Topic: Beijing
China said Tuesday it was growing more concerned over the Iran nuclear crisis but again resisted calls to back sanctions, insisting talks were the best way to resolve the impasse. Visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who is seeking Beijing's support for tougher UN sanctions against Iran, voiced his increasing impatience with the Islamic republic. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang ...
A group of artists who held a daring protest in Beijing over the razing of their studio district have received one million dollars in compensation from developers, their spokeswoman said Tuesday. The group, from the "008" art district in eastern Beijing, had stood up to companies that want to demolish the area to make way for a property development and ...
China showed no sign Tuesday of throwing its support behind new sanctions against Iran following talks with Britain's foreign minister, who had hoped to persuade Beijing to join a growing international consensus for more stringent measures. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi maintained that sanctions weren ...
