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Ling Jihua

Aide to China's former leader gets life in prison for bribes

A former top presidential aide and consummate Chinese political insider was sentenced Monday to life in prison for taking ...

Clashes amid Italy's crackdown on its Chinese community

A crackdown by Italian authorities on the increasingly powerful Chinese community in Tuscany resulted in new searches Friday ...

Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin

Putin praises 'all-embracing' partnership of Russia, China

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday emphasized economic ties with China and praised what he called Russia's ...

China cuts contact with Taiwan liaison body over Tsai

Beijing said Saturday it had cut off contact with the main Taiwan liaison body because of President Tsai Ing-wen's refusal ...

Putin concerned about Mongolian dam threatening Lake Baikal

Russia's President Vladimir Putin voiced strong concern Thursday about Mongolia's plans to build a hydroelectric plant on a ...

Putin heads to China to cement ties, but obstacles remain

With President Vladimir Putin heading to China this weekend, officials in both countries extoll a blossoming "strategic ...

Chinese shadow US aircraft carrier on South China Sea patrol

A look at some recent key developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple ...

Xi Jinping, Andrzej Duda

China's president Xi visits Poland to boost trade, business

China's President Xi Jinping said Monday that he sees an important role for Poland as his country looks to increase ...

China's Xi visits steel mill in Serbia on trip to boost ties

China's President Xi Jinping said Sunday his country's relations with Serbia should serve as an example for other nations in ...

China, Serbia sign over 20 agreements, pledge to boost ties

President Xi Jinping said Saturday that China wants to deepen its relations with Serbia as the two countries signed a series ...

China's President Xi arrives in Serbia

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Serbia on Friday for a visit meant to boost relations with the friendly nation and ...

China's president looks to boost relations with Serbia visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Serbia this week in an effort to further boost relations with the friendly nation and ...

Across the world, shock and condemnation at Orlando massacre

From across the world, officials and public figures are expressing condemnation and shock over the Florida mass shooting at ...

Picking sides: A world of opinions on South China Sea case

A case brought by U.S. ally the Philippines against China represents a diplomatic dilemma for far-flung nations as Washington ...

20 years on, UN waits for working nuclear-test-ban treaty

The world was a more peaceful place when a newly sworn-in President Barack Obama pledged to "aggressively pursue" a global ...

Germany's Merkel to address NGO law, steel on China visit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will raise concerns over a new Chinese law on nongovernmental organizations and over ...

Xi Jinping, John Kerry

China pledges to cut steel glut, avoid race to devalue yuan

China promised to rein in production of steel that is flooding global markets and work with Washington to enforce North Korea ...

The Latest: Hong Kong student groups quit Tiananmen vigil

The Latest on the 27th anniversary of the Chinese military's bloody June 4, 1989, crackdown on pro-democracy protests in ...

Hong Kong students split from Tiananmen anniversary vigil

While Hong Kongers crammed into a park Saturday to remember the victims of China's bloody crackdown on protesters in ...

Key developments in China's 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution

A time of massive upheaval, violence and chaos, China's 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution, was launched 50 years ago by Communist ...