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China Ukraine envoy urges governments to 'stop sending weapons to the battlefield,' negotiate peace

Jun. 02, 2023 07:11 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Ukraine envoy called on other governments Friday to “stop sending weapons to the battlefield” and appealed for peace talks at a time when Washington and its European allies are ramping up supplies of missiles and tanks to Ukrainian forces trying to recapture...

China warns of artificial intelligence risks, calls for beefed-up national security measures

May. 31, 2023 04:27 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party has warned of the risks posed by advances in artificial intelligence while calling for heightened national security measures. The statement issued after a meeting Tuesday chaired by party leader and President Xi Jinping underscores...

Possible Putin trip in spotlight as Russia, China foreign ministers set for meeting in South Africa

May. 30, 2023 13:03 PM EDT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Russian and Chinese foreign ministers are expected to meet with their counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc in Cape Town on Thursday, a precursor to a larger summit of developing nations' leaders in South Africa in August that Russian President Vladimir Putin may...

Crowd in China clashes with police over plans to demolish mosque

May. 30, 2023 08:23 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — China's government is calling on protesters to turn themselves in after a crowd clashed with police over plans to demolish a mosque in the country's southwest as President Xi Jinping’s government tightens control over religion and society. Protesters threw water...

Business group: Companies in China want 'clarity' after security rule changes, raids on consultants

May. 23, 2023 03:40 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — Foreign companies in China are uncertain about what they are allowed to do following police raids on consulting firms and want “greater clarity” about how newly expanded national security and other rules will be enforced, a foreign business group said Tuesday. ...

China tells tech manufacturers to stop using Micron chips, stepping up feud with United States

May. 21, 2023 11:46 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — Stepping up a feud with Washington over technology and security, China's government on Sunday told users of computer equipment deemed sensitive to stop buying products from the biggest U.S. memory chipmaker, Micron Technology Inc. Micron products have unspecified...

Chinese investigators blame building collapse that killed 54 on shoddy, illegal construction

May. 21, 2023 07:50 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — The collapse of a nine-story building in central China that killed 54 people last year was caused by shoddy, illegal construction and local officials’ failure to enforce standards, according to an official report released Sunday. At least nine people including the...

China's Xi meets Central Asian leaders, calls for trade, energy development

May. 19, 2023 06:38 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping promised to build more railway and other trade links with Central Asia and proposed jointly developing oil and gas sources at a meeting Friday with the region’s leaders that highlighted Beijing’s growing influence. The two-day...

China says Ukraine envoy met with Zelenskyy during talks in Kyiv

May. 18, 2023 05:29 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — China said Thursday its special envoy met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during talks in Kyiv earlier this week. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the meeting came amid discussions between envoy Li Hui and Ukraine’s foreign minister and...

China asks embassies to avoid 'propaganda' in apparent reference to pro-Ukrainian displays

May. 18, 2023 01:56 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — Foreign embassies in Beijing were asked by the Chinese government to avoid displaying what it calls propaganda in an apparent response to shows of support for Ukraine. Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government says it is neutral in Moscow’s 15-month-old invasion of...