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China Insists Won’t Renounce ‘Use of Force’ to Take Taiwan as Drills End
By Amber Wang with Sam Davies in Pingtan China insisted on Monday it would never renounce the "use of force" to take control of Taiwan after ending a day of military drills around the self-ruled island that Beijing said was a ...
China, Russia Pledge to Strengthen Military Cooperation
The Chinese and Russian defense ministers pledged on Monday to deepen cooperation between their two countries' militaries as they met in Beijing. Moscow and Beijing have forged closer ties since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine in February 2022, an alliance that has ...
China Tells Israel ‘Humanitarian Disasters’ in Gaza Must End: State Media
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday told his Israeli counterpart that "humanitarian disasters" in Gaza should end, state media said. "Humanitarian disasters in Gaza should not continue and...countering violence with violence cannot truly address the legitimate concerns of all parties," ...
U.S. Official Says China and Russia Blocked ASEAN Summit Statement
An unnamed U.S. official told Reuters that China and Russia rejected a joint statement of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at its East Asia summit in Vientiane, Laos. The summit was dominated by tensions resulting from territorial disputes in ...
China’s Paying a High Cost for Its “All-Weather” Relationship With Pakistan
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is in Pakistan this week to get ties with its South Asian neighbor back on track after a series of terrorist attacks this year. The latest incident occurred earlier this month near the airport in the southern ...
Sri Lanka Busts Chinese Cybercrime Racket
Sri Lanka's police have arrested 198 Chinese men on suspicion of operating a cybercrime ring from the South Asian nation, a police spokesman said Sunday. Deputy Inspector-General Nihal Thalduwa said the men were taken into custody at four locations during raids ...
Pakistan Frets Over Security Ahead of SCO Summit
Pakistan authorities were preparing on Sunday to shut down the capital ahead of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, overshadowed by recent militant violence and political unrest. The Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, and Chinese Premier Li ...
Vietnam, China Hold Talks on Calming South China Sea Tensions
Vietnam and China agreed to calm tensions in their South China Sea dispute, Vietnamese state media reported on Sunday, days after Hanoi accused Beijing of a "brutal" attack on its fishermen. China is Vietnam's biggest trade partner, but the two countries ...
Clashes on South China Sea, Ukraine Dominate Asia Summit
By Shaun Tandon and Thanaporn Promyamyai The United States and its allies clashed on Friday with Russia and China at a summit in Laos dominated by disputes on maritime claims and Ukraine. World leaders descended ...
China ‘Strongly Condemns’ Israeli Fire on UN Peacekeeper Base
China on Friday expressed "grave concern and strong condemnation" of Israeli attacks on UN peace operations after peacekeepers said Israeli forces fired on their headquarters in south Lebanon. "China expresses grave concern and strong condemnation over the Israeli Defense Forces' attack ...
Philippines Arrests Alleged Chinese Scam Farm Chain Boss
A Chinese man accused of running an extensive network of scam farms across the Philippines has been arrested, authorities in Manila said Friday. Lin Xunhan was detained in Binan City, south of Manila, late Thursday amid a government crackdown on online ...
Blinken at ASEAN Meet Condemns China’s ‘Increasingly Dangerous’ Sea Moves
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Beijing's "increasingly dangerous" actions in the South China Sea and voiced support for freedom of navigation as he met leaders of the ASEAN bloc on Friday. "We remain concerned about China's increasingly dangerous and ...