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China calls for calmness, restraint in Ukraine crisis

China called for calmness and restraint in the Ukraine crisis and preventing further escalation of the situation, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday.

APEC, CICA meetings priorities for China's diplomacy this year

China will host the CICA summit and the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting this year and both will be key priorities for China's diplomacy this year, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday.

China to act as major responsible country 'more actively'

China will give full play to the country's role as a major responsible country in 2014, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday.

Sowing the seeds of Colombia

Colombian to the core, Mrs. Carmenza Jaramillo became the first South American woman to serve as an ambassador in China, two decades after having been Consul General of Colombia in Hong Kong. With her usual ease, she talked to China Today about the current state of the relations between the two countries.

UK to open consulate in Wuhan

British Ambassador to China, Sebastian Wood, Wednesday welcomed the Chinese Government's formal approval for the opening of a new British Consulate General in Wuhan.

High-level meeting with Japan 'unlikely'

China's ambassador to Japan has dismissed the possibility of a high-level meeting between the two neighbors due to the current state of bilateral ties.

Chinese, Polish FMs discuss Ukraine crisis

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine by phone Wednesday.

Iceland to work closer with China on Arctic development

Iceland is seeking opportunities to work closer with China on Arctic scientific research, resources development, as well as other businesses, said Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, minister for foreign affairs and external trade of Iceland, in London Tuesday.

China will take 'forceful' action if incited to war

China will fight back "forcefully" if any country tries to challenge its "bottom line" and drag China into war, a political adviser and former Defense Ministry official said on Tuesday.

China defense budget to increase 12.2% in 2014

China plans to raise its defense budget by 12.2 percent to 808.2 billion yuan (about 132 billion U.S. dollars) in 2014, according to a budget report to be reviewed by the country's national legislature.

British minister condemns terrorist attack in China

British Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire on Tuesday condemned the brutal terrorist attack at a railway station in southwest China's Kunming city on Saturday, in which 29 people were killed and more than 140 others wounded.

Pakistan religious leader condemns Kunming terrorist attack

A senior Pakistani religious leader on Tuesday while condemning attack in Kunming, regional capital of Yunnan Province, China which resulted in civilian death and casualties, said that terrorism has become a regional threat.

China to deepen strategic partnership with Belarus

China is ready to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership with Belarus, Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Cheng Guoping said here Tuesday.

Xi, Putin discuss ties, Ukraine crisis

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday discussed China-Russia ties and the Ukraine crisis in a phone call.

World pours in condemnation of Kunming terror attack

World countries and international organizations on Monday and Tuesday poured in condemnation of Saturday's severe terror attack at a railway station in Kunming, China, in which 29 people were killed and 143 others wounded.
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