China keeps wary eye on ally
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BEIJING - As China publicly calls for stability and reconciliation in Burma, it is also preparing for the possibility that the mounting protests could lead to the downfall of the military junta ruling its resource-rich neighbor, political analysts said yesterday.
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When Venezuela recognized China's status as a market economy last week, Beijing secured yet another pawn in a low-key battle it is waging against the United States and Europe, analysts said.
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National interests make strange bedfellows. There could be no better example than the warming relationship between the United States and China, two old antagonists.
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An espionage appears to expose Beijing's wish list. It will have to play catch up to match U.S. technology but it may have a different kind of goal&#13;&#10;
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Two prominent Chinese advocates of expanding the rule of law are at odds over whether to work for change within the system, or seek an end to Communist rule.
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In Japan today, China has come to be regarded as a partner by the business class and a rival, if not outright adversary, by the political class.
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BEIJING: China admitted on Tuesday it was worried about the apparent stalling of six-party talks about North Koreaâs nuclear weapons programme and blamed the lack of trust between Pyongyang and Washington.
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Foreign firms are lining up to invest in China. But as U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will find out on his visit this week, Beijing seems increasingly loath to let them in
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The United States must make clear to  China it intends to defend its space assets and enlist allies  to counter possible threats from China, which recently tested  an anti-satellite missile, U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday.
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China sought to defend its role in  Africa on Monday ahead of this week&#39;s G8 summit, saying its  long friendship with the continent was a force for good and  shrugging off the threat of criticism at the meeting in  Germany.
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China seeks to allay American fears over the participation of a communist-run state, insisting that it wants to be a partner that helps promote the peaceful use of space.
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China faces an intractable problem in  dealing with Taiwan's independence ambitions and is almost  certainly counting on Washington to rein in the island after  legislative elections this weekend, analysts in Beijing say.
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Chinese Communist Party chief Hu Jintao is becoming more assertive in a rivalry with his influential predecessor, but the ageing Jiang Zemin is unlikely to give up
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Canadian Trade Minister David Emerson  held firm on Thursday to threats to consider action against  China at the World Trade Organisation, despite talks with his  Chinese counterpart he said were broad and friendly.
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China will maintain a stable monetary  and yuan policy as it tries to keep inflation in check, state  media cited a central banker as saying, amid resurgent  speculation Beijing may tinker with the rigidly held currency.
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Despite instability in the south and the crisis in Darfur, China continues to offer political and military backing.
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China faces an intractable problem in dealing with Taiwan&#39;s independence ambitions and is almost certainly counting on Washington to rein in the island after legislative elections this weekend, analysts in Beijing say.