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China Warns At UN Not To Underestimate Its “Strong Will” On Taiwan

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China warned Thursday at the United Nations not to underestimate its “strong will” on Taiwan. United Nations: China warned Thursday at the United Nations not to underestimate its “strong will” on Taiwan, while saying Beijing preferred peaceful means to take the self-governing democracy. Addressing the General Assembly, Vice President Han Zheng repeated Beijing’s stance that…

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Deadly Tornado Rips Through Eastern China, Video Goes Viral

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The tornado affected more than 5,500 people, with 137 houses collapsing. A tornado in eastern China killed 10 people and seriously injured several others, state media said Wednesday, the latest in a string of extreme weather events to strike the country. The tornado affected more than 5,500 people, with 137 houses collapsing, according to “preliminary…

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China’s Former Foreign Minister Qin Gang Was Ousted Over His Affair In US: Report

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China stripped Qin from his ministerial post in July Beijing: China removed former Foreign Minister Qin Gang from the post after an investigation concluded he’d conducted an affair and fathered a child while serving as US ambassador, the Wall Street Journal reported. Top officials were told in August that a Communist Party inquiry into Qin…

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Blinken Calls For Managing China Tensions In New Top-Level Talks

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Antony Blinken said he believed in “face-to-face diplomacy” to deal with disagreements. Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday for managing tensions with China “responsibly” as he met with the vice president in the rival powers’ second high-level talks in days. Meeting Vice President Han Zheng in New York on the sidelines of…

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Taiwan detects 28 Chinese warplanes around island

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China flew 28 warplanes around Taiwan on Sunday, with most crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait for unspecified “long range” missions, Taipei authorities said. Taiwan’s defence ministry said 20 of the aircraft detected since Sunday morning crossed the median line of the waterway separating Taiwan and mainland China, and entered the self-ruled island’s…

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WHO Pushing China To Give “Full Access” For Covid Investigators: Report

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WHO Chif said the organisation had already written to China asking to “give information.” (File) Geneva, Switzerland: The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new mission of experts to China to investigate the origins of Covid-19. “We’re pressing China to give full access, and we…

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Top China Minister Li Shangfu’s Disappearance Puts Question Mark On Xi Jinping’s Rule

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China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu was last seen in August Beijing: The disappearance of China’s defence minister, the latest in a string of upheavals in the country’s top ranks, is stoking uncertainty about President Xi Jinping’s rule as an internal security clampdown trumps international engagement. The growing unpredictability could affect the confidence other countries place…

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Beijing sanctions two U.S. defence companies over Taiwan arms sales

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. File | Photo Credit: AP Beijing sanctioned Friday two U.S. defence companies, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, over their roles in supplying arms to Taiwan. The United States Congress, under the Taiwan Relations Act, requires the supply of weapons to the self-governing democracy for its defence. President Joe Biden’s…

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What purpose does the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) serve? | Explained

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From left, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Japan), Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (Italy), President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Prime Minister Narendra Modi (India), President Joe Biden (U.S), President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (UAE) and President Emmanuel Macron (France) attend Partnership for…

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China welcomes Cambodian and Zambian leaders as it forges deeper ties with Global South

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In this photo provided by Cambodia’s Prime Minister Telegram, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony in Beijing on September 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The leaders of China and Zambia announced an upgrading of their ties to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership on September…

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