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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, speaks with China's President Hu Jintao, right, during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, May 4, 2012. Pic: AP

Analysis: Chen deal a face-saver for US and China

By AP News Sat, May 05, 2012 3:37PM UTC View Comments

WASHINGTON (AP) — A tentative deal to allow activist Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng to study in the United States serves as a face-saving measure for all involved: Washington can say it safeguarded human rights, Beijing can point to its cooperative diplomacy and Chen gets a new start in America. After a week of hectic back-and-forth...

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China’s Hu offers condolences over Kim’s death

By AP News Tue, Dec 20, 2011 4:09PM UTC View Comments

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Hu Jintao visited North Korea’s embassy in Beijing on Tuesday to offer his condolences on the death of Kim Jong Il as China moved swiftly to assure its communist ally of its strong support amid an uncertain leadership transition. Surrounded by scores of security officers, Hu made an early morning...

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China-Russia talks stall over Gazprom deal

By All The Tea Wed, Jun 22, 2011 7:41AM UTC View Comments

by Robert Sullivan Negotiations between Russia and China over one of the largest prospective energy deals in history have stalled after China balked at the price demanded by Russia for supplying natural gas through state-owned Gazprom. The deal would guarantee 68 billion cubic meters of gas a year to China for 30 years beginning in...

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Gates: North Korea will soon be a ’direct threat’ to US

By Andy Jackson Thu, Jan 13, 2011 12:59AM UTC View Comments

US Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. Pic: AP.

American Defense Secretary Robert Gates believes that North Korea will be able to strike the United States with intercontinental ballistic missiles within five years. Speaking to reporters in Beijing following a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Gates publicly thanked Chinese officials for helping to ease tensions following the North Korean artillery attack on South...

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