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China criticises ‘malicious hype’ over Qin Gang disappearance

Foreign ministry spokesperson comments on speculation a day after refusing to answer questions about ex-minister

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2023

China's sharp-tongued foreign minister is ousted, but his combative style is expected to continue

China’s sharp-tongued foreign minister, Qin Gang, was something of an avatar for nationalist Communist Party leader and President Xi Jinping, warning of “conflict and confrontation” with the U_S_, the stakes of which could be the “future of humanity.”

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023

Chinese and Russian officials to join North Korean commemorations of Korean War armistice

Both Russia and China are sending government delegations to North Korea this week for events marking the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023

China says comments by US President Joe Biden ‘extremely absurd’

China has called comments by President Joe Biden describing Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator "extremely absurd and irresponsible".

The New Daily · Jun 21, 2023

China calls Biden comments calling leader Xi a dictator 'extremely absurd and irresponsible'

China has called reported comments by President Joe Biden describing Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator “extremely absurd and irresponsible.”

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

India and China expel each other’s journalists as rivalry escalates

India and China have effectively booted out each other’s journalists amid reports of the cancellation of a regular summit that would have brought China’s president to Delhi for face-to-face talks.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 3, 2023

China says its reporters in India ‘about to drop to zero’ amid mutual expulsions

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it had taken the measures because “Chinese journalists have suffered unfair and discriminatory treatment in India.”

The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023

Visas for journos: China says its journalists suffered ‘unfair treatment in India for a long time’

After Wall Street Journal reported on India and China denying visa renewals to each other’s journalists, the Chinese foreign ministry said Chinese journalists had “suffered unfair and discriminatory treatment in India for a long time”.

Newslaundry · Jun 1, 2023

China responds to US complaint over plane intercept with demand for end to surveillance flights

China has responded to complaints from the United States about a Chinese fighter jet's dangerous interception of an American Air Force plane in international airspace over the South China Sea by demanding an end to such flights

The Independent UK · May 31, 2023

Beijing says no meeting between US, Chinese defense chiefs at Singapore gathering

Prospects for a renewed military dialogue between China and the U.S. remain dim, with Beijing saying their defense chiefs will not hold a bilateral meeting while both are attending a weekend security conference in Singapore

The Independent UK · May 30, 2023