China's proposal to build a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road immediately received worldwide attention in 2013. It followed the country's proposal a month before to develop a Silk Road Economic Belt stretching from China through Central Asia to Europe. The two development plans came to be known as the Belt and Road Initiative.[More]
A No 116 South China Sea rescue ship was sent to pick up the 32 people who were onboard a sunken fishing boat hit by waves in Nansha waters.[More]
Heavy rainfall will continue to hit southern China for the first half of July after about 50 floods and geographic disasters were reported last month, while heat waves will remain in northern China, according to the meteorological official.[More]
South China's Hainan province issued an alert for a forthcoming typhoon Tuesday and suspended all ferry services from noon in Qiongzhou Strait.[More]
At least four J-10 fighter jets have been deployed on Yongxing Island in the South China Sea, a satellite image shows, which a Chinese expert said is a necessary move for the country's national defense.[More]
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