By David Lague HONG KONG (Reuters) – China has adopted a more aggressive stance in recent weeks on territorial disputes in the South China Sea as hard-line officials and commentators call on Beijing to take a tougher line with rival claimants. China’s supreme policymaking body, the Politburo Standing Committee, is made up entirely of...
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China’s hawks gaining sway in South China sea dispute
Why China is founding a new city on a coral reef
By Ralph Jennings, Correspondent In this photo taken on Saturday, July 21, Chinese people chat in front of an administration office building for the Xisha, Nansha, Zhongsha islands on Yongxing Island, the government seat of Sansha City off the south China’s Hainan province. China has rolled out the red carpet for its newest city, on...
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China to test superpower claims on foreign soil
By Ian Ransom LONDON (Reuters) – China’s table-topping gold medal haul at the Beijing Olympics cemented its claim as a sporting superpower but the red-clad army of 396 athletes march into London with little swagger as they renew their battle for supremacy with the United States. China swelled with pride as their 51 titles...
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China firm eyes controversial 58-sq-mile Australia farm project
By Maggie Lu YueYang CANBERRA (Reuters) – A Chinese property conglomerate is bidding for a 58-sq-mile (15,000-hectare) farming project in the Australian outback as Canberra looks to open the remote north for farming to tap booming demand for food from Asia, especially China. Shanghai Zhongfu Group is bidding for the Ord East Kimberley Expansion...
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