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Chinese premier calls on Trump to work with China

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Why China backs a strong European Union

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On Korean issue, Li says no one wants ‘chaos on their doorstep’

US Navy flight crew members stand near a single-seater F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet on the deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. The nuclear-powered carrier arrived in South Korea on Wednesday to participate in an ongoing joint military exercise, the US navy said. Photo: AFP

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Smog returns to Beijing as political gala ends

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CY Leung touts messages from ‘two sessions’ in Beijing at seminar

The forum where the former chief executive spoke is one of seven similar events that pro-Beijing groups have held since the start of this month

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China delivers core message on Xi’s central role

Robert Lawrence Kuhn says the key takeaway from China’s annual NPC and CPPCC meetings could not be clearer – that Xi Jinping’s status as core leader and the country’s core principles of governance are non-negotiable
Chief executive election 2017

Lam still Beijing’s favourite, but shouldn’t mention resigning: adviser

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Premier sends clear messages from China to the world

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China’s economy is settling well into a ‘new normal’

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China and US shouldn’t force Asean nations to take sides: Li Keqiang

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Taiwan

Cross-strait row blocking Taiwanese exports to mainland

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Create urban jobs – not ghost cities, say Chinese delegates

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Tibet

China’s Panchen Lama says greed tainting Tibetan Buddhism

Hong Kong localism, independence

Beijing call for talks in schools revives brainwashing fears

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