US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China on Tuesday, stating that any "armed" attack on Philippine vessels in the South China Sea would activate a mutual self-defence agreement between Washington and Manila.
The demand raised by the WUC comes before the March 20 scheduled meeting of the foreign ministers of China and Australia, according to a press release by the WUC.
Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced on Tuesday that diplomatic efforts have been initiated with China to convert a loan for Pokhara International Airport to a grant as it failed to garner income, instead piled up more debt.
The Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday issued a summons to Congress leader Karti Chidambaram and the other seven accused in a money laundering case connected with the Chinese visa case.
The Ministry of External Affairs, in an official statement, also noted that the people of Arunachal Pradesh will "continue to benefit" from India's development programmes and infrastructure projects.
Despite Beijing's heightened efforts to curb free speech beyond its Great Firewall of internet censorship, Lee continued to tweet. Last month, he was summoned by police not due to his tweets, but because of the accounts he followed.
Last year was a record for Chinese space launches, with 67 rockets putting 207 satellites into orbit, of which many were for military or dual-use purposes.
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Monday called unsettled borders with China and the rise of China as "the most formidable challenge" that India and Indian armed forces will face in the "foreseeable future."
The Taiwan Ministry of National Defence (MND) tracked nine Chinese military aircraft and five naval ships around Taiwan from 6 am on Sunday (March 17) to the same time on Monday (March 18), Taiwan News reported.
According to Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA), on both Friday and Saturday, four Chinese Coast Guard patrol vessels entered Kinmen's waters. The CGA closely monitored these incursions, issuing warnings until the Chinese ships departed.