China hosted peace talks where the ruling junta and three armed groups agreed to a temporary ceasefire and to maintain a dialogue 

Caixin Global · Dec 15, 2023

China defends bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents abroad

China has defended controversial cash bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents who have fled abroad that have been heavily criticized by foreign governments and human rights groups

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023

Myanmar's military government says China brokered peace talks to de-escalate fighting in northeast

Myanmar’s military government has confirmed it's been holding talks, brokered by China, with representatives of an alliance of ethnic minority armed groups against which it is engaged in fierce combat in the country’s northeast

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

China Adds Six Countries to 15-Day Visa-Free Program

Beijing plans to include France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Spain in the program on a one-year trial basis

Caixin Global · Nov 24, 2023

Fiji's leader says he hopes to work with China in upgrading his country's shipyards and ports

Fiji’s leader says that after meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, he hopes to collaborate with China on upgrading his nation’s shipyards and ports

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023