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China sentences 3rd Canadian to death on drug charges

BEIJING China has sentenced a third Canadian citizen to death on drug charges amid a steep decline in relations between the two countries. The Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate Court announced Xu Weihong’s penalty on Thursday and said an alleged accomplice, Wen Guanxiong, had been given a life sentence. Death sentences are automatically referred…

US-China spats rattle world, prompting calls for unity

BEIJING Antagonisms between the U.S. and China are rattling governments around the world, prompting a German official to warn of “Cold War 2.0” and Kenya’s president to appeal for unity to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Global trade…

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Police corral crowds as movers leave US Consulate in China

CHENGDU, China Moving trucks and vehicles with diplomatic plates pulled out of a U.S. Consulate in southwest China on Sunday, as its impending closure over rising bilateral tensions drew a steady stream of onlookers for the second straight…

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Beijing partly reopens movie theaters as virus declines

BEIJING Beijing partially reopened movie theaters Friday as the threat from the coronavirus continues to recede in China’s capital. Cinemas in parts of the city deemed at low risk of cross-infection began admitting moviegoers under social…

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Magnitude-6.6 quake jolts southwest China

A magnitude-6.6 earthquake jolted southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region early Thursday, according to official media. The Xinhua News Agency said the epicenter was recorded at 33.19 degrees north latitude and 86.81 degrees east…

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China says US orders it to close its consulate in Houston

BEIJING China said Wednesday that the U.S. has ordered it to close its consulate in Houston in what an official called an outrageous and unjustified move that will sabotage China-U.S. relations. Foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin…

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