BEIJING has issued a warning to Germany after the European nation declared plans to send a warship to the South China Sea this summer as tension in the disputed region continues to build. ( read…
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Beijing sent warning shot over provocative behaviour in South China Sea
The US has previously lambasted Beijing over its “provocative militarisation” of the contested region. Things went up a notch on Tuesday when Taiwan began the first of six tests on cruise missiles … ( read…
Secretary of State Blinken: COVID-19, China among top foreign policy concerns
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday outlined his department’s most urgent policy concerns, pointing to a number of issues he says are “simultaneously domestic and foreign.” … ( read original story …)
Blinken lays out Biden’s 8 foreign policy priorities, from COVID to China
Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined the Biden administration’s foreign policy priorities, including confronting China, a new approach to trade. ( read original story …)
Blinken lays out Biden’s 8 foreign policy priorities, from COVID-19 to China
Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined the Biden administration’s foreign policy priorities, including confronting China and a new trade strategy. ( read original story …)
As Beijing Patrols South China Sea, Taiwan Vows To Protect Territory
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen remarked on the South China Sea after she heard a specially commissioned report on the security situation in the region on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
South China Sea: Taiwan fires up missile tests to coincide with Beijing’s month of military drills
Taiwan will stage six rounds of missile tests this month along with other military drills to step up its defence capabilities, as the People’s Liberation Army conducts a month-long exercise in the … ( read…
South Africa, China seize fake coronavirus vaccines: Interpol
International police agency says 400 vials containing fake vaccine found at a warehouse outside South African capital. ( read original story …)
China poses ‘biggest geopolitical test’ for the U.S., says Secretary of State Blinken
China is the only country with enough power to jeopardize the current global order, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a speech Wednesday. ( read original story …)
Blinken calls China biggest ‘test,’ vows US strength
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States was ready to confront China wherever necessary, calling Washington’s ties with the Asian power the “biggest geopolitical test” … ( read original story …)
Covid: Police break up ‘fake vaccine network’ in China and South Africa
Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of doses of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccine and made dozens of arrests, Interpol reports. In China, police made 80 arrests at a factory allegedly … ( read…
Taiwan issue, risk of conflict loom large for Beijing’s political elite
Democratic island expected to be front of mind at ‘two sessions’ meetings as mainland ramps up its pressure campaign, while across the strait public sentiment has further hardened against the Chinese … ( read original…
Blinken singles out China as ‘biggest geopolitical test’ for U.S.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday singled out the U.S. relationship with China as the main overseas focus of President Joe Biden’s administration and said the country posed “the biggest … ( read original…
