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Beijing lodges protest to Myanmar as five people injured after artillery s
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
China has lodged protests to Myanmar after five people were injured by artillery shells fired during battles between its ruling junta and rebel groups that landed in its small town near their border.
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China spent over USD 5.5 mn at Trump's properties during his tenure as Pre
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A Securities and Exchange Commission filing from 2012 shows that the Chinese bank's base rent paid was $1.9 million and documents produced by Mazars confirm the bank stayed in Trump Tower through 2019 at least.
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China intensifies strategies ahead of elections in Taiwan
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
VOA reported that in addition to the warning from Xi, the Taiwan Affairs Office, which oversees cross-strait relations in Beijing, also called on Taiwanese people to promote "peaceful unification," saying it's the common desire of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
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China organising 'media tours' to change narrative about human rights abus
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Aiming to change the narrative about the Xinjiang region where China is accused of committing grave human rights abuses, Beijing is organising so-called media tours with friendly countries to somehow propagate a different version of the region, a report by Al Jazeera stated.
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China's crackdown on foreign firms put them in dilemma; increases uncertai
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Following China's crackdown on foreign firms, multinational corporations in the country are facing a dilemma this year as the risks of doing business in China increase, as reported by the Voice of America (VOA).
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China appoints new defence minister, but opacity reigns
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Even as Chairman Xi Jinping promised that Taiwan would be "reunified" with the mainland, China's newly appointed defence minister was making himself comfortable in the office of his predecessor, who disappeared after being ensnared in a scandal.
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China will 'surely be reunified' with Taiwan: Xi Jinping in New Year addre
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated that China would "surely be reunified" with the self-ruled territory of Taiwan in his New Year's address, renewing Beijing's threat to militarily take over the island but setting no timetable for gaining control, the Voice of America (VoA) reported.
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Xi Jinping calls for Taiwan's "reunification" with China in year-end addre
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
It reported that the tensions between China and Taiwan remain high, Xi has repeatedly affirmed China's stance that Taiwan is a part of China and that it must be reunified, by force if necessary.
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Yearender 2023: China battles winter respiratory infection surge amid COVI
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared in November that the increase in hospitalizations in China is linked to regular winter diseases rather than new pathogens.
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China pressures Taiwanese popular band to influence upcoming elections: Re
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In a bid to influence the upcoming elections in Taiwan, China pressurised a popular Taiwan-based band, Mayday, to declare that China and Taiwan belong to the same country ahead of Taiwan's elections in January 2024.
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China's 'reunification' with Taiwan is 'inevitable': Xi Jinping
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Xi made these remarks during an address marking the 130th anniversary of the birth of Mao Zedong, the founder of the People's Republic of China.
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Beijing records longest cold wave since 1951
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
China's Beijing recorded the longest cold wave since records began in 1951 as the freezing temperature and snowfall experienced in the Chinese capital and elsewhere began to ease, CNN reported.
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