Stephen Wright, Associated Press Updated 2:19 am, Thursday, May 17, 2018 Photo: Richard Vogel, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this Nov. 3, 1996, file photo, villagers ride a dugout up the Mekong River near Sambor, Cambodia where a major dam has been proposed. A study says a Chinese-backed plan for Cambodia to build the Mekong River's biggest dam would destroy fisheries that feed millions and worsen tensions with Vietnam, the downstream country with most to lose from dams on the waterway. less FILE - In this Nov. 3, 1996, file photo, villagers ride a dugout up the Mekong River near Sambor, Cambodia where a major dam has been proposed. A study says a Chinese-backed plan for Cambodia to build the ... more Photo: Richard Vogel, AP Study says China-backed dam would destroy Mekong 1 / 1 Back to Gallery … [Read more...] about Study says China-backed dam would destroy Mekong
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China vows to defend its own interests in US trade talks
Kelvin Chan, Ap Business Writer Updated 4:46 am, Thursday, May 17, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-7', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 7', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Ng Han Guan, AP Image 1of/7 CaptionClose Image 1 of 7 Chinese women try out a pyramid-shaped device purported to improve blood circulation in the brain during the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo in Beijing, China, Thursday, May 17, 2018. The annual exhibition is a showcase of China's state-of-the-art technologies and … [Read more...] about China vows to defend its own interests in US trade talks
Exclusive: Vietnam unit of Russia’s Rosneft fears Beijing backlash over South China Sea drilling
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) – Rosneft Vietnam BV, a unit of Russian state oil firm Rosneft, is concerned that its recent drilling in an area of the South China Sea that is claimed by China could upset Beijing, two sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Wednesday. Rosneft said on Tuesday its Vietnamese unit had started drilling at the LD-3P well, part of the Lan Do “Red Orchid” offshore gas field in Block 06.1, 370 kms (230 miles) southeast of Vietnam. The block is “within the area outlined by China’s nine-dash line,” according to energy consultancy and research firm Wood Mackenzie. China’s U-shaped “nine-dash line” marks a vast expanses of the South China Sea that it claims, including large swathes of Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Maps of the area indicate the block is around 85 kms (53 miles) inside the contested area. A series of dashes, the line is not continuous making China’s claims … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Vietnam unit of Russia’s Rosneft fears Beijing backlash over South China Sea drilling
‘Thank the Party!’ China tries to brainwash Muslims in camps
Gerry Shih, Associated Press Updated 7:28 pm, Wednesday, May 16, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails … [Read more...] about ‘Thank the Party!’ China tries to brainwash Muslims in camps
Top Trump Adviser Navarro to Take Part in China Talks After All
President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro will take part in talks this week with China’s top economic envoy aimed at defusing a brewing trade war with the U.S., a White House official said, indicating a shift from earlier plans. Navarro had initially been excluded from the negotiations with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He over concerns about his behavior on a trip to Beijing two weeks ago as part of the trade delegation, two administration officials said. It isn’t clear why the administration decided to reinstate him in the talks or what role he’ll play. Navarro wasn’t listed among the U.S. officials who will take part in this week’s talks in a statement released by the White House earlier Wednesday. He had been listed as part of the delegation to Beijing, according to a statement issued at the time. Following a Bloomberg News report Wednesday that Navarro had been excluded, the White House official -- speaking on condition of anonymity -- … [Read more...] about Top Trump Adviser Navarro to Take Part in China Talks After All