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Taiwan Minister Makes Rare Visit to South China Sea Island for Drills
Taiwan's minister in charge of the coast guard has made a rare visit to a Taiwan-controlled island in the South China Sea for exercises, including practicing the armed boarding of a suspicious ship. Taiwan and China claim sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, and Taiwan has control of ...
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China Denies U.S.-Detained Ship in Middle East Contained ‘Gift’ for Iran
China on Wednesday denied again that a ship intercepted by the United States contained a "gift" from Beijing for Iran, a day after US President Donald Trump made the accusation. Trump had said that an Iranian-flagged ship seized by U.S. forces ...
U.S. Slams China’s Pressure on African Countries to Block Taiwan President’s Trip
By Michael Martina The United States is concerned that several African countries revoked overflight clearances for Taiwan's president at China's behest, the State Department said on Wednesday, calling the incident an abuse of the international civil aviation system.
China Warns of ‘Vicious Cycle’ Urging U.S., Israel to Stop Military Action in Middle East
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File image of the Coca Codo Sinclair dam in Ecuador that was financed and built by China. Image via amalavida.tv CC BY 2.0
By Julie Radomski Ten years after the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric dam first came online, the Chinese state-owned construction company Sinohydro Corporation finally turned the project over to the Ecuadorian state last Friday. Yet Ecuador only agreed to accept it under the condition that ...
Taiwan Minister Makes Rare Visit to South China Sea Island for Drills
Taiwan's minister in charge of the coast guard has made a rare visit to a Taiwan-controlled island in the South China Sea for exercises, including practicing the armed boarding of a suspicious ship. Taiwan and China claim sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, and Taiwan has control of ...
China Denies U.S.-Detained Ship in Middle East Contained ‘Gift’ for Iran
China on Wednesday denied again that a ship intercepted by the United States contained a "gift" from Beijing for Iran, a day after US President Donald Trump made the accusation. Trump had said that an Iranian-flagged ship seized by U.S. forces ...
U.S. Slams China’s Pressure on African Countries to Block Taiwan President’s Trip
By Michael Martina The United States is concerned that several African countries revoked overflight clearances for Taiwan's president at China's behest, the State Department said on Wednesday, calling the incident an abuse of the international civil aviation system.