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Beijing Archbishop Li Shan gets a coadjutor, Zhen Xuebin Set for Friday, 25 October, the ordination in the Chinese capital becomes the first appointment (in agreement with Rome) after the renewal of the Agreement on episcopal appointments, expected i... [1]

Assembly elects new leadership, causing major harm to the Church Bishop Fang Xinyao of Linyi, unlawfully appointed Zhan Silu of Mindong, Fang Jianping of Tangshan, Li Shan of Beijing, Pei Junmin of Liaoning and Yang Xiaoting of Yan’an are the BCCCC’s... [2]

Card Chow: May all Chinese Catholics pray in the same place one day The bishop of Beijing expressed this hope at the end of the trip to Hong Kong. [3]

(Reuters) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in Moscow on Sunday and both men hailed military cooperation between the two nations, which have declared a "no limits" partnership. [4]

BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing Xiangshan Forum, China's biggest annual show of military diplomacy, started on Sunday although the Asian power is still missing a defence minister, who typically hosts this event. [5]

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize. [6]

WASHINGTON -- American sanctions against Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu have emerged as a sticking point ahead of an opportunity for the two sides to resume defense dialogue amid simmering tensions. US-China tensionsU.S. [7]

BEIJING -- The ouster of Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu comes amid a broader military shake-up as President Xi Jinping looks to root out corruption and enforce top-down discipline in the ranks. [8]

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[1] MM asianews.it · 85% match

Beijing Archbishop Li Shan gets a coadjutor, Zhen Xuebin

Beijing Archbishop Li Shan gets a coadjutor, Zhen Xuebin Set for Friday, 25 October, the ordination in the Chinese capital becomes the first appointment (in agreement with Rome) after the renewal of the Agreement on episcopal appointments, expected i

[2] MM asianews.it · 85% match

Assembly elects new leadership, causing major harm to the Church

Assembly elects new leadership, causing major harm to the Church Bishop Fang Xinyao of Linyi, unlawfully appointed Zhan Silu of Mindong, Fang Jianping of Tangshan, Li Shan of Beijing, Pei Junmin of Liaoning and Yang Xiaoting of Yan’an are the BCCCC’s

[3] MM asianews.it · 81% match

Card Chow: May all Chinese Catholics pray in the same place one day

Card Chow: May all Chinese Catholics pray in the same place one day The bishop of Beijing expressed this hope at the end of the trip to Hong Kong.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-04-17 · 65% match

Putin meets Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu in Moscow

(Reuters) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in Moscow on Sunday and both men hailed military cooperation between the two nations, which have declared a "no limits" partnership.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-10-29 · 65% match

China kickstarts Xiangshan Forum in absence of defence minister

BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing Xiangshan Forum, China's biggest annual show of military diplomacy, started on Sunday although the Asian power is still missing a defence minister, who typically hosts this event.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-06-08 · 65% match

Analysis: Chinese general signals new strategy with Senkaku remarks

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-05-12 · 65% match

U.S. sanctions on China defense chief loom over chance for talks

WASHINGTON -- American sanctions against Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu have emerged as a sticking point ahead of an opportunity for the two sides to resume defense dialogue amid simmering tensions. US-China tensionsU.S.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-10-25 · 65% match

China defense minister's ouster reflects Xi's push for discipline

BEIJING -- The ouster of Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu comes amid a broader military shake-up as President Xi Jinping looks to root out corruption and enforce top-down discipline in the ranks.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-06-02 · 65% match

Chinese defense minister to meet Japanese counterpart in Singapore

TOKYO -- Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada will hold a meeting with Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu in Singapore, Tokyo announced on Friday.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 65% match

China People's Congress

City celebrates strict, thorough approach, despite efforts to assure investors 3 top executives outline strategies for raising country's technological clout Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations Anxious to avoid reinflating

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