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Military activities intensify in South China Sea amid heightened US-China tensions
Apr 12, 2021 14:28Military activities in the South China Sea have intensified in recent days with the US Navy expeditionary strike group conducting exercises there, followed by the entry of a Chinese aircraft carrier.
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China demands halt to provocative US moves in South China Sea
Apr 10, 2021 13:37China has called on the US to stop its provocative moves in the South China Sea region, demanding that Washington respect Beijing’s peaceful dialogue with the Philippines concerning regional issues.
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Republicans: Biden’s military budget won’t keep pace with China's
Apr 10, 2021 05:18US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other top Republicans have denounced President Joe Biden’s military budget, saying it won’t keep pace with China's as Beijing “aspires to overtake America as the world’s dominant superpower.”
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Iran not to reduce nuclear activities before US remove all sanctions:Chief negotiator
Apr 09, 2021 02:12Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs says Tehran will not reverse the reduction of its nuclear compliance before the US removes all its sanctions and returns to the landmark nuclear deal it abandoned under former US President Donald Trump.
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Passage of US destroyer through Taiwan Strait endangers peace, stability: China
Apr 08, 2021 05:29China has censured the passage of a US destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, warning that the move would endanger peace and stability in the strategic region.
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US Senate panel will hold hearing on tech bill to combat China
Apr 08, 2021 02:32The US Senate Commerce Committee plans to discuss a bipartisan technology measure to address competition with China amid ongoing tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
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Concerned JCPOA parties react positively to Vienna talks
Apr 07, 2021 02:57A number of concerned parties to the 2015 nuclear deal have reacted to the recent Vienna talks on the revival of the troubled agreement, with China urging the US as the “offending party” to lift its sanctions against Iran so that Tehran can reverse the retaliatory measures it has been taking since Washington’s withdrawal.
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No need to approve Iran-China deal in parliament: Iran minister
Apr 07, 2021 00:02Iran’s finance minister says an economic partnership agreement signed with China last month would be effective without any need to win the approval of the Iranian parliament.
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Vienna hosts talks between Iran, JCPOA parties on future of nuclear deal
Apr 06, 2021 13:35Representatives of Iran and the other remaining signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal have held a new round of talks in Vienna over a possible return of the United States to the agreement that it abandoned some three years ago.
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China’s navy says ongoing drills near Taiwan to become regular
Apr 06, 2021 08:08China says the sailing of a Chinese carrier group near self-ruled Taiwan is part of naval drills that will become regular.