Carter called on fan about the Spratly Islands and cease further militarization. Carter also expressed hope that the United States and china will reach consensus by autumn on rules to reduce the risk of accidents when the two countries aircraft operate close to each other. A court in china has handed down a life sentence to a former member of the nations top decisionmaking body for accepting bribes. The ruling comes as president xi jinping aims to show hes committed to taking action against widespread corruption. Zhou yongkang was the ninth highestranking member of the communist partys Politburo Standing Committee until november 2012. State run Xinhua News Agency says a court in tianjin near beijing sentenced him for accepting bribes, abuse of power and deliberately disclosing state secrets. He and his family allegedly took more than 20 million. Prosecutors indicted zhou in april. He was tried behind closed doors. Xinhua says the trial was not open to the public because it involved sta
The u. S. Defense secretary has called on a top Chinese Military official to halt the countrys Land Reclamation in the south china sea. Ash carter met in washington with general fong chong loon. Hes the highest level to visit in six years. Fong is the vice chairman of the Central Military commission. Pentagon official says they extended an invitation to him earlier this year in response to the rising activities in the south china sea. Carter called on fong to halt the countrys reclamation of reeves on the sprattly islands and cease military operations. They hope they will reach consensus by autumn on rules to reduce the risk of accidents when the two countries aircraft operate close to one another. A court in china has handed down a life sentence for accepting bribes. The ruling comes as president xi jingping aims to show hes committed against widespread corruption. Zhou yongkang was the ninth highest ranked. Zhou zhou and his family allegedly took more than 20 million. Prosecutors ind
Carter called on fan about the Spratly Islands and cease further militarization. Carter also expressed hope that the United States and china will reach consensus by autumn on rules to reduce the risk of accidents when the two countries aircraft operate close to each other. A court in china has handed down a life sentence to a former member of the nations top decisionmaking body for accepting bribes. The ruling comes as president xi jinping aims to show hes committed to taking action against widespread corruption. Zhou yongkang was the ninth highestranking member of the communist partys Politburo Standing Committee until november 2012. State run Xinhua News Agency says a court in tianjin near beijing sentenced him for accepting bribes, abuse of power and deliberately disclosing state secrets. He and his family allegedly took more than 20 million. Prosecutors indicted zhou in april. He was tried behind closed doors. Xinhua says the trial was not open to the public because it involved sta
Carter called on fan about the Spratly Islands and cease further militarization. Carter also expressed hope that the United States and china will reach consensus by autumn on rules to reduce the risk of accidents when the two countries aircraft operate close to each other. A court in china has handed down a life sentence to a former member of the nations top decisionmaking body for accepting bribes. The ruling comes as president xi jinping aims to show hes committed to taking action against widespread corruption. Zhou yongkang was the ninth highestranking member of the communist partys Politburo Standing Committee until november 2012. State run Xinhua News Agency says a court in tianjin near beijing sentenced him for accepting bribes, abuse of power and deliberately disclosing state secrets. He and his family allegedly took more than 20 million. Prosecutors indicted zhou in april. He was tried behind closed doors. Xinhua says the trial was not open to the public because it involved sta
The u. S. Defense secretary has called on a top Chinese Military official to halt the countrys Land Reclamation in the south china sea. Ash carter met in washington with general fong chong loon. Hes the highest level to visit in six years. Fong is the vice chairman of the Central Military commission. Pentagon official says they extended an invitation to him earlier this year in response to the rising activities in the south china sea. Carter called on fong to halt the countrys reclamation of reeves on the sprattly islands and cease military operations. They hope they will reach consensus by autumn on rules to reduce the risk of accidents when the two countries aircraft operate close to one another. A court in china has handed down a life sentence for accepting bribes. The ruling comes as president xi jingping aims to show hes committed against widespread corruption. Zhou yongkang was the ninth highest ranked. Zhou zhou and his family allegedly took more than 20 million. Prosecutors ind