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Former head of one of China's top state-owned phone companies sentenced to 16 years for corruption

May. 07, 2024 08:34 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court sentenced the former head of one of the country's three major state-owned phone carriers to 16 years in prison Tuesday on charges of accepting bribes and abusing his authority, part of leader Xi Jinping’s politically-tinged anti-corruption campaign. ...

Chinese general takes a harsh line on Taiwan and other disputes at an international naval gathering

Apr. 22, 2024 14:24 PM EDT

QINGDAO, China (AP) — One of China's top military leaders took a harsh line on regional territorial disputes, telling an international naval gathering in northeastern China on Monday that the country would strike back with force if its interests came under threat. The 19th biennial...