China and Japan are arguing over an island chain in the East China Sea known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan and Diaoyu Islands in China. These islands, which are little more than uninhabited rocks, are not valuable on their own. For decades, Tokyo and Beijing had an agreement to keep the islands dispute quiet. [...]
There is a joke going around Beijing that tells about North Korea’s young ruler Kim Jong-un calling a Chinese leader to tell him about timing of the planned rocket launch. “When will it be?” asks the Chinese leader. Kim replies: “Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four…” The United States, which has said the launch [...]
The Tibetan Plateau lies in the southwest of China, with Xinjiang to the north, Sichuan to the east and Yunnan to the southeast. It borders Myanmar, India, Bhutan and Nepal, linking China to Southeast Asia. Covering some 2.5 million square kilometers, it accounts for almost a quarter of Chinese territory. The Tibet Autonomous Region is [...]
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