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China allegedly using TikTok for disinformation in Taiwan elections: Repor
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Even as Taiwan's people get ready to make the choice the apprehension is that Beijing is targeting young Taiwanese in an effort to influence their vote. According to the Taiwan based newspaper Taipei Times China is targeting young voter using the TikTok app
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UK urges immediate release of Jimmy Lai as Hong Kong trial begins
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Lai, detained since December 2020, appeared in court facing charges of conspiring to collude with foreign powers under China's national security law imposed on the territory in June 2020.
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Taiwan vigilantly counters China's disinformation onslaught ahead of cruci
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As Covid-19 misinformation circulated, Taiwanese fact-checking applications, including Auntie Meiyu, gained prominence. These apps, crucial for debunking rumours, are particularly significant as the island braces for a pivotal election.
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Hopeful but not optimistic about future of ties with Beijing, says US envo
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The US envoy to China, Nicholas Burns, on Friday said relations between the two countries are not necessarily improving, but he was 'hopeful' of better ties, The Hill reported.
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UN Security Council extends sanctions oversight on Taliban for another yea
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
However, despite their opposition to the sanctions against the Taliban, China and Russia did not call for a review of the sanctions on the group. Moscow and Beijing did not veto the continuation of the monitoring team's work.
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Vietnam to diplomatically handle China to maintain stability: Experts
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Foreign policy experts are expressing skepticism regarding the recently highlighted enhancement of relations between China and Vietnam this week. They assert that Hanoi is unlikely to deviate from its meticulously balanced foreign policy, which encompasses recently reinforced connections wit
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China: Over 100 people injured in Beijing metro train collision
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As many as 515 people were rushed to hospital for examination, with 102 of them suffering from fractures. The statement said no one died in the incident.
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China: Millions blacklisted for debt as loan defaults hit record high
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
After online payment platforms like Alipay and WeChat replaced cash as the most used payment method in China, many stores refused cash payments, and some defaulters said it had become difficult for them to even buy food.
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Philippines, US discuss Beijing aggression, affirm peaceful resolution of
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. spoke by phone today. The Secretaries discussed coercive and unlawful actions by the People's Republic of China in the South China Sea over the weekend," the US DOD said in a press
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Philippines summons Chinese envoy amid escalating tensions in South China
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid the recent face-offs between Chinese and Philippines vessels, Manila has summoned Beijing's ambassador and is even considering the possibility of expelling him, Al Jazeera reported.
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Hong Kong holds first 'patriots only' local elections following electoral
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Following an electoral change that made it nearly difficult for pro-democracy candidates to be on the ballot, Hong Kong has begun voting in its first "patriots only" district council election, according to Al Jazeera.
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China intensifies efforts to interfere in Taiwan's presidential election:
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Wang Huning, the fourth-ranking leader in China's Communist Party (CCP) and head of Taiwan affairs, reportedly convened a high-level meeting last week to coordinate efforts to influence the January 13 election.
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