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Taiwan holds military drills
Jun 07, 2018 08:00Taiwan’s military has conducted a series of drills on the self-ruled island, amid persisting tensions with China.
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US flies B52 bombers near South China Sea islands
Jun 05, 2018 06:45The US Air Force has flown two B-52 strategic bombers within the vicinity of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, a US military official says, in a move that is expected to draw ire from China.
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Chinese general slams 'irresponsible comments' over South China Sea
Jun 02, 2018 11:07A Chinese general has lashed out at comments, apparently from the United States, regarding Beijing's military build-up in the South China Sea region.
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EU, China share commitment to save JCPOA: Mogherini
Jun 01, 2018 10:10The European Union's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the bloc and China share commitment to preserve a nuclear agreement signed between Iran and major world powers in 2015 and to work for its continuation.
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US warns of ability to take down Chinese man-made islands
Jun 01, 2018 08:00A Pentagon official has warned China that the US military could “take down” Beijing’s artificial islands in the South China Sea.
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US accusations of South China Sea militarization ‘ridiculous’: Beijing
May 31, 2018 10:55Beijing has lambasted as “ridiculous” Washington’s claims about alleged militarization of the South China Sea, after the US military said it would confront China’s actions in the disputed waters.
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US’s Pompeo meets senior North Korean official in New York
May 31, 2018 08:44High-ranking officials from the United States and North Korea have met in New York to discuss a possible summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jung-un.
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China warns US of retaliation over trade restrictions
May 31, 2018 08:34China has warned that it reserves the right to take retaliatory measures against the United States, which has moved ahead with a threat of trade restrictions against Chinese goods even as the two countries had earlier agreed to end a trade war with one another.
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Swiss firm disappointed to lose Iran deal to China
May 29, 2018 06:41The Swiss firm Stadler Rail says it is disappointed that it has to ditch a $1.4 billion railway deal in Iran because of US President Donald Trump’s decision to reimpose sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
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China dispatches warships, scrambles fighter jets to ward off US ships
May 28, 2018 01:15China has dispatched warships and scrambled fighter jets to ward off US two US-guided-missile destroyers which sailed close to disputed South China Sea islands.