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China pledges another $3bn in aid to developing countries to combat COVID-19
Jul 17, 2021 02:49China's President Xi Jinping on Friday promised $3 billion in aid to developing countries to fight COVID-19 at an unprecedented emergency online meeting of APEC heads of state.
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US warns against American business operations in Hong Kong
Jul 17, 2021 01:27The US government has warned American businesses against engaging in operations in Hong Kong as tensions between China and the United States grow.
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US needs to take concrete actions, lift unilateral Iran sanctions if it seeks JCPOA return: China
Jul 16, 2021 11:30China says the United States is required to take “concrete actions” and completely lift its illegal and unilateral sanctions against Iran in order to return to the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal.
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Lavrov: Russia-China ties at 'best' as US encounters rise
Jul 16, 2021 08:37Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says relations between Russia and China are at their “best” and highest level ever, amid the pair’s long-running tensions with Washington over a range of contentious issues.
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Any foreign interference in Afghanistan doomed to failure, China’s foreign minister says
Jul 15, 2021 02:54Afghanistan is a sovereign nation and history has proved once again that any intervention by a foreign power in the country is doomed to failure, says China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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China urges Pakistan to ‘severely punish’ attackers behind bus blast
Jul 15, 2021 02:49China has condemned a blast targeting a bus in a remote region of northwestern Pakistan that killed 13 people, including nine Chinese nationals, calling on Islamabad to thoroughly investigate the attack and punish the perpetrators.
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Russia warns Taliban against undermining regional security
Jul 14, 2021 07:21Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for Afghanistan has warned the Taliban that any attempt to undermine security in the region would lead to grave consequences for the Afghan militant group.
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US Navy to ‘need additional resources’ to counter China, new secy. says
Jul 14, 2021 03:02US President Joe Biden’s nominee for the navy says the United States will “need additional resources” to counter China at sea.
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Chinese, Russian internet giants dodged Iran because of fears from US sanctions: Minister
Jul 14, 2021 01:19Iran’s telecoms minister says two major internet companies from Russia and China cancelled plans to come to Iran in mid-2020s mainly over fears that the presence could have affected their interests in the United States.
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Firefighters rescue trapped survivors after deadly Chinese hotel collapse
Jul 13, 2021 11:29Rescuers pull survivors out of the rubble of a collapsed hotel in the eastern China city of Suzhou.