WASHINGTON, (AFP):- Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe warned his US counterpart in a phone call Thursday to avoid firing up bilateral tensions, a day after Washington angered Beijing by announcing it would send a senior official to visit Taiwan. Wei told US Defense Secretary Mark Esper in a..
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By N24 Correspondent, LOS ANGELES: U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar is to make the first cabinet-level visit of a top U.S. official to Taiwan in six years, as Washington vows to take more steps to boost the democratic island, which China has threatened to invade. According to Radio Free Asia (RFA),..
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By JOE, BEIJING: Major Asian stock markets declined Wednesday amid investor concern about U.S. stimulus spending and a trade agreement with Beijing. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Sydney declined. Investors are watching the stalemate among U.S. legislators over employment..
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BEIJING:- Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong have jailed a rights activist who helped local residents pursue petitions and complaints against the government, RFA has learned. Yu Xinyong was sentenced to four-and-a-half years' imprisonment by the Lixia District People's Court..
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BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Nepal relations and is willing to work with his Nepali counterpart, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, to push for the continued advancement of the bilateral relationship. In an exchange of..
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HONG KONG, (AFP):- Hong Kong's democracy camp will continue to fight Beijing's crackdown on political freedoms, prominent dissident Joshua Wong said Friday after he and other activists were barred from standing for election. "Our resistance will continue on and we hope the world can stand with us..
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By ZEN SOO, HONG KONG (AP):- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Friday that the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative elections by one year, citing a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong government is invoking an emergency ordinance..
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By MATTHEW LEE, WASHINGTON (AP):- In shutting each other’s consulates, the United States and China have done more than strike symbolic blows in their escalating feud. They’ve also dimmed each other’s ability to observe — and to spy on — critical regions of their countries. For the United..
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By ZEN SOO, HONG KONG (AP):- At least 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy nominees including prominent activist Joshua Wong were disqualified for September legislative elections, with authorities saying Thursday they failed to uphold the city’s mini-constitution and pledge allegiance to Hong Kong and..
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HONG KONG, (AFP):- Hong Kong's government could postpone by a year a vote for seats in the city's legislature scheduled for Sept. 6 amid fears of a resurgence in novel coronavirus cases, public broadcaster RTHK reported on Wednesday. A postponement would be a blow for the opposition pro-democracy..
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By JOE McDONALD, BEIJING (AP):- Antagonisms between the United States and China are rattling governments around the world, prompting a German official to warn of “Cold War 2.0” and Kenya’s president to appeal for unity to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Global trade already was depressed by..
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BEIJING (AP):- They have the largest economies in the world. They spend more than anyone else on their militaries. From high-tech chips to control of the high seas, their interests are closely intertwined. The ongoing sharp deterioration in U.S.-China ties poses risks to both countries and the..
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CHENGDU, (AFP):- The American flag was lowered at the United States consulate in Chengdu on Monday, days after Beijing ordered it to close in retaliation for the shuttering of the Chinese consulate in Houston. Footage on state broadcaster CCTV from outside the consulate showed the flag being..
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BEIJING, (AP):- China on Monday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in three months, part of a worrying swell of second and third-wave infections that are hitting Asia and Europe. Australia has been rocked by its deadliest surge since the start of the pandemic, Hong Kong is..
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By JOE McDONALD, BEIJING (AP):- China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when relations have sunk to their lowest level in decades. The move was a response to the Trump administration’s order..
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By JOE McDONALD, BEIJING (AP):- China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when relations have sunk to their lowest level in decades. The move was a response to the Trump administration’s order..
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WASHINGTON, (AFP):- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Thursday on "free nations" to triumph over the threat of what he said was a "new tyranny" from China. "Today, China is increasingly authoritarian at home, and more aggressive in its hostility to freedom everywhere else," Pompeo..
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WENCHANG, China, (AFP):- China aims to launch a rover to Mars on Thursday on a journey coinciding with a similar US mission as the powers take their rivalry into deep space. The two countries are taking advantage of a period when Earth and Mars are closest to send their probes, with China's..
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By KEN MORITSUGU and MATTHEW LEE, WASHINGTON (AP):- The United States ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, escalating tensions between the world’s largest economies as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure against China ahead of the November election. Beijing denounced the order..
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By KEN MORITSUGU and MATTHEW LEE, BEIJING (AP):- The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston “to protect American intellectual property” and the private information of Americans. China strongly condemned the move, the latest in a series of steps..
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There are few more righteous sights than the paunchy US Secretary of State savaging the People’s Republic of China with his next volley on Chinese territorial..
