“The two sides held a frank, in-depth, and open discussion on a range of issues affecting the US-PRC defense relationship,” Pentagon Spokesperson Lt. Col. Martin Meiners said in a statement on Wednesday, using an acronym for the People’s Republic of China. He called the meeting “an important component” in Washington’s …
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On Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying hit back at the Western media and several “absurd rumors” after she was asked whether China had set a precedent by releasing two Canadians who were allegedly held as hostages, after Ottawa dropped charges against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. “It is exactly …
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“About 12 minutes ago, the aircraft carrying Michael Kovrig and Micheal Spavor left Chinese airspace and they are on the way home,” Trudeau announced in a televised statement late on Friday. The announcement came hours after Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was released from Canadian custody after striking a …
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The group of four nations is, in all but name, a strategic anti-China pact set up to counter Beijing’s influence over the region, and the foundation stone of the so-called “Indo-Pacific strategy”. That strategy includes not only military co-operation, but also an array of joint initiatives on investment, infrastructure, technology …
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The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the Chinese officials in a tersely worded statement on Thursday, insisting that “Taiwan is Taiwan, and is not part of the People’s Republic of China” – directly challenging Beijing’s One-China policy, which considers the island a province of the country in rebellion. …
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According to the regulator, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is expected to further boost trade ties between the nations in the Asia-Pacific region, thus promoting more opportunities for the use of the yuan in mutual settlements and investment activities. The pact was clinched in late 2020 at a …
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Nearly six years ago, Chinese leader Xi Jinping addressed the House of Commons, heralding what David Cameron’s government described as “the golden era” of relations with China. Yesterday, in contrast, the Chinese ambassador was banned from attending a House of Commons event by Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle following a coordinated …
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The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) imposed a fine on Shanghai Cheter, Shanghai Chengsheng Industrial and Shenzhen Yuchang Technologies after a probe, launched by the regulator in August, revealed the distributors inflated car chip prices by 40 times the purchase price. “SAMR will continue to pay close attention to …
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“The United States remains firm that any coastal state law or regulation must not infringe upon navigation and overflight rights enjoyed by all nations under international law,” John Supple, a Pentagon spokesperson, said, as quoted by the South China Morning Post. Unlawful and sweeping maritime claims, including in the South …
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Fu Cong, Director-General of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ arms control department, demanded on Wednesday that the US investigate its own laboratories as China and the world await the findings of the US intelligence report on the origins of the virus. Fu warned the US that blaming China would not …
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