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A look at the research revealing China's work on prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier

Nov. 11, 2024 22:02 PM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing the country’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery and Chinese government...

Pakistan suspends railway services in the country's southwest after deadly train station bombing

Nov. 11, 2024 05:55 AM EST

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's railways suspended all train services on Monday to and from a restive southwestern province where a suicide bombing at a train station over the weekend killed 26 people, including soldiers and railway staff. The train services would be suspended...

Satellite images and documents indicate China working on nuclear propulsion for new aircraft carrier

Nov. 11, 2024 00:19 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery and Chinese government documents provided...

China delimits a contested South China Sea shoal in a dispute with Philippines

Nov. 10, 2024 05:55 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that's likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims. The Foreign Ministry on Sunday posted online geographic coordinates for the...

Indonesia's new leader calls for collaboration with China before heading to the US

Nov. 10, 2024 03:58 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — Indonesia's new leader called for collaboration rather than confrontation with China after the signing of $10 billion in new deals at a business forum on Sunday in the Chinese capital before heading to the U.S. President Prabowo Subianto told the forum that his...

Newly inaugurated Indonesian President Subianto visits China in first overseas trip

Nov. 09, 2024 06:13 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto pledged to maintain close ties with China during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Saturday, his first overseas stop since he took office three weeks ago. Subianto is seeking to strengthen relations with...

Chinese national jailed on charges that he tried to enter Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

Nov. 08, 2024 16:53 PM EST

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Chinese national was ordered held Friday on trespassing charges after police say he tried to enter President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in violation of a court order that he stay away following previous attempts. Zijie Li, 39, is being...

Italian President Mattarella meets Chinese leader Xi in Beijing amid complex ties

Nov. 08, 2024 08:10 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — Italian President Sergio Mattarella met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Friday on an official visit to China that came as Russia’s full-on invasion of Ukraine pitted Rome's NATO allies against Beijing's support for Moscow. The two exchanged greetings following a...

Philippine president angers China with new laws to demarcate South China Sea territories

Nov. 08, 2024 06:37 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed two laws on Friday reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, angering China, which claims the hotly disputed waterway almost in its entirety....

China approves $840B plan to refinance local government debt, boost slowing economy

Nov. 08, 2024 04:55 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday approved a 6 trillion yuan ($839 billion) plan to help local governments refinance their mountains of debt, in the latest push to rev up growth in the world’s second largest economy. The plan will be implemented over the next three years, Xu...