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Kim Jong-un a tyrant, but what about provocative S Korea-US war games and the blood on Washington’s hands?

4 Apr 2016 - 5:43pm 8

More on Paracel Islands

Southeast Asia

SE Asian nations at loggerheads over South China Sea statement

7 Aug, 1:40am 8

Diplomacy & Defence

US, China in ‘blunt’ talks over territorial disputes in the South China Sea

5 Aug, 2:32pm 2

China

Senior Chinese leader Yu Zhengsheng calls for 'correct path' in relations with Vietnam

27 Dec, 5:21am 1

China

PLA reports maritime drill near Vietnam simulating threat to oil rig

24 Aug, 5:22am 2

China

Oil rig stops exploration work near disputed Paracel Islands a month early

17 Jul, 10:41am 4

More on Sino-Japanese relations

Diplomacy & Defence

Summit between Chinese and Japanese leaders more likely after smooth envoy visit but mistrust remains, say analysts

2 May, 12:15pm 1

China

Beijing rolls out red carpet for Japan Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida

1 May, 5:16pm 8

Diplomacy & Defence

Once friends, now foes? Unearthing the uneasy relationship between China and Japan

29 Apr, 5:43pm 3

Diplomacy & Defence

Japan’s foreign minister on a three-day trip to China to reset frosty bilateral ties

30 Apr, 12:41am 2

Diplomacy & Defence

Beijing aims to head off criticism from Tokyo over activities in disputed waters, observers say

25 Apr, 5:00am 3

Insight & Opinion

The region needs stability, not uncertainty

9 Apr, 1:09am

Diplomacy & Defence

Japan appoints ‘China school’ diplomat as next Beijing ambassador

26 Mar, 12:03am 1

Pope Francis has lavished praise on China in a move widely seen as part of Vatican moves to improve relations. Photo: Reuters

No thaw but China-Vatican ties ‘in positive phase’

Relations between China and the Catholic Church are “in a positive phase” even if a lasting thaw is not yet in sight, the Vatican’s Secretary of State Pietro Parolin said on Wednesday.

5 May 2016 - 2:00am

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Chinese missile batteries pictured during the huge military parade held in Beijing last September. Photo: Reuters

China, Russia to hold missile defence drills, amid opposition to US plans to deploy missile shield in South Korea

4 May 2016 - 11:22pm 7

A still from the PLA video. Photo: SCMP Pictures

‘Just waiting for the order to kill, kill, kill’: China’s military tries to woo young recruits with slick video featuring rock and rap soundtrack

4 May 2016 - 1:38pm 2

Chinese military folk singer Song Zuying performs for construction workers and military personnel on Fiery Cross Reef on Saturday. Photo: SCMP Pictures

How one of the mainland’s most celebrated military folk singers is taking the South China Sea by storm

4 May 2016 - 4:48pm 13

Chinese police officers offer help to tourists in Rome. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese police join Italian officers to patrol tourist hotspots in Rome and Milan

4 May 2016 - 12:14am 15

Is China making life difficult for foreign companies?

2 May 2016 - 2:53pm 12

Hsun Hu No. 9, a Taiwanese coastguard vessel, sails in southern Kaohsiung as it leaves for Japan's Okinotorishima on May 1, 2016. Photo: AFP

Taiwan sends patrol ships after boat seized by Japan

2 May 2016 - 4:01am 2

China's Premier Li Keqiang (right) shows the way to Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida during a meeting at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on Saturday. Photo: AP

Summit between Chinese and Japanese leaders more likely after smooth envoy visit but mistrust remains, say analysts

2 May 2016 - 12:15pm 1

A US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II touches down at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. Photo: Staff Sg. Benjamin W. Stratton, US Air Force

China and United States ramp up sabre rattling ahead of South China Sea court ruling

29 Apr 2016 - 11:56pm 16

The USS John C. Stennis visits Busan in South Korea last month. Photo: EPA

US aircraft carrier denied entry to Hong Kong, American consulate official says

30 Apr 2016 - 3:57pm 89

The less-than-delighted expressions on Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s faces in this 2014 handshake underscore the uneasy relationship between the two states. Photo: Reuters

