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June 02 , 2016
  • Reuters：China tells U.S., don't let allies set South China Sea policy
    Reuters reports: "The United States should not decide its policy on the South China Sea based on what its allies think, and should stick to its promises not to take sides in the dispute, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Thursday ahead of Sino-U.S. security talks....Speaking at a forum ahead of next week's high-level meetings with U.S. officials in Beijing, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang said his country had every right to protect its sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea....'So we hope the U.S. can stick to its promises and not choose sides, but can set its position based on the rights and wrongs of the case rather than whether somebody is an ally,' he added. 'I think if they can do this, and if they can stop provocative acts targeted at China's sovereignty and security interests, then the U.S. can play a constructive role in maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea and promote a lowering of the temperature on this issue.'" 
  • The Washington Post：How to rattle China's foreign minister
    The Washington Post reports: "At a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, Canadian journalists were granted the chance to ask the Chinese foreign minister a single query, plus a follow-up. They asked about human rights. Wang lost it. 'Your question is full of prejudice and against China and arrogance. ... I don't know where that comes from. This is totally unacceptable,' Wang said, speaking through an interpreter....Wang asked the journalist whether she had ever been to China. 'Do you know that China has lifted more than 600 million people out of poverty?' he asked....The heart of what Wang said — that only China is equipped to understand China — is not new. The ruling Chinese Communist Party often expresses anger and frustration over what it considers the ignorance and hypocrisy of the West, particularly when it comes to human rights....What's surprising and revealing is that Wang let himself look rattled."
  • The New York Times：North Korea's Missile Tests Timed to Bolster Standing with China, Analysts Say
    The New York Times reports: "A recent string of unsuccessful missile tests by North Korea, and the release of a video showing the launch of a different weapon, reflected a frantic drive by its leader, Kim Jong-un, to bolster his political standing before a high-profile dialogue with China, analysts said on Thursday. North Korea conducted the latest of those tests on Tuesday, only hours before its envoy — Ri Su-yong, a confidant of Mr. Kim and a Politburo member — arrived in Beijing....On Wednesday, North Korea released a video of a recent test flight for a different projectile — its first submarine-launched ballistic missile — shortly before Mr. Ri met with President Xi Jinping of China in Beijing....The video preceded both the meeting between North Korea and China this week and a planned security dialogue between the United States and China in Beijing next week, where dealing with the North's weapons program is expected to be a main topic."
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