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China will encourage more companies to invest in South Sudan and called on the country to create a better environment for investment and protect the safety of Chinese employees and their property, Vice-Premier Li Keqiang told visiting South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Wednesday. Kiir arrived in China on Monday as violence between the [...]

The ongoing standoff over Huangyan Island bubbled up Wednesday, as Filipino troops and US marines participated in a joint military drill in the South China Sea. "Internationalizing this issue will only complicate and magnify the situation," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said Wednesday. "We do not wish to see the Philippines get other countries [...]

The Philippines and China have been stuck in a stalemate for many days. The Philippines recently conducted military exercises with the United States and the South China Sea issue has again become the focus of world opinion. The Philippines pretended to be bullied by a big country and hoped to get support from the United [...]

China is to crack down on foreigners illegally entering, living or working in China, a senior police officer said yesterday. Vice Minister of Public Security Yang Huanning was delivering a report on the administration of entry-exit, residence and employment of foreigners to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the top legislature. Yang said [...]

(Beijing) –At the recent conference of Boao Forum for Asia, Vice Premier Li Keqiang said China's greatest potential for increasing domestic demand was in urbanization. Indeed, urbanization drives investment in transportation, telecommunications, electricity and other sectors, and it supports demand for housing, education and health care. In 2011, the National Bureau of Statistics said the [...]