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US Senate approves Biden nominee Nicholas Burns as China envoy
Dec 17, 2021 10:42The US Senate on Thursday voted to back the nomination of long-time American diplomat Nicholas Burns to be the US ambassador to China, ending 11-month wrangling over the key nomination.
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FM criticizes Western sides in Vienna talks for lack of initiative during negotiations
Dec 17, 2021 02:28Iran’s foreign minister has criticized the Western participants in the Vienna talks on the removal of anti-Iran sanctions for their inability to come up with new initiatives during negotiations in the Austrian capital.
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Putin, Xi hail Russia-China relations as ‘better than alliance’
Dec 15, 2021 12:04Presidents of Russia and China have hailed the relationship between their countries as better than “alliance,” at a time of high tensions with the West.
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Russian, Chinese presidents to discuss NATO’s belligerent rhetoric: Kremlin
Dec 14, 2021 14:13Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are scheduled to discuss the tense situation in Europe and NATO's belligerent rhetoric as tensions escalate between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine.
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Mainland China reports its first Omicron COVID case
Dec 14, 2021 09:46Mainland China reported its first case of the omicron COVID variant on Monday in the city of Tianjin, about two hours' drive from the capital of Beijing.
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US sanctions Bangladesh for Dhaka's growing proximity with Beijing
Dec 13, 2021 11:21With Dhaka firmly resisting the US overtures to join the Quad alliance in order to counterbalance growing Chinese power in the Indo-Pacific region, tensions between the two countries are rising.
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Top negotiator: Iran will continue intensive, serious engagement to reach good deal
Dec 13, 2021 03:57Iran’s chief negotiator to the Vienna talks on the removal of anti-Iran sanctions says the Iranian side will continue its intensive and serious engagement in negotiations with representatives of the P4+1 group of countries in the Austrian capital in order to work out a good agreement.
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We received no initiative, proposal from other side in Vienna talks so far: Baqeri-Kani
Dec 12, 2021 14:02Iran’s chief negotiator in Vienna talks on the removal of anti-Iran sanctions says the Iranian side has not received any constructive initiative or proposal from the opposite side during the ongoing negotiations in the Austrian capital.
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China: US using democracy as 'weapon of mass destruction'
Dec 11, 2021 06:30The United States is using democracy as a “weapon of mass destruction” to interfere in other countries and to sow division and chaos, says a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson.
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Cambodia PM orders destruction of US weapons after arms ban
Dec 11, 2021 05:02Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has instructed the nation’s military to destroy all of its American weapons or dump them in warehouses after the US imposed an arms ban on the East Asian country over its close ties with China and alleged human rights issues.