Iran FM tweets in Chinese after arriving in Tunxi, east China's Anhui province to attend meeting of FMs of neighboring countries of Afghanistan
China's SAST launched the first Chang Zheng 6A from Taiyuan at 0950 UTC, placing the 天鲲二号 (Tiankun-2) and 浦江二号 (Pujiang-2) satellites in a 588 x 604 km x 97.8 deg sun-synch orbit with 17:00 local time orbital plane. The rocket second stage is in a 558 x 601 km orbit
LIFTOFF. Meet the Chang Zheng 6A, a powerful liquid and solid rocket fuel vehicle China successfully debuted today
US navy P8 Poseidon AE6804 active near #Taiwan
Wang Wenbin, the spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry, accused the US of having ill-intent to create a new crisis across the Taiwan Strait by comparing the situation in Ukraine to Taiwan
The Russian Foreign Minister said Russia's relationship with China is better than ever
Taking questions in parliament, National Security Bureau Director-General Chen Ming-tong said China had always wanted a way to throw off the domination of the U.S. dollar, and the war could boost the use of the yuan
Half of Shanghai in lockdown to curb Covid-19 outbreak
Shanghai will launch a phased lockdown on Monday to curb an Omicron-fuelled Covid-19 outbreak that has hit China with its highest caseloads since the early days of the pandemic, the city government said
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:3 PLA aircraft (H-6*2 and Y-8 EW) entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on March 27, 2022
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 145 km SSW of Laojunmiao, China
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 147 km SSW of Laojunmiao, China
Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 - 147 km SSW of Laojunmiao, China
China's state-run Sinopec Group has suspended talks for a major petrochemical investment and a gas marketing venture in Russia, sources told Reuters, heeding a government call for caution as sanctions mount over the invasion of Ukraine
Allies "called on China to refrain from supporting Russia's war effort," including by providing economic or military support. "Beijing should use its significant influence on Russia and promote an immediate peaceful resolution." - Stoltenberg
Pumping of natural gas through the "Power of Siberia" will be stopped from March 29 to April 4 due to scheduled works, - Gazprom
NATO worries China could support Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the head of the Western military alliance said on Wednesday, adding the 30 member nations will discuss Beijing's role in the war Moscow is waging on its neighbour in Brussels on Thursday
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India, a person familiar with the matter tells Bloomberg, the highest-level visit from Beijing since deadly clashes along their border in 2020
China has grounded all of China Eastern's Boeing 737-800 fleet as crews search for the 132 victims in a plane crash, state media reported. But the model flown in the deadly crash is not the same plane involved in high-casualty crashes in 2018 and 2019
2 year agoChina: The Yuanwang-5 space tracking vessel left its home port on Tuesday for maritime surveillance missions. The vessel has so far traveled over 570,000 nautical miles and completed more than 80 maritime surveillance missions
Taiwan President @iingwen expressed her condolences after civilian aircraft carrying 132 people crashed in the mountains of southern China Monday afternoon
2 year agoChina's civil aviation regulator immediately activated its emergency response mechanism upon receiving reports of the fatal Boeing737 accident on Monday and called for an investigation on potential safety hazards after the crash
Bloomberg: China's envoy to the U.S., Qin Gang, on Sunday said China "will do everything" to de-escalate the war and said Beijing hadn't sent any "weapons and ammunition" to any side
Over 260 militiamen stationed in Wuzhou arrived at the plane crash site to put out the fire and search for survivors. Rescue efforts are being implemented in an orderly manner
Air crash update:The rescue team including 138 fire and rescue personnel are on their way to the crash site of #ChinaEasternAirlines #MU5735 (#Boeing737) and ETA at around 21:30 BJT
Chinese Foreign Ministry: We are deeply concerned about the harm caused to civilians in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
2 year agoChinese gov't media reports a China Eastern Boeing 737 passenger plane carrying 133 people has crashed in southern Guangxi province. Casualties not clear yet
2 year agoMultiple unconfirmed reports about a possible accident involving China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 a Boeing 737-89P (B-1791) en route from Kunming to Guanghzou, China
Chinese Foreign Ministry: Our government has provided financial support to Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons
Hong Kong to scrap Covid flight bans from April 1; in-person classes to resume April 19 earliest
