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China strongly protests Japan allowing Lee Teng-hui's entry
China on Friday voiced grave concerns and strong dissatisfaction over Japan's decision to allow former Taiwan local leader Lee Teng-hui to visit Japan.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said in a press release that China is resolutely opposed to any individual trying to engage in Taiwan separatist activities in any form.
He added that China also firmly opposes the practice of any country providing a political platform for the Taiwan seperatist.
Lu Kang urged Japan to stick to the One-China policy and refrain from creating a new political barrier between China and Japan.
Lee Teng-hui, former Taiwan local leader and Kuomintang Chairman, has long been engaged in activities surrounding the so-called "Taiwan Independence" movement.
He served as the island's local leader from 1988 to 2000.
China opposes Russell's comment on South China Sea arbitration
China has urged the U.S. to live up to its pledge of not taking sides in the South China Sea issue and reaffirmed that the U.S. is not a party concerned.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang made the remarks in response to a recent comment by Daniel Russell, assistant U.S. secretary of state for east Asian and Pacific affairs.
Russell implied in a recent speech that arbitration is the only practical means left for China and the Philippines to solve competing claims in the South China Sea.
He also touched upon issues concerning the entitlement of maritime features and jurisdiction of the abritration tribunal.
Lu Kang said Russell's comment is attempting to push forward the Philippines' unilateral move on arbitration regarding the South China Sea issue.
He adds that this is inconsistent with the stance the U.S. side claims to hold on the South China Sea issue.
He also urged the U.S. not to undermine regional peace and stability.
Record high temperatures continue to bake parts of Xinjiang
Forecasters are warning record-high temperatures are going to linger in many parts of northwestern China over the next 3-days.
Temperatures are expected to continue to hover around 35 degrees in most areas of Xinjiang into next week.
The southern part of the region along the southwest edge of the Tarim Basin can expect to see temperatures as high as 47 degrees.
Xinjiang has been baking under a lingering heat wave all this week.
A subtropical high pressure system, which is pushing rains to the southern part of China, has been preventing cooler, moist air from making it north.
Beijing and neighbor province exchange officials
Beijing and the neighboring province of Hebei have begun an official exchange program.
100 officials from either side will switch positions.
The switch will last one-year.
The program itself is meant to last for 5-years.
Authorities say the move is part of the broader-based plans to further integrate the capital region.
Turkey opens military airbases for coalition forces against IS
Turkey has agreed to open its air bases for the use of coalition forces fighting against the so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
The anti-IS coalition forces, including the United States and other regional countries, will now be allowed to deploy manned and unmanned aircrafts in Turkey's military airbases.
Turkish airforces will also join in those military operations.
The agreement follows months of U.S. appeals to Turkey to play a full role in the coalition against IS, including opening an air base in southern Turkey for bombing raids against IS.
On Friday night, Turkish warplanes bombed five camps of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party in northern Iraq.
The attacks followed air strikes into northern Syria, targeting Islamic State bases.
Obama in Kenya: 'Africa is on the move'
US President Barack Obama is now on the first-leg of his historic trip to Africa.
Speaking at a meeting in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, Obama says Africa is a continent "on the move."
The US President arrived in Kenya on Friday.
As part of his trip, he's sat down for a dinner with his father's family.
Obama's father was a Kenyan national.
iFake: Chinese company busted for mass-producing fake Apple iPhones
Police in Beijing have arrested 9 people involved in a company accused of making some 40-thousand fake iPhones.
As part of the bust, around a million cellphone parts have also been seized.
Authorities began the probe back in May after fake Chinese-made cell phones were discovered in the United States.
Police say the group would purchase used components from foreign countries, then repurpose them with Apple logos purchased in Shenzhen.
It's believed the fake iPhones worth around 20-million US dollars.
Mercedes-Benz recalls cars over faulty fuses
German automaker Mercedes-Benz has announced its recalling 150 of its vehicles in China next week.
The cars are being brought back-in at the end of this month to fix a fuse problem.
Chinese authorities have confirmed the fuses in the recalled vehicles may have been incorrectly installed, leading to potential safety hazards.
Mercedes-Benz will replace the faulty fuses for free.
