Israel has right to statehood, so does Palestine: Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh

Dhaka: China has called on relevant countries to exercise restraint, to take an objective and just position, to work for de-escalation of conflict, and to avoid causing an even bigger blow to regional and international security. “China condemns all violence and attacks against civilians, and opposes all acts in violation of international law,” Chinese Ambassador to […]

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US accuses China of global media manipulation

China is manipulating global media through censorship, data harvesting and covert purchases of foreign news outlets, the United States said on Thursday, warning the trend could lead to a “sharp contraction” of global freedom of expression. The US State Department said in a report that Beijing has spent billions of dollars annually on information manipulation […]

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China liked pope’s recent overture, Beijing bishop to visit Hong Kong

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The overture Pope Francis made to China earlier this month while he was in Mongolia was “well received” by Beijing’s communist government, which has given a mainland bishop permission to visit Hong Kong, the bishop of Hong Kong said on Thursday. Bishop Stephen Chow, who will be made […]

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China launches first cross-sea bullet train line near Taiwan Strait

Beijing : China launched its first high-speed rail line that will travel across several bays and skim along the coast of the southeastern province of Fujian near the Taiwan Strait, state media reported on Thursday. A bullet train departed from Fuzhou, the capital of east China’s Fujian province Thursday morning, setting up the opening of the […]

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Philippines to remove barrier placed by China in South China Sea

The Philippines will take “all appropriate actions to cause the removal of barriers” in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the country’s national security advisor said on Monday. The Philippines on Sunday shared images of a floating barrier blocking fishing vessel access in the Scarborough Shoal with Chinese coast guard ships nearby, and […]

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China sentences Uyghur scholar to life in prison, rights group say

Beijing : China has sentenced a high-profile Uyghur academic to life in prison on charges of “endangering state security”, a US-based rights group said, citing a Chinese government source. Rights advocates have accused China of launching a mass internment campaign targeting Uyghurs, along with abuses such as forced sterilisation and cultural repression, termed “genocide” by some […]

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Malaysia PM says China gave reassurance after map stirred South China Sea dispute

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said China had given an assurance that it would continue to negotiate with Southeast Asian countries over disputed territorial claims in the South China Sea, and avoid actions that risked escalation. Speaking to CNN in an interview broadcast on Saturday (Sep 23), Anwar said Chinese Premier Li Qiang […]

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China willing to work with South Korea ahead of summit with Japan: Xi

China is willing to work with South Korea to promote a strategic partnership to develop with the times, President Xi Jinping told South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Saturday, amid rising tensions surrounding Russia, the United States and North Korea. Xi held talks with Han in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou before the […]

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Taiwan raises concerns about situation ‘getting out of hand’ with China drills

The increased frequency of China’s military activities around Taiwan recently has raised the risk of events “getting out of hand” and sparking an accidental clash, the island’s defence minister said on Saturday. Taiwan has said that the past two weeks has seen dozens of fighters, drones, bombers and other aircraft, as well as warships and […]

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