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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "US To Blame for Damage of Bilateral Relations: Chinese FM"] BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) - The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday renewed its condemnation on the United States' proposed arms sale to Taiwan and said the American side should take full responsibility for the damage of ties between the two countries and their respective armed forces. "The US side's act has seriously blocked bilateral...

Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) ["Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao Issues Statement on US Government Notifying Congress of Decision To Sell Weapons to Taiwan"] Beijing, 4 Oct (Xinhua) - Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao on 4 October issued a statement on the US Government notifying Congress its decision to sell weapons to Taiwan, saying the Chinese government and people resolutely oppose and condemn this US action that gravely harms...

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Chinese Vice Premier Hopes China, Australia Expand Energy Cooperation"] Beijing, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) - Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang Wednesday called on China and Australia to expand energy cooperation on a basis of mutual benefits. "I hope that both sides will continue to expand cooperation and raise the level of cooperation based on mutual benefits and win-win results," Zhang told Peter...

Excerpt from report by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 5 September ["Vietnam Protests Over Chinese 'Invasion Plans'"; headline as provided by source] Vietnam has formally protested to China over so-called "invasion plans" appearing on mainland websites that purport to detail the complete military occupation of the country by China. Hanoi has twice summoned senior Chinese diplomats to voice its concerns over the material which, while unsourced and apparently...

Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Report by reporter Wu Jing: "(Beijing Olympics) Jia Qinglin Meets with Foreign Guests Attending the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics"] Beijing, 7 Aug (Xinhua) - Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference [CPPCC], separately met with foreign guests who would be attending the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics at the Great Hall of the...

By Anonymous The fourth Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED), held on June 17-18 at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, brought together high-level US and PRC officials to discuss energy and the environment, financial services, bilateral investment, product quality and food safety, transparency, transportation, and other topics. The meetings ended with several agreements, including the launch of bilateral investment treaty negotiations. The fifth round of SED meetings is scheduled to...

China-U.S. energy cooperation would produce win-win results: Chinese vice-premier WASHINGTON, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan has called for stronger cooperation between China and the United States in energy, the environment and other related areas, saying that bilateral cooperation in these areas would lead to win-win results. "The Chinese government gives high priority to energy and resources conservation and the protection of the environment. It is committed to...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan condemned China on Sunday after oil producer Chad switched diplomatic ties to Beijing from Taipei, forcing Premier Su Tseng-chang to scrap his plans to visit the African nation at the last minute. Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory since

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. efforts to encourage China to play a more positive international role are having some success, possibly reducing the chances of military conflict with Taiwan, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. The United States last year urged China to become a responsible stakeholder in the international system. On Thursday, Thomas Christensen, the new deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, described himself as cautiously optimistic...

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to lift some decades-old restrictions limiting contacts American government officials can have with Taiwan. With little debate, the House approved the measure in an amendment to a funding bill for the State Department. The bill has not yet been considered by the Senate, which must also approve the changes. Any easing of restrictions was expected to be strongly opposed by China, which regards...