Chinese officials and defense analysts said yesterday that tough sanctions against Iran - a key Western demand - are likely to fail, or even backfire.
Experts have advised Beijing to focus on bilateral relations with each of the major European powers. They say China must adopt this strategy until the bloc is completely integrated.
Tokyo's latest attempt to upgrade the status of a Pacific atoll into an island has come in for flak, with China yesterday denouncing the move as a breach of international maritime law.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday held a ceremony marking the establishment of world's largest free trade area of developing countries.
The Obama administration's counter-terrorism reforms will bring Beijing and Washington closer, as China is playing a bigger role in the global war against terrorists, Chinese experts have said.
The free-trade area with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is expected to increase the Chinese presence in the fast-growing market and accelerate the integration in East Asia, Chinese experts said yesterday.
China-US relations will keep a good momentum in the new year with more cooperation and closer ties over major global issues, Chinese experts said.
Pyongyang has called for an end to hostile relations with Washington in a New Year message that comes weeks after it indicated an end to its yearlong boycott of wider nuclear disarmament talks.
The recent dispute between China and the United Kingdom over the execution of a British drug trafficker may bruise diplomatic ties for a while, but is unlikely to bring major damage to the bilateral relations, said China experts.
Undeniable facts showed China, by demonstrating sincerity, confidence and determination, has exerted maximum efforts to move forward the Copenhagen climate change negotiations with an eye on striking a widely accepted accord.
China on Thursday said the Iran nuclear issue should be solved through dialogue and negotiations.
As Japan's prime minister Yukio Hatoyama saw his approval rating dip,speculation looms that the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) might opt to replace him well ahead of Japan's Upper House election next July.