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China holds drills as US lawmakers pay 'provocative' visit to Taiwan
Apr 15, 2022 06:04China says it conducted military drills around Taiwan on Friday, coinciding with a US Congressional delegation’s visit to the island, with Beijing blaming the visitors for raising tensions with the "provocative" trip.
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China says Australia must stay away from confrontation over Solomon Islands
Apr 13, 2022 12:24China has called on Australia to refrain from confrontation in the Pacific region in the wake of a trip by an Australian minister to the Solomon Islands aimed at discouraging officials there from signing a security pact with Beijing.
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Shanghai vows punishment for COVID lockdown violators as cases hit 25,000
Apr 13, 2022 06:16The Chinese commercial capital of Shanghai warned on Wednesday that anyone who violates COVID-19 lockdown rules will be dealt with strictly, while also rallying people to defend their city as its tally of new cases rebounded to more than 25,000.
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Australia's minister arrives in Solomon Islands to lobby against security pact with China
Apr 13, 2022 04:55An Australian government minister has arrived in the Solomon Islands to pressure officials in the sovereign country not to sign a security pact with China.
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Philippines, China call for restraint in South China Sea
Apr 10, 2022 03:41Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping underscore restraint to maintain peace in the South China Sea amid ramped up tensions in the strategic waterway.
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China blasts US for ‘horrifying’ torture of inmates at ‘black sites’
Apr 09, 2022 03:20China has blasted the US for horrifying torture of prisoners at its notorious "black sites" in allied foreign countries, insisting that Washington has no right to criticize any other country for human rights violations.
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‘Dangerous precedent’: China warns of implications of Russia’s suspension from UNHRC
Apr 08, 2022 10:51China has warned of the implications of Russia’s suspension from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) over the Russian offensive against Ukraine.
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US should make political decisions, actively respond to Iran’s legitimate concerns: China
Apr 08, 2022 08:21China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian says the United States should make political decisions as soon as possible and actively respond to the legitimate concerns of the Iranian side if it wants a revival of the 2015 Iran deal through the Vienna negotiations.
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President Xi defends China’s 'zero-COVID' policy as cases soar in Shanghai
Apr 08, 2022 07:03China's President Xi Jinping commended the country's “tested Zero-Covid” strategy on Friday even as Shanghai prepared nearly 130,000 beds for new coronavirus patients.
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China slams US-UK-Aussie pact to develop hypersonic weapons
Apr 06, 2022 03:28China has censured newly-announced joint efforts by the US, Britain, and Australia to develop hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities.