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China: PLA projects its power far beyond Taiwan Strait, eyes new military
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 9 (ANI): The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is making serious headway securing new military bases in Cambodia, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, including Kiribati - one located around 1,800 miles from sensitive US military installations in Hawaii in the Indo-Pacific
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China-backed airstrip upgrade in Kiribati fuels political divisions
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): A China-backed plan to upgrade an airstrip in Kiribati has led to intense political divisions in the Pacific Island nation, with several opposition figures questioning Beijing's intentions and the purpose of the project.
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China eyes World War II-era airstrip in archipelago of Kiribati
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tarawa [Kiribati], May 10 (ANI): China is eyeing the World War II-era airstrip in the archipelago of Kiribati, deep in the Pacific, positioned just 1,800 miles from Hawaii.
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Seven survivors of missing ferry found
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
South Tarawa [Kirbati], Jan 28 (ANI): Seven survivors, including an unconscious baby, aboard a dinghy have been found by rescuers while searching for a ferry carrying 50 people that went missing in the waters off Kiribati.
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