Workers and residents near a construction site in Shenzhen had to evacuate their homes and workplaces following a sudden ground collapse. Thirteen
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Beijing Has Picked Off Taiwan’s Remaining Allies. Taiwan Is Fighting Back.
President Lai Ching-te talked to House Speaker Mike Johnson in Guam while en route to Palau, the last of Taiwan’s three Pacific-nation allies.
China Slaps Sanctions on 13 U.S. Defense Firms
The largely symbolic move is in response to the Biden administration’s latest arms sales to Taiwan, the island democracy that China considers its own.
China’s Xi stresses need to fight graft in military
China’s President Xi Jinping stressed the need to enforce discipline and fight corruption in the military, as well as boost information warfare capabilities, state broadcaster CCTV said on Thursday.
Senior China Adviser Questions True State of Economy
China’s reported GDP growth doesn’t add up when considering consumption rates and other key metrics, the economist argues.
Beijing Zoo releases photos of relocated Japan-born crested ibises
Sixteen Japan-born crested ibises which were handed over to their parents’ native country of China in October are now at Beijing Zoo, after completing a month-long quarantine.
China slaps sanctions on 13 US military firms over Taiwan arms sale
China has decided to impose sanctions on 13 U.S. military firms from Thursday, in response to the sale of U.S. arms to Taiwan, the foreign ministry said after the United States arranged for Taiwan’s …
GSK expands deal with China’s Zhifei to explore RSV vaccine collaboration
GSK said on Thursday it had expanded its agreement with China’s largest vaccine company Zhifei to explore a potential collaboration on the British drugmaker’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine …
Philippines files diplomatic protest against China over Sth China Sea incident
The Philippines’ foreign ministry said on Thursday it has filed a diplomatic protest against China over a Dec. 4 maritime incident in a contested shoal the South China Sea.
13 missing after railway construction site collapses in China’s Shenzhen city
Major expressways near the site were closed on the morning of Dec 5 for the rescue effort. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Taiwan official says China trying to set a ‘red line’ for incoming Trump government
China is trying to set a “red line” for the incoming Trump administration and U.S. allies by stepping up military activities in the region, a senior Taiwan security official said, including likely war …
Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te has call with US House Speaker Johnson during Guam visit, as Beijing fumes
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te spoke to Republican US House Speaker Mike Johnson, Lai’s office told AFP Thursday, as he visits the American territory Guam.
20th Beijing-Tokyo Forum opens in Tokyo
The 20th Beijing-Tokyo Forum kicked off in Tokyo on Wednesday, drawing over 400 participants from the political, economic, business, academic and media sectors of both countries. The 20th Beijing-Tokyo Forum opens in Tokyo, Dec. 4,…
