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US to hold China accountable for human rights abuses: Nancy Pelosi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 24 (ANI): Lauding the sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on China, US Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said that Washington will hold Beijing accountable for human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as well as against people in Tibet and Hong Ko
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China summons EU envoy to protest Xinjiang-related sanctions
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): China has summoned the European Union's ambassador to protest against the sanctions imposed on Chinese officials over the human rights violations in Xinjiang.
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China aggressively building new villages in disputed borderlands in Himala
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): With the aim to expand its territory in South China Sea, Beijing is aggressively building many new villages in disputed borderlands in the Himalayas, according to a report published in The Japan Times.
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Artists fear censorship as China tightens grip on Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, March 22 (ANI): in order to tighten control over Hong Kong and purge dissent, Beijing may pressure a new museum in the city to remove exhibits that displease China in the opening exhibition.
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No re-negotiation with China on Hambantota port lease, says Sri Lankan env
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka's ambassador to China Palitha Kohona on Monday dismissed suggestions that the country is planning to extend a 99-year lease granted to Beijing to run the Hambantota port.
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Taipei denounces China for calling Taiwan 'inseparable part' of Chinese te
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 22 (ANI): Taipei has hit back at Beijing for terming Taiwan an inseparable part of the Chinese territory and said no effort by China could possibly shake the Taiwanese people's determination to pursue democracy.
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Diplomats denied access during Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig's trial in
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], March 22 (ANI): Several diplomats were denied access to a Chinese court on Monday as the detained Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig went on trial in Beijing on espionage charges.
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Russia, China must move away from western-controlled payment systems, says
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 22 (ANI): Amid the growing bans by the United States on Beijing and Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said the US sanctions risks need to be alleviated by switching to alternative currencies and moving away from using the dollar.
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3 Chinese naval vessels spotted near Japanese waters as US, Tokyo express
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], March 21 (ANI): Three Chinese naval vessels including a large guided-missile destroyer have been spotted in the Strait of Tsushima, north of Japan's Kyushu main island, Japenese Defence Ministry said on Friday.
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Chinese warplane enters Taiwan's air defence zone: Report
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 21 (ANI): A Chinese warplane intruded into Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Sunday, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry said.
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China deliberately sacrificed lives of health workers to cover-up outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], March 20 (ANI): As China downplaying the threat of pandemic for several critical weeks, a less commonly known fact is that Chinese authorities deliberately sacrificed health workers to maintain their lies.
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China's treatment of Canadian nationals threatens respect for rule of law,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], March 20 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday slammed China's treatment of two of its nationals there, saying it threatens both 'respect for the rule of law' and Beijing's relationships with Western nations.
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