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China and Afghanistan top agenda as United States’ Antony Blinken begins India visit
Both sides will discuss the security situation in Afghanistan, where the Islamist Taliban is expanding the territory it controls in the wake of a US troop withdrawal.
Hong Kong tourism sector pleads with government to reopen border with mainland China
Trade union says government should at least keep open Hong Kong’s community Covid-19 vaccination centres, where jobless travel staff are working part-time.
Lawmakers Press Companies to Drop Support for Beijing Olympics
Members of a congressional panel urged U.S. corporations including Coca-Cola Co. and Visa Inc. to pull their sponsorship of the 2022 Winter Olympics unless the games are moved out of Beijing, adding …
After China’s Subway Flood Deaths, Boston Warned It Too Faces ‘Severe’ Threat
“Severe flooding is a grave challenge for the T,” said Michael Martello, a researcher in MIT’s Transit Lab and lead author of the report.
Coronavirus created by China as biological weapon, says plea in Delhi court; NIA probe sought
Dr Jagdish Prasad, a former Director General of Health Services, has moved Delhi court seeking directions to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to register an FIR and initiate a proper …
China Media Says U.K. Still in ‘Colonial Days’ as Navy Enters Contested Waters
The U.K.’s Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group sailed into the South China Sea on Monday, making a port call in Singapore.
China critic Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama violated stock disclosure law, sold Alibaba option
Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, is a top critic of China, but his portfolio in the past included stock and options of Alibaba, the Chinese firm.
U.K. Warship Enters South China Sea Despite Beijing Warnings
A 2016 ruling from the Hague rejected China’s claim and allowed the U.S., U.K. and Australia to conduct routine freedom of navigation operations in parts of the South China Sea.
China Says Talks With U.S. ‘Candid and Helpful,’ Despite Fierce Criticism
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman received an earful from Chinese diplomat Xie Feng, but the visit appears to have served its purpose.
Beijing: U.S., China meeting improved communication despite disagreements
China said Beijing and Washington “enhanced mutual understanding” a day after a meeting between the two sides that highlighted differing approaches to human rights and foreign policy.
New Covid-19 variants prompt IMF to slash China, emerging Asia economic growth outlook
Steady economic recovery is not assured so long as segments of the world‘s population remain unvaccinated against the virus and its mutations, the International Monetary Fund says.
China Spotted Building 110 Secret Nuclear Missile Bases in Desert
The discovery brings the number of China’s known under-construction missile silos to about 250, according to research by the Federation of American Scientists.
