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EU mulls ending extradition treaties with China over overhaul of Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 16 (ANI): The European Union is preparing new measures to punish Beijing for overhauling Hong Kong's electoral system that will further clamp down on opposition voices in the region.
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China wants to use water as weapon: Expert on Beijing planning super dam i
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tibet, April 15 (ANI): An expert has expressed concern over China's plans to build a super dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zanngbor river near the Line of Actual Control (LAC), saying Beijing wants to control water and use it as a weapon against India.
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After US restricts trade with Beijing, Taiwan's TSMC suspends orders from
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): After the United States restricted trade with seven Chinese supercomputing centres, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has suspended new orders from Phytium Information Technology Co, one of the Chinese organisations, that was put on the US
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Amid fresh attacks from pro-Beijing institutions, Hong Kong cultural distr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, April 15 (ANI): Amid fresh attacks from a pro-Beijing camp, Alison Friedman, the artistic director of performing arts at the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) in Hong Kong, has resigned from her post to return to her home country, the United States.
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China's ambitious BRI project hindered by COVID-19, failure to pay debts
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with Beijing quietly scaling back the project, particularly in the emerging markets of Africa, due to banks being over-extended and loans not being repaid on
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China uses surveillance devices, national security procedures to impose cr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses the standard operating procedures of "national security investigations" and surveillance systems to track and impose crackdowns on foreign journalists and they were subject to intimidation and harassment.
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China lectures big tech firms, says 'learn from Alibaba'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): After imposing a 2.8 billion dollar fine on e-commerce giant Alibaba, regulators in China have lectured the country's largest tech firms including Tencent Holding, Meituan, and ByteDance, to fear and respect the rules of the industry.
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US Intel assessment warns of increasing threats from China
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): China's effort to expand its influence represents one of the largest threats to the United States, according to a major annual intelligence reportwhich also warned of the broad national security challenges posed by Moscow and Beijing.
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Chinese ambassador to Sweden under fire over 'threats' to journalist
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], April 14 (ANI): Gui Congyou, Ambassador of China to Sweden, is under fire after he sent a series of threatening emails to a Swedish journalist following the latter's statement on Beijing's policies, particularly regarding Xinjiang.
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China irked by new US guidelines on interactions with Taiwan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 14 (ANI): China on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over the new US guidelines for government interaction with Taiwanese counterparts, saying that the latest move runs counter to the political commitment Washington has made to Beijing on the Taiwan question.
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India, China tensions remain high despite some force pullbacks: US intelli
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): Terming Chinese "occupation of contested areas" on the Sino-Indian border last year a "most serious escalation in decades", a United States intelligence report said border tensions between New Delhi and Beijing "remain high" despite some force pullbacks early
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Xinjiang court to hear defamation case against German researcher who accus
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Xinjiang [China], April 12 (ANI): A court in China's Xinjiang province will hear a defamation case against a German researcher who has accused Beijing of human rights violations against Uyghurs.
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