Once friends, now foes? Unearthing the uneasy relationship between China and Japan

29 Apr 2016 - 5:43pm 3

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi prepare to leave after a joint press conference at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Beijing on Friday. Photo: EPA

‘US shouldn’t use North Korea’s actions as an excuse’: China, Russia raise concerns over US missile defence plans

29 Apr 2016 - 5:01pm 7

A file picture of Chinese reclamation work on a reef in a disputed area of the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters

China risks damaging international reputation if it rejects tribunal ruling on South China Sea disputes, US warns

29 Apr 2016 - 10:38am 10

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to meet Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday. Photo: Kyodo

Japan’s foreign minister on a three-day trip to China to reset frosty bilateral ties

30 Apr 2016 - 12:41am 2

Chinese Defence Minister Chang Wanquan (second from right) meets his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu (second from left) in Moscow on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua

China, Russia increase joint drills as they deepen defence ties to contain US, their mutual foe

29 Apr 2016 - 2:13am 3

An artist’s rendering of a hypersonic glide vehicle. China’s programme could be ready for deployment by 2020, according to a report submitted to the US congress. Illustration: AFP

China, Russia ramping up tests of hypersonic gliders to counter new US strategy: analysts

29 Apr 2016 - 11:20am 24

President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: EPA

China won’t allow chaos or war on the Korean peninsula: Xi Jinping

28 Apr 2016 - 7:28pm 6

An aerial view of an island in the South China Sea. Photo: AP

China intensifies lobbying of other nations ahead of South China Sea court ruling

29 Apr 2016 - 12:05am 66

Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang (left) shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the strategic and economic talks in Washington last June. Photo: EPA

The Hague’s South China Sea ruling ‘likely to cast shadow’ over Sino-US dialogue

27 Apr 2016 - 11:56pm 6

Japanese helicopter carrier Ise dock at the former US naval base, Subic port, in the Philippines on Tuesday. Four Asean members – the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei – have rival claims to parts of the sea with China. Photo: EPA

South China Sea tensions to dominate Sino-Asean talks in Singapore

28 Apr 2016 - 12:04am 15

A file picture of Islamic State fighters marching through a town in Syria. Photo: Reuters

Chinese man arrested for watching Islamic State videos

26 Apr 2016 - 3:30pm

A file picture of the USS Lassen, which carried out a patrol last October near disputed islands held by Beijing in the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters

US reveals it exercised right to freedom of navigation against China in the South China Sea and other nations around the world

26 Apr 2016 - 11:38pm 16

A Chinese icebreaker on patrol in the Arctic. Photo: Xinhua

China, Japan, South Korea to hold talks on Arctic region

25 Apr 2016 - 3:19pm

Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (above) will meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Beijing aims to head off criticism from Tokyo over activities in disputed waters, observers say

25 Apr 2016 - 5:00am 3

A member of the Indonesian navy monitors the Chinese trawler Hua Li-8 in Belawan, North Sumatra. Photo: AFP

Indonesian navy impounds Chinese trawler for illegal fishing

25 Apr 2016 - 3:00am 1

The Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, in a photo captured by Planet Labs on March 12. Photo: Reuters

China to build up atoll in contested South China Sea, source says

25 Apr 2016 - 7:58am 37

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses the media in Vientiane, Laos on Saturday. Photo: Xinhua

Three Asean nations agree row will not hurt ties: Beijing

25 Apr 2016 - 12:15am 2

Foreign Minister Wang Yi pictured during his visit to Brunei. Photo: Xinhua

China woos rival claimant Brunei as it seeks allies ahead of tribunal ruling on territorial disputes in South China Sea

23 Apr 2016 - 12:21am 1

Xi Jinping wears a camouflage uniform at the PLA’s new joint operation command. File Photo

China’s President Xi steps out with a new military title – and the uniform to match

21 Apr 2016 - 8:14pm 16