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China censures war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan, urges full probe
Nov 28, 2020 06:41China has severely censured unlawful killings by Australian forces in Afghanistan and called for a thorough probe into the heinous crimes to bring those involved to justice.
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Implications of the U.S. election on U.S.-China relations
Nov 28, 2020 05:45In an attempt to pressure China, the U.S. President initiated a trade war in 2018 and ratcheted up tariffs on Chinese imports to the American market. By early 2020, these amounted to over $400 billion in tariffs, with China imposing its own retaliatory tariffs of $138 billion on its U.S. imports.
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Venezuela resumes direct China oil deliveries despite US sanctions
Nov 27, 2020 13:20Venezuela has reportedly resumed direct oil shipments to China after brutal US sanctions against the Central American nation forced the trade to go underground for more than a year.
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US imposes new illegal Iran-related sanctions on four entities in China, Russia
Nov 25, 2020 16:38US special representative for Iran says Washington will impose new illegal Iran-related sanctions on four entities in China and Russia, accusing them of what it said “promoting Tehran's missile program”.
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China accuses India of discrimination over latest app ban
Nov 25, 2020 16:17Beijing lashed out at India on Wednesday after it banned another tranche of Chinese apps for national security reasons, the latest sore point between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
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Hong Kong's leader vows to restore ‘political system from chaos’
Nov 25, 2020 10:26Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam has vowed to "restore the political system from chaos" in her annual policy address before the city's legislature, further offering economic recovery measures for the global financial hub.
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China preparing to launch unmanned spacecraft to bring back lunar rocks
Nov 24, 2020 02:54China is preparing to launch an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday to bring back lunar rocks, the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from the moon in four decades.
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US navy admiral visits Taiwan, deepening divide with China
Nov 23, 2020 07:13A senior US naval official, with responsibility for military intelligence in the Asia Pacific, has made an undercover visit to Taiwan in an apparent last-ditch effort by the outgoing administration of President Donald Trump to strengthen relations with the self-ruled island -- a move which is certain to outrage China.
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Why China’s new South Asian trade deal is making Washington sweat
Nov 20, 2020 04:37“A 15-member South Asian trade agreement that includes China and Japan has put the West on notice that its influence in the region is waning and possibly done for”, says Raul Diego, writer of this article.
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Five Eyes alliance will be ‘poked, blinded’ over Hong Kong: China
Nov 20, 2020 04:18China has warned the US and several of its allies over interference in Hong Kong affairs, saying they “should face up to the reality” that the city has been returned to the mainland long ago.