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China Says Hopes to Stabilize India Ties ‘at an Early Date’
China said on Tuesday it was willing to work with India to stabilize bilateral relations "at an early date" ahead of rare high-level talks this week on a decades-long border dispute. The world's two most populous nations are intense geopolitical rivals ...
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China, India to Hold High-Level Talks Over Contested Border
China announced on Monday that it would hold high-level talks later this week with India on their border disputes- the first such discussions in five years, signaling a possible thaw in frosty ties. Relations had been tense since a deadly military ...
Debt-Saddled Laos Struggles to Tame Rampant Inflation
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Australia, U.S. and Japan Strengthen Military Cooperation
Australia, Japan and the U.S. on Sunday committed to closer military cooperation in training their forces as the countries deepened their ties in a bid to counter China's military strength. Australia's Minister of Defense Richard Marles hosted the U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd ...
