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Christian Shepherd

ARTICLES BY CHRISTIAN SHEPHERD

Beijing did not want to fight a trade war, but was not afraid of one, said China’s vice commerce minister Qian Keming at the Boao Forum for Asia in the southern province of Hainan. Photo: AFP

US responsible for trade frictions, negotiations currently impossible: China

4 min read . 09 Apr 2018

China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that the United States was to blame for trade friction and that it was impossible for negotiations to take place under current conditions. Photo: Reuters

China blames US for trade frictions, says negotiations currently impossible

1 min read . 09 Apr 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on after dropping his ballot during a vote on a constitutional amendment lifting presidential term limits, at the third plenary session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on 11 March, 2018. Photo: Reuters

China allows Xi Jinping to remain president indefinitely

4 min read . 11 Mar 2018

China’s navy has been taking an increasingly prominent role over the last year, with its first aircraft carrier, Liaoning, sailing around self-ruled Taiwan and new Chinese warships popping up in far-flung places. Photo: AP

China has plan to build nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

1 min read . 28 Feb 2018

Donald Trump went so far as to call Xi Jinping a ‘very special man’ in a joint briefing on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump heaps praise on ‘very special’ Xi Jinping in China visit

3 min read . 09 Nov 2017

China’s president Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: AFP

In Beijing, Donald Trump presses China on North Korea and trade

4 min read . 09 Nov 2017

North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Yong-Ho departs after speaking to reporters at the UN Millenium Plaza hotel in New York City. Photo: AFP

North Korea appears to bolster defences after flight by US bombers

4 min read . 26 Sep 2017

Donald Trump’s administration has also repeatedly called on China to do more to rein in North Korea. Photo: Reuters

China says ‘good preparations’ should be made for Donald Trump’s visit

1 min read . 21 Sep 2017

It was not immediately clear how many Americans had sought or been granted exemptions or how many were still in North Korea. Photo: Reuters

As US ban on travel to North Korea kicks in, tourist says he would return

2 min read . 31 Aug 2017

New sanctions by China, Japan, the United States and the United Nations are aimed at pressuring Pyongyang to end its nuclear weapons programme. Photo: Reuters/KCNA

China bans new business with North Korea in line with sanctions

1 min read . 26 Aug 2017

People search for survivors at the site of a landslide that destroyed some 40 households, in Xinmo Village of Sichuan Province in China on 24 June. Photo: Reuters

Over 141 feared buried in China landslide, 3 rescued

1 min read . 24 Jun 2017

A file photo. China in the past witnessed knife attacks on kindergarten school children by disgruntled people. An explosion of this magnitude was rare. Photo: AFP

China kindergarten blast kills at least seven, 59 injured

1 min read . 15 Jun 2017

Xi has made China’s “cyber sovereignty” a top priority in his sweeping campaign to bolster security. Photo: Bloomberg

China tightens grip on online content in further erosion of press freedom

1 min read . 02 May 2017

US president Donald Trump tweeted overnight that North Korea was ‘looking for trouble’. Photo: AFP

Xi Jinping urges peaceful resolution of North Korea tension in call with Donald Trump

4 min read . 12 Apr 2017

A Long March 3C (CZ-3C) carrier rocket carrying a lunar orbiter for the Chang’e-5 lunar probe lifts off at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang city. Photo: AP

China plans space probe before year’s end to bring back samples from moon

1 min read . 08 Mar 2017

The Dalai Lama’s furtive visit to Mongolia brought a negative impact to China-Mongolia relations, said Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi. Photo: Hindustan Times

Hope Mongolia learnt lesson after Dalai Lama visit: China

1 min read . 24 Jan 2017

The drills were aimed to test the equipment and troop training levels. Photo: AP

China flexes military might, holds first live-fire drills in Bohai Sea

1 min read . 16 Dec 2016

Donald Trump rarely mentioned the South China Sea on the campaign trail, but concentrated on the economic relationship with Beijing. Photo: Bloomberg

Trump will pursue ‘regional hegemony’ in South China Sea: Chinese academics

2 min read . 25 Nov 2016