The latest confrontation in the South China Sea has allegedly resulted in a Filipino navy serviceman losing a thumb and risks escalating the conflict.
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Philippines tells Beijing its words must match actions in South China Sea
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Over a Third of China’s Paris Olympics Swimming Roster Tied to Doping Scandal
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Beijing urges Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms over Russian links
HONG KONG, June 19 (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it had urged Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms after the country sanctioned five Chinese companies over their links to Russia. In…
China cultivated high-rolling crime families before turning on them
For the scion of a crime family linked to human trafficking and enslavement, money laundering and global cyberscams, Wei Qingtao was brazenly public. His Douyin account, the Chinese-language version …
