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US senators seek probe into COVID-19 origins, accuse China of ‘cover-up’
May 29, 2021 03:44The US Senate has passed a resolution calling for a probe into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic and senators accused Beijing of “cover-up”, amid claims by Washington that the virus originated in a lab in China.
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Pentagon seeks $715B budget with a plan to counter China
May 29, 2021 03:27The Pentagon has asked for a $715 billion budget saying it is geared to counter China in the Indo-Pacific region by shedding older weapons systems and investing in new technologies.
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Iran, Russia, China congratulate Syria’s Assad on decisive victory in reelection
May 28, 2021 10:14Iran, Russia and China have separately congratulated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for achieving a landslide victory and winning his fourth seven-year term in the 2021 presidential election.
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China slams latest deceptive US push to wage new COVID-19 probe
May 26, 2021 12:58China has slammed the US for “spreading conspiracy theories and disinformation” following Washington’s latest push to wage a new probe into the origins of the coronavirus, even after a recent World Health Organization (WHO) mission to China proved inconclusive.
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Iran urges cooperation with China against US’ cold war
May 24, 2021 10:00President Hassan Rouhani called for close cooperation between Tehran and Beijing in confrontation with the American “cold war” and with US coalitions.
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21 runners dead as extreme weather hits China ultramarathon
May 23, 2021 04:13Twenty-one people were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100-kilometer cross-country mountain race in China, state media said Sunday.
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China seizes vaccine diplomacy lead over US
May 21, 2021 11:13China contends that it is selflessly coming to the aid of the pandemic-stricken developing world by exporting nearly as much Covid-19 vaccine as it uses domestically.
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China calls US ‘out-and-out risk creator' in South China Sea
May 20, 2021 09:41China has called the United States a “risk creator” in the South China Sea, after an American warship sailed through Chinese territorial waters near the disputed Spratly Islands.
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Japan must ‘radically’ speed up upgrading of military to counter China: Japanese defense min.
May 20, 2021 02:44Japan’s defense minister says the country must strengthen its military might at a “radically different pace” compared to the past in an attempt to counter China’s increasing power.
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Iran, China sign document to expand customs ties
May 19, 2021 13:47Iran and China have signed a document to expand their cooperation in the field of customs as the two countries eye increased trade ties under a 25-year economic partnership deal.