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By Oliver Hotham Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday Beijing and Washington must find a way to “get along” in a message to US president-elect Donald Trump, state media reported. Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. File photo: GovUS. Trump’s crushing presidential victory ushers in a new era of uncertainty in the United States and the […]
Myanmar’s embattled junta chief arrived in China Tuesday — his first reported visit since leading a coup in 2021 — but analysts say the invitation is only a lukewarm endorsement from his key ally and could backfire. Myanmar’s junta chief military Min Aung Hlaing arrives to deliver a speech during a ceremony to mark the […]
Taiwan said it detected 37 Chinese fighter jets, drones and other aircraft near the self-ruled island on Sunday as Beijing carried out “long-distance” training flights. China has ramped up military activity around Taiwan in recent years as Beijing pressures Taipei to accept its claims of sovereignty over the island. China’s Shenyang J-16 fighter jet. Photo: […]
Little more than six months since Hong Kong passed new security legislation, known locally as Article 23, the courts heard the first legal challenge brought against it by an inmate who was denied early release from prison under its provisions. People watch a video installation in the Hong Kong Museum of History, on October 1, […]
China deployed fighter jets and drones as part of a “joint combat readiness patrol” around Taiwan on Sunday, Taipei said, hours after Beijing slammed the latest round of US arms sales to the island. The Taiwan Strait. Photo: U.S. Pacific Fleet, via Flickr CC2.0. The US State Department on Friday approved a $2 billion arms […]
British foreign minister David Lammy on Saturday called for a resumption of dialogue between London and Beijing, urging the two sides to engage in “more diplomacy” as he concluded a rare diplomatic visit to China. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on October 3, 2024. Photo: Isaac Atkin-Mayne/FCDO. China and Britain are seeking to reset ties […]