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The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations praised China’s growing involvement in the Mideast peace process, saying it enhances the efforts of other nations and should continue to expand. Riyad Mansour made the comments Tuesday during a U.N. conference hosted by China that is promoting a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The two-day forum [...]

North Korea’s top nuclear negotiator is in Beijing for talks with Chinese officials, the latest in a series of diplomatic moves involving Pyongyang following months of tensions. First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan is expected to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Wednesday. Beijing says bilateral relations and the situation on the Korean peninsula [...]

China traded its first carbon dioxide permits for 22% less than today’s price in Europe as the nation inaugurated the Shenzhen Emissions Exchange as part of its plan to limit heat-trapping gases linked to climate change. The permits were priced from 28 yuan to 30 yuan ($4.90) a metric ton, according to Chen Hai’ou, chief [...]

(Reuters) – The European Union’s top trade official will discuss a dispute with China over solar panels at a meeting in Beijing on Friday, with the EU looking to negotiate a settlement to the spat and avoid a costly and debilitating trade war. The European Commission, the EU’s executive, accuses China of dumping billions of [...]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is drawing a distinction between China’s alleged intellectual property theft and what he calls “standard fare” spying on other countries. Obama says every country engages in intelligence gathering, which he called an occasional source of tension. But the president says there’s a big difference between China trying to find out [...]

China’s State Council announced an ambitious package on Friday of 10 measures to combat air pollution. On Monday, Jun Ma, chief economist for greater China at Deutsche Bank and the author of the June 9 report “Big Bang Measures to Fight Air Pollution.”  Read Full Article HERE