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FILE PHOTO: Sandy Phan-Gillis, arrested on suspicion of spying by Chinese authorities in March 2015 while visiting the country as part of a trade delegation from Houston, is seen in an undated photo taken and provided by her husband Jeff Gillis. Picture courtesy of Jeff Gillis/Handout via Reuters

US Citizen Convicted of Espionage Deported from China

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 29, 2017 | World

A United States citizen who was convicted of espionage this week after being held without trial for two years was deported by China, removing a source of friction between Washington and Beijing. Sandy Phan-Gillis was arrested in March 2015 while about to leave...

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Swiss Federal President Doris Leuthard (left) poses with China’s President Xi Jinping (right) during the launch of the Swiss-Sino year of tourism next to a panda ice sculpture on the side line of the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, 17 January 2017. Photograph: LAURENT GILLIERON / POOL/EPA

China Shines in Davos, U.S. Official Says Trump Is Misunderstood

by Najlaa Habriri | Jan 18, 2017 | Business

Davos – The first day of the World Economic Forum in Davos was Chinese “par excellence”, as President Xi Jinping attracted world attention by defending economic globalization at a time of economic uncertainty. Addressing around 3,000 world economic and political...

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People cycle past a billboard for the G20 summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song

Chinese President Launches G20 Summit in Presence of Deputy Crown Prince

by Fadiah Fawzi | Sep 5, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Hangzhou-Chinese President Xi Jinping launched on Sunday the G20 Nations Summit in the presence of Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and world leaders. Speaking at the opening session, the Chinese president said that the global economy has arrived “at a...