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China summons UK's ambassador over article on press freedom
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 13 (ANI): Beijing has summoned Britain's ambassador to China Caroline Wilson over an article on press freedom, escalating a bitter row between the two countries that has spilled over to the media industry.
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Missing Uyghur entrepreneur's sister urges Biden administration to act on
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Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): Uyghur entrepreneur and philanthropist Ekpar Asat disappeared upon returning to China almost five years ago, after participating in a prestigious US State Department programme, believed to be one of the two million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities detained
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Chinese technology stocks witness bigger drop than US peers
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Washington DC [US], March 12 (ANI): China's technology stocks have fallen harder than its US peers, as an index of the largest technology stocks listed in Hong Kong showed a drop of 26 per cent in less than three weeks, reflecting how a sudden turn in the market has resulted into significant
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EU set to sanction Chinese officials over human rights abuses
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Brussels [Belgium], March 12 (ANI): Senior European Union leaders have agreed to target China with sanctions over its human rights abuses, blacklisting four people and one entity in Xinjiang, according to several diplomats.
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Mexican authorities urged to probe death of elderly woman after vaccinatio
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Mexico City [Mexico], March 12 (ANI/Sputnik) Omar Fayad, the governor of the Mexican state of Hidalgo, called on the health authorities to launch an inquiry into the death of a 75-year-old woman shortly after she was administered a shot of the coronavirus vaccine made by the Chinese Sinovac
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China's first potential target is Taiwan, says US Commander
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Washington[US], March 12 (ANI) As Taipei continues to remain at the forefront of the escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing, Taiwan could be the first potential target of Chinese military aggression in the next five to 10 years, a top U.S. military commander said.
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China threatening to turn Tibetan Buddhist community into govt's tool: Rep
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Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): New measures of surveillance and control imposed by the Chinese Communist Party are threatening to turn the Tibetan Buddhist monastic community into a tool of the Xi Jinping-led government, according to a rights group.
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US expects talks with Chinese diplomats in Alaska next week to be 'difficu
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Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): The Biden administration expects that the talks with the Chinese diplomats during the bilateral meeting which is scheduled to take place in Alaska next week would be "difficult," US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.
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Pakistani court orders govt to ban Tik Tok over 'obscene content'
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): The Peshawar High Court has ordered Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to ban TikTok, a Chinese short-video app, for "spreading obscenity in society".
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Bangladesh faces problems with Chinese military hardware: Report
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Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 11 (ANI): China is making significant headway in terms of international arms sales, however, there are numerous signs that military products produced by Beijing are of poor quality, reports EUreporter.
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China offers vaccine doses for Tokyo, Beijing Olympic participants
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Lausanne [Switzerland], March 11 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Thursday said that the Chinese Olympic Committee has offered vaccine doses for the participants of this year's Tokyo Olympics as well as the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.
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Vietnam overlooks Chinese vaccines for its COVID-19 inoculation programme
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Hanoi [Vietnam], March 11 (ANI): Vietnam, which recently began its inoculation drive, has overlooked China-made vaccines, opting for the vaccine developed by British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca instead.
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