Hong Lei

Hong Lei

• Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans

  Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and ... 

• China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew

  China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held ... 

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  Japanese mayor: Wartime sex slaves were necessary

  An outspoken nationalist mayor said the Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to ... 

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  North Korea nuke test could test China's patience

  North Korea's nuclear test Tuesday could push China to take a tougher stance against its longtime ally. Beijing had earlier signaled a growing ... 

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  China poised to control strategic Pakistani port

  China is poised to take over operational control of a strategic deep-water Pakistani seaport that could serve as a vital economic hub for Beijing and ... 

• China punishes Tibetans in self-immolation cases

  Chinese courts convicted eight Tibetans over accusations they incited others to self-immolate in the first such prosecutions to become publicly known, ... 

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  Japan ex-China envoy: Tokyo erred on islands row

  Japan's former envoy to China says his country erred in choosing to buy islands claimed by both Japan and China last fall, infuriating Beijing, and ... 

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  Japan gives letter to China's Xi in island dispute

  A senior envoy handed China's leader a cordial letter from Japan's prime minister Friday in the highest-level contact between the sides since tensions ... 

• Japan talk of warning shots heats up China dispute

  Japan says it may fire warning shots and take other measures to keep foreign aircraft from violating its airspace in the latest verbal blast between ... 

• Tokyo protests to China over 4 ships near islands

  The Japanese government summoned China's ambassador on Tuesday to protest four Chinese maritime surveillance ships that spent about 13 hours in waters ...