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BEIJING (AP) — China is moving to approve a sweeping law to promote what it calls "ethnic unity," a measure that critics say would further erode the rights of some minority groups as authorities cement a push toward assimilation. The law, expected to be approved by the country's ceremonial legislature Thursday, is designed to foster "a stronger sense of community among all ethnic groups in the Chinese nation," said Lou Qinjian, a delegate to the National People's Congress who introduced the proposal to the whole body. The proposed law lays out the need to promote ethnic unity by all government bodies and private enterprises, including local governments and state-affiliated groups like the All-China Women's Federation. "The people of each ethnic group, all organizations and groups of the country, armed forces, every Party and social organization, every company, must forge a common consciousness of the...

Published Wed, Mar 11, 2026 · 01:40 PM [HONG KONG] China Cosco Shipping suspended its services at Panama's Balboa port, a local media report said, after Beijing warned of a "heavy price" for the Central American country's forced takeover of the facility from Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings. The state-owned shipping giant announced its decision to halt all of its departures and arrivals at the port in a notice to customers dated Mar 10, according to the report in La Prensa. While all confirmed bookings will be cancelled, cargo that has already arrived will be processed as normal, the outlet said. China previously asked its shipping companies to consider rer outing cargo through ports outside of Panama if it did not result in a significant extra cost, Bloomberg News reported in February. Beijing also instructed state firms to halt talks over new projects in the country. Cosco did not immediately respond to a Bloomberg request for comment. The Balboa po...

Last Updated:March 11, 2026, 11:53 IST Beijing is reportedly securing Iranian crude at $8-$12 per barrel below Brent benchmarks, saving billions of dollars annually while strengthening its energy security. As tensions in West Asia disrupt global energy flows and raise fears over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, intelligence sources say China has quietly emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the crisis—securing discounted Iranian oil, gathering valuable military data, and expanding its strategic reach in the region. Top Indian intelligence sources told CNN-News18 that Beijing's deep ties with Tehran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-linked maritime networks have allowed it to maintain a steady flow of crude even as geopolitical tensions roil global markets. China today buys roughly 80-90 per cent of Iran's oil exports, amounting to abou t 1.3-1.6 million barrels per day, according to the sources. During periods in early 2026, imports are estima...

HONG KONG--China's exports jumped nearly 22% in the first two months of the year from a year earlier, powered by a surge in shipments of computer chips, autos and electronics. The export figures released by China's customs agency on Tuesday were much better than economists had forecast. They far exceeded the 6.6% annual pace of growth recorded in December. Shipments to the U.S. fell 11% in January and February, narrowing from a 30% drop in December. Exports to the European Union increased almost 28% while those to Latin America climbed 16%. Exports to the rest of Asia, including Japan and India, also were sharply higher. China's exports have been a bright spot for its economy despite tensions with the U.S. Chinese exports climbed 5.5% for 2025 as its trade surplus surged to a record of nearly $1.2 trillion. Higher shipments to other regions have helped offset weaker exports to the U.S. after U.S. President Donal...

China's first domestically developed large-scale offshore fracturing vessel, Haiyang Shiyou 696, sails in waters off Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province. Photo: Screenshot from CCTV's website China's first domestically designed and built integrated large-scale offshore fracturing vessel, Haiyang Shiyou 696, was delivered in Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province, on Tuesday, marking a breakthrough in the country's offshore oil and gas fracturing technology, state broadcaster CCTV News reported. The vessel, the world's largest of its kind, is designed to support large-scale offshore fracturing operations across China's seas, including batch fracturing of multiple wells as well as operations for gas wells and ultra-deep formations, the developer China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) said in a statement. The latest development is expected to enhance the country's offshore energy development and help safeguard national energy securi...

BEIJING: China on Monday (Mar 9) condemned the "evil designs" of Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai's rare visit to Japan over the weekend, on a trip he said was to support the island's baseball team and was private. Cho flew to Japan on Saturday to watch Taiwan play in the World Baseball Classic, in what Taiwanese media said was the first trip to the country by a premier since Japan and Taiwan broke formal diplomatic ties in 1972. He was reportedly accompanied by Taiwan's representative to Japan and the island's sports minister. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, routinely lambasts any overseas trips by its leaders. "The person you mentioned harboured evil designs; acting stealthily and sneakily, he ran to Japan to engage in little tricks of seeking independence and making provocations," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told reporters in Beijing. "Japan's indulgence of provocation and unbri...

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China has warned against seeking government change in Iran amid the ongoing US-Israeli offensive, saying any such move lacks public support. "Plotting a 'colour' revolution or seeking government change will find no popular support," China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a news conference on the sidelines of an important annual gathering in Beijing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. Wang also called for the sovereignty of Iran and all countries to be respected, and demanded an "immediate stop to military operations" in the Middle East to prevent an escalation and avoid a spillover of the conflict. "This is a war that should not have happened, and it is a war that does no one any good," Wang said. "Force provides no solution, and armed conflict w ill only increase hatred and breed new crises." The people of the Middle East are the true masters of this region, and the region's affairs should be determined by the c...

By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) yesterday rejected Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi's (王毅) comments about Taiwan, criticizing China as a "troublemaker" in the international community and a disruptor of cross-strait peace. Speaking at a news conference on the sidelines of the Chinese National People's Congress, Wang said that Taiwan has always been a territory of China and that it would be impossible for it to become its own country. The "return" of Taiwan to China was the natural outcome of the Chinese people's resistance against Japan in World War II, and that any pursuit of independence was "doomed to fail," he said, claiming that the Cairo Declarat...

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