Diaoyu Islands, adjacent islets belong to Chinese territory

    BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Diaoyu Islands and adjacent islets belong to the Chinese territory since ancient times, reiterated Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao here Tuesday.

China urges U.S. to observe three joint communiques  

  BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday urged the United States to observe the three joint communiques between the two countries, especially the "August 17 communique".

Chinese diplomat to attend int'l talks on Iranian nuclear issue in Geneva  

    BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China will send a senior diplomat to attend international talks on the Iranian nuclear issue in Geneva on Saturday.

China warns against complication of Darfur issue by ICC move 

    BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it hoped the situation in Darfur would not be complicated by any attempted prosecution of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

China welcomes six-party ministerial informal meeting amid ASEAN meetings  

    BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday the country has "no difficulty" in having a six-party ministerial informal meeting during the ASEAN Foreign Ministerial meetings in Singapore on Sunday.

Chinese FM to attend ASEAN Singapore meetings  

    BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will attend a series of foreign ministers' meetings starting from July 22 in Singapore, the Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday.

China reiterates dialogue, negotiation over Zimbabwe issue 

    BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry said here on Thursday that it insists political dialogue and negotiation were "the only correct path" to solve the Zimbabwe crisis.

China seriously fights against illegal ivory trade 

    BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government is seriously fighting the illegal ivory trade, the Foreign Ministry said here Thursday when asked to comment on an NGO report critical of China.