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Chinese security vessel orders Philippine plane carrying media to ‘leave immediately’
As a Philippine Coast Guard plane carrying journalists flew over the Spratly Islands in the hotly disputed South China Sea, a Chinese voice issued a
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US ready to let Taiwan leader visit to meet top Republican Kevin McCarthy
The US State Department signalled Wednesday it would let Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen visit California to meet with House Speaker Kevin
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After brief window, US-China relationship back on rocky path
The United States and China thought they had a narrow window to improve relations. It may now have closed. Weeks after the US discovery of a
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Momentum builds against TikTok in US as White House applauds bill that would allow ban of Chinese-owned app
The White House on Tuesday welcomed a bill that would allow the United States to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok, US National Security
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Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen to meet US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California – report
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will meet US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California rather than in Taipei, the Financial Times reported on
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UN committee calls for review of Hong Kong’s national security law as gov’t says concerns ‘unfounded’
A United Nations (UN) committee has urged Hong Kong to review the Beijing-imposed national security law “to ensure the full independence of the
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UN committee calls for review of Hong Kong’s national security law as gov’t says concerns ‘unfounded’
A United Nations (UN) committee has urged Hong Kong to review the Beijing-imposed national security law “to ensure the full independence of the
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Xi Jinping condemns US-led ‘suppression of China,’ state media reports
President Xi Jinping condemned the US-led “suppression of China” in a speech to delegates at an annual congress in Beijing, state media
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Two Sessions: China increases military spending to US$225 billion in face of ‘escalating’ threats
China said Sunday its military spending would rise at the fastest pace in four years, warning of “escalating” threats from abroad at a meeting
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US selling Taiwan US$619m worth of F-16 munitions
The US has approved the sale to Taiwan of US$619 million in munitions for F-16 fighter jets, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, in a move likely to
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US politicians call for sanctions on Hong Kong prosecutors in 47 democrats’ case; Beijing slams ‘hypocritic political show’
Two leaders of the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) have called for sanctions on Hong Kong government lawyers involved in the
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At Europe’s Heart
For our weekly “Ideas on Europe” editorial by UACES, the University Association for European Studies, we welcome Dario Mazzola, from the
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Belarus President Lukashenko to arrive in Beijing for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will arrive in Beijing on Tuesday, kicking off a three-day trip in which he will meet Chinese counterpart
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‘No signs’ China considering arming Russia, Ukraine intel chief says
Ukraine’s head of military intelligence has brushed aside claims that China is considering furnishing arms to Russia, telling US media that he saw
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No G20 joint statement after China seeks to water down references to Ukraine war
G20 finance ministers failed Saturday to adopt a joint statement on the global economy at talks in India, after China sought to water down