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2016年CRI China promotes multilateralism at Xiangshan Forum amid regional tensions

China's Defense Minister Chang Wanquan made it very clear in his speech at the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum that China urges all countries to promote multilateralism instead of unilateralism. It's an urgent task for all of us to abandon th

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2016年CRI China's voices after Duterte's speech

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In his speech, Sun said the peaceful, stable and prosperous situation in the Asia-Pacific region has been hard won and is a win-win outcome for the peaceful development and equality of all countries and peoples within the region. He said the Chinese

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The UN Court of Arbitration is due to release the findings of its Philippine-initiated probe into the dispute over the Nansha Islands in the coming few weeks. Addressing its impending release, Ouyang Yujing, Director-General of the Chinese Foreign Mi