Bangkok to Beijing train trip gets closer as trial run starts
Train travel between Bangkok and Beijing is inching closer as Thailand prepares to expand its rail network.
Asian news from Beijing
Manila sees more Chinese vessels ahead of Beijing’s maritime arrest policy
Analysts warn China’s aggressive moves in the region, including its detention policy, could escalate into armed conflict as Beijing continues to push a strategy designed to provoke other nations “to be the first to fire”.
US says ‘structural issues’ in India-China ties difficult to resolve
The United States wishes India well in its efforts to improve strained ties with China, the No 2 US diplomat said on Wednesday, while cautioning that Chinese leader Xi Jinping finds it very hard to show any flexibility on territorial issues.
Calls for China regime change are 'reckless': Kurt Campbell
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. needs to find a way to carefully coexist with China, not pursue an endgame of regime change in Beijing, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Wednesday.
U.S. Expands Sanctions on Russia as G7 Leaders Gather
The Biden administration announced a series of new financial sanctions Wednesday aimed at interrupting the fast-growing technology links between China and Russia that American officials believe are behind a broad effort to rebuild and modernize Russia’s military during its war with Ukraine.
A helicopter has crashed with 3 on board in southeastern China
BEIJING (AP) — A helicopter crashed in China’s southeastern Jiangxi province and three people on board were missing Wednesday, state media reported.
China dismisses Taiwan's concerns after man arrested on river leading to Taipei
BEIJING — China's government said on June 12 that a Chinese man arrested near Taipei after crossing the Taiwan Strait on a speedboat was acting on his own and that Taiwan should not be so suspicious, in a case that has alarmed Taiwanese security officials.
Will Philippines’ new defence deals with New Zealand, Japan provoke China?
Analysts say the moves align with both Wellington and Tokyo’s broader strategic interests of ensuring regional stability and safeguarding their own security concerns. However, they also warn that it could provoke a reaction from Beijing, potentially escalating military aggression and diplomatic tensions in the region.