Tag: China
Pope Francis: ‘The West has taken the wrong paths’
“It is true that the West degenerates,” the pope said in response to a question about the loss of values in the West
Typhoon Muifa lashes eastern China, forcing 1.6 million from their homes
Muifa is the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Shanghai — home to more than 25 million people — since record-keeping began in 1949
No time to lose: drill gas now
“We hope to see political will in President Marcos who promised our countrymen to protect our sovereign rights embodied in the UNCLOS award”
Pope Francis: ‘I’m always ready to go to China’
The Holy See and China are set to renew a provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops in China
China remodels major mosque in Beijing to remove Middle Eastern influence
Photos of the Doudian Mosque, the largest in northern China, show it covered in scaffolding
Pope Francis heads to Kazakhstan on Central Asia peace drive
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill was initially expected but has pulled out of the event, dashing hopes of a meeting with Pope Francis
The geopolitics of Pope Francis’ trip to Kazakhstan
Geopolitics will inevitably play a role in Pope Francis’ “pilgrimage of dialogue and peace”
Central Asian tensions to color pope’s Kazakhstan trip
Some 100 delegations from 50 countries are expected to take part in the event in Kazakhstan, which is just south of Russia
Japan responds to rising China-Taiwan tensions by militarizing its remote islands
Both governments have agreed to begin talks on how to evacuate Japanese citizens living on the island in the event of a Chinese invasion
Could Pope Francis meet Xi Jinping in Kazakhstan next week?
The visits of Pope Francis and Xi come as the Holy See and China are negotiating the renewal of a deal on the appointment of bishops in China