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Zarif hails Russia, China’s support for Iran against US at UN
Sep 25, 2020 03:36Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hailed the show of unity by the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, particularly Russia and China, after almost no one followed Washington’s lead to “snap back” UN sanctions on Iran.
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China files stern representations over US House legislation on Xinjiang
Sep 23, 2020 10:15China says it has filed stern representations with the US House of Representatives over legislation that would restrict imports of goods produced in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang.
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China Air Force releases clip appearing to show mock attack on US airbase
Sep 21, 2020 10:00China's Air Force has released a video showing nuclear-capable H-6 bombers carrying out a simulated missile strike, destroying what appears to be the United States airbase on the island of Guam.
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Russia launches Kavkaz-2020 military drills, featuring forces from Iran, China
Sep 21, 2020 08:44Russia has launched the Kavkaz (or Caucasus) 2020 joint military drills with neighboring countries in its Southern Military District and in the Black and Caspian Seas.
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Russia, China envoys lash out at US over Iran snapback claim
Sep 21, 2020 03:53Senior Russian and Chinese diplomats have lashed out at the United States over Washington’s unrealistic claim that its abortive campaign to bring back the United Nations’ sanctions against Iran has actually resulted in restoring the bans.
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Taiwan scrambles warplanes as China holds aerial drills nearby
Sep 19, 2020 10:45Taiwan's air force has scrambled its jet fighters for a second consecutive day as numerous Chinese warplanes crossed the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait, with Taipei’s officials urging Beijing to "pull back from the edge."
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China advises US’s Pompeo to drop ‘arrogance’ after remarks on South America trip
Sep 19, 2020 01:21China has criticized US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s comments about Chinese commercial projects in South America, accusing the US official of “smearing” Beijing and urging him to abandon “arrogance.”
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India building tunnel in Himalayas to get soldiers to Chinese border in 10 minutes
Sep 18, 2020 09:05India has stepped up an infrastructure program on the disputed Himalayan region to bring to an end the construction of a tunnel that will provide an all-weather route for its troops to get to the border with China in only ten minutes.
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Chip group to warn Trump administration against blacklisting China's SMIC
Sep 17, 2020 02:57Companies involved in the chip sector are planning to warn the administration of US President Donald Trump against a proposal to blacklist China's top chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC).
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Russia to sell 100mn doses of COVID-19 vaccine to India
Sep 16, 2020 07:58Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has reportedly reached a deal to sell 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, called Sputnik-V, to a major pharmaceutical company in India.