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Taiwan protests against China amid flag row for using economic pressure to
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Taiwan has launched a strong protest against Beijing for using economic pressure to interfere in politics of the self-governed island after a Taipei-based hotel chain apologised for excluding the Chinese flag from Olympic decorations at its Paris hotel earlier this month.
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Amid escalating tensions, Philippines demands China to halt "dangerous act
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Notably, Beijing and Manila have had heightened maritime confrontations in recent months, raising concerns of a conflict that could draw in the United States, a military ally of the Philippines.
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China launches anti-subsidy probe into EU dairy imports
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The trade war between China and the European Union escalated after Beijing launched an investigation into EU diary products over government subsidies.
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Former US Ambassador to UN pushes for Taiwan's UN membership, stronger glo
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
At the afternoon session of the Ketagalan Forum, an annual seminar on Indo-Pacific security issues sponsored by the Taiwanese government, Nikki Haley cautioned that Beijing might resort to military threats if the US and other countries support Taiwan.
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Australian Defence Force Academy bans Chinese academic visits to its campu
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Amid growing military tensions with Beijing, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra, a key academic partner for the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), has moved to restrict research collaborations with China, including ending visits from Chinese academics to its Canberra cam
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China's 'pro-birth agenda' to tackle shrinking population dismissed by wom
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Amid China's ongoing demographic crisis, the new 'pro-birth agenda' set up by the Communist Party does not go along well with the country's women, who have faced the horrors of Beijing's 'one-child rule' previously.
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Chinese Scholars propose plan for Taiwan's governance
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Chinese scholars at Xiamen University have proposed a plan to Beijing on the governance of Taiwan in the event of a hypothetical takeover by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Taiwan News reported.
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Taiwan criticizes China for coercive diplomacy and regional intimidation
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (TMOFA) criticised Beijing on Friday for pressuring Palau to sever its diplomatic ties with the island nation and for its recent coercive tactics that threaten regional peace.
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Uyghurs right organisation calls out china for cultural destruction: Over
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The East Turkistan National Movement (ETNM), a US-based organisation committed to raising awareness about human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region, called on the International Community, human rights authorities and human rights activists to support them in the fight
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5 more China-based companies blacklisted by US over Uyghur forced labour
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
These China-based companies have been accused of profiting from the slave labour of Uyghurs in what Beijing calls "poverty alleviation" programs.
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"Escalatory, destabilising": American institute slams China's new regulati
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) denounced China's new regulations targeting Taiwan's independence advocates as "escalatory and destabilising" and urged China to engage in constructive dialogue with Taiwan and maintain the existing status quo that has upheld regional peace for years.
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Chinese-American sentenced to 25 years in prison for spying on dissidents
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Shujun Wang, a US citizen of Chinese descent, was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison as he was convicted for spying in the US for China, the US Office of Public Affairs (OPA) said in a press release.
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