TEHRAN, February 17- China says tariffs proposed by the United States on imported steel and aluminum products are groundless, saying Beijing reserves the right to retaliate if they are imposed.
TEHRAN, February 17-The next US ambassador to Australia and the current Pacific Command (PACOM) Admiral Harry Harris addressed Congress with a hardline proposal to deter China’s growing influence in the Asia-Pacific region.
TEHRAN, February 16 - The top US admiral in the Asia-Pacific has told Congress that America must prepare for the possibility of war with China which has shown a "crystal clear" intent to dominate the South China Sea.
TEHRAN, February 16 - Mexico City rang in the Chinese New Year on Thursday (February 15) with performances, gastronomy and music on show to mark the Year of the Dog.
TEHRAN, February 15 - The Chinese ambassador to the US has warned Washington against “any strategy for confrontation” with Beijing, which he said is based on a “paranoid” fear of China’s rising power.
TEHRAN, February 14 - China and Russia are challenging the military supremacy of America and its allies and the West can no longer rely on the strategic advantage it has enjoyed until now, a leading think tank states in its annual report.
TEHRAN, February 13 - The US Defense Department has called on Congress to approve a major budget increase in order to counter “threats” from Russia, China, and North Korea.
TEHRAN, February 13 - The state prosecutor in China has charged a former Communist Party of China Politburo member with bribery, making him the most senior former official to be indicted amid President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign.
TEHRAN, February 12 - Four playful giant panda cubs were recently caught in action at a local zoo in Shenyang city of northeast China’s Liaoning Province.
TEHRAN, February 12 -China’s insurance regulator said on Monday that insurance firms must cap their outstanding offshore financing amount that is backed by domestic guarantees at 20 pct of net assets as of the end of the previous quarter.
TEHRAN, February 11 - The US Defense Department is considering plans to deploy thousands of heavily armed Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) to East Asia, in a bid to reposition American military forces from the Middle East to the Pacific aimed at containing rising Chinese influence in the region, Pentagon officials say.
TEHRAN, February 11 - Iran expressed sympathy to China and Hong Kong special administrative region over Hong Kong’s bus crash which claimed lives of many people.
TEHRAN, February 10 - Data released by the Chinese Customs Administration indicate that the value of China’s trade exchange with Iran in 2017 has increased by 19 percent compared to the previous year.
TEHRAN, February 10 -China has put into combat service its new generation J-20 stealth fighter, a warplane it hopes will narrow the military gap with the United States, the Chinese air force said on Friday, making it operationally ready.
TEHRAN, February 9 - Taiwan began demolishing three dangerously damaged buildings Friday as rescue workers combed the rubble of a hotel in a last-ditch effort to find seven people still missing after a deadly earthquake.
TEHRAN, February 8 - China and Russia reaffirmed their support for Iran’s nuclear deal with six world powers, including Beijing and Moscow, amid US President Donald Trump’s threats against the multinational accord.