The President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the leader of China Xi Jinping.Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP/Getty Images The sanctions have forced Russia to rely heavily on China to keep its economy afloat. China ships high-tech products to Russia and buys its oil cheaply — a combination that boosts Beijing’s leverage. Russia’s role has been reduced to a … Read more
Jiang Hui remembers his mother saying goodbye to him as she left for her Malaysia Airlines flight, bag slung over her shoulder and promising to return with souvenirs from her trip. Jiang Cuiyun, then retired aged 72, was one of 239 people on board flight MH370 when it disappeared from radar screens on March 8, … Read more
Here’s what you’ll learn from reading this story: Archaeologists exploring the Jiankou section of the Great Wall of China have discovered a large cannon. The cannon, found among a cache of additional weapons, was potentially cast in the late Ming Dynasty between 1368 and 1644 CE The excavation section, which consists of three towers and … Read more
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia urged calm Sunday after Chinese military planes jammed radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s recent remarks about Taiwan raised tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Japan formally protested the incident, calling it a “very regrettable” and “dangerous” act that “exceeded … Read more
BEIJING (AP) — A few days after China issued an advisory against travel to Japan, the cancellations began. About 3,000 Chinese visit Rie Takeda’s tearoom in an alleyway in Tokyo’s historic Asakusa district every year. About 200 have already canceled bookings for her tea ceremony class, since January. “I just hope the Chinese tourists will … Read more