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Trump says China should have mentioned U.S. aid in WW2 during ‘beautiful ceremony’

September 4, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China’s “beautiful ceremony” marking the end of World War Two should have highlighted the role that the U.S. played in Japan’s defeat. “I thought it was a beautiful ceremony. I thought it…

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China Asks US To Handle Issue “Prudently”

January 24, 2025 admin

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington needs to approach the issue of Taiwan “prudently”, the ministry in Beijing said, as the pair held their first talks since Donald Trump took office. “We will never allow Taiwan to be separated from China,” Wang said, adding…

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Trump says he is considering 10% tariff on China starting February 1

January 22, 2025 admin

A giant electronic board shows CCTV broadcasting news of U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration outside a mall in Beijing, on January 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (January 21, 2025) said his team is discussing imposing a 10% tariff on China starting February 1 based on the fact that…

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Chinese hackers accessed Janet Yellen’s computer in U.S. Treasury breach: report

January 17, 2025 admin

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s computer was hacked and unclassified files were accessed as part of a broader breach of the Treasury Department by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday (January 16, 2025), citing two people familiar with the matter. The computers of…

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Pentagon chief slams China’s ‘coercive behaviour’

December 10, 2024 admin

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani (not pictured) on the day of their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan on December 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s “coercive behaviour” threatens regional stability, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday, after Taiwan said Beijing was carrying out…

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Indian Students Outnumber Chinese In US Universities, A First In 15 Years

November 26, 2024 admin

The American Dream has always attracted students from developing nations and Chinese students have always dominated the international student population in US universities. However, recent statistics indicate a significant shift in this trend. According to the US State Department and the Institute of International Education, Indian students have surpassed Chinese students as the largest group…

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How Trump’s New Tariff Policies Can Affect Asian Economies Including India

November 10, 2024 admin

Tokyo: Some Asian countries stand to gain if US president-elect Donald Trump pushes ahead with his promised massive tariffs on China and triggers a new wave of factory relocations to the rest of the region. But a trade war between the world’s biggest economies would also destabilise markets everywhere, with Asia — which contributes the…

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Trump says China’s leader will bully Harris ”like a baby” as his allies try to infantilise her

October 25, 2024 admin

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances on stage after speaking during a campaign rally at Thomas & Mack Center, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas. | Photo Credit: AP Donald Trump said Thursday (October 24, 2024) that China’s leader would handle Vice President Kamala Harris “like a baby” if she’s elected to…

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U.S. military warns Beijing against ‘dangerous’ South China Sea moves in talks

September 10, 2024 admin

File image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters A senior U.S. military official warned his Chinese counterpart against Beijing’s “dangerous” moves in the South China Sea during the first talks of their kind between the commanders. Washington and Beijing remain at odds on issues from trade to the status of self-ruled Taiwan…

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U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan visits Beijing in a bid to manage strained relations

August 27, 2024 admin

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan is welcomed by Yang Tao, Director General of the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry, and U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, upon arriving in Beijing on, August 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A top White House official has arrived in China…

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