Thursday, 6 July 2017 BERLIN: Airbus has signed an agreement to sell 140 aircraft to China, it said on Wednesday, in a deal worth almost $23 billion (17.81 billion pounds) at list prices. The agreement, signed during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Germany, is for 100 A320 …
Read More »South Korea accepts last-minute invitation to conference
Saturday, 13 May 2017 SEOUL: South Korea has accepted a last-minute invitation from China to a conference on a new Silk Road, days after a new president took office pledging to engage in discussions with Beijing to ease tension over a US anti-missile system. Chinese President Xi Jinping extended the …
Read More »Become elite force, Xi tells military
Monday, 31 July 2017 BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told the military to transform itself into an elite force, as he oversaw a parade with flybys of advanced jets and a mass rally of troops to mark 90 years since the founding of the People’s Liberation Army. China’s armed forces, …
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