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HK police make 53 arrests during unlawful march against natl. security law
Jun 29, 2020 02:28Police in Hong Kong have made dozens of arrests as clashes break out during a protest against a national security law planned to be introduced by mainland China in the semi-autonomous region.
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At least a dozen killed in flooding in southwestern China
Jun 29, 2020 02:20Authorities in southwestern China’s Sichuan Province say at least 12 people have died and 10 are missing following heavy rains, adding to a grow toll from summer flooding across the country.
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China puts half a million in lockdown to fight new coronavirus cluster
Jun 28, 2020 11:01China has imposed a strict lockdown on nearly half a million people in a province surrounding the capital Beijing to contain a fresh coronavirus cluster on Sunday, as authorities warned the outbreak was still "severe and complicated."
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China to Canada: Stop megaphone diplomacy over arrests made with solid evidence
Jun 28, 2020 04:04China says evidence against two Canadian citizens arrested for espionage is solid, rejecting public statements by Canadian officials that the two are being held “arbitrarily.”
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Pompeo: US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials
Jun 27, 2020 00:49The US has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials for allegedly infringing on Hong Kong’s autonomy.
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India's army visible in disputed border area with China
Jun 27, 2020 00:34India's armed forces were highly visible near the border with China on Friday (June 26) and Thursday (June 25), as tensions in the area escalated following a deadly clash that killed 20 Indian soldiers.
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India admits amassing troops near site of deadly fighting with China
Jun 26, 2020 06:13India has deployed hundreds of troops near the site of recent deadly border clashes with China, in what it says came in response to China’s military deployment to the Himalayan border region.
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Trump administration: Huawei, 19 other firms in US backed by Chinese military
Jun 25, 2020 04:33The administration of US President Donald Trump claims that 20 top Chinese firms operating in the United States are either owned or backed by the Chinese