China Construction Bank has stopped doing business with two North Korean banks, the Chosun Ilbo daily reported May 9, citing diplomatic sources in Beijing.

China has allegedly sold helicopter gunships to ethnic Wa rebels in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, The Irrawaddy reported April 30, citing Jane's Information Group.

Senior Chinese and U.S. military officials met in Beijing on April 22 to discuss bilateral military relations and issues of common concern, Xinhua reported.

China has confirmed six new cases of H7N9 bird flu, including five in Zhejiang and one in Jiangsu, Xinhua reported April 21.

A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit China's southwestern Sichuan province April 20, Reuters reported.

The United States is committed to defending Japan and opposed to any Chinese action to seize territory controlled by Japan in the East China Sea, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said April 14, AP reported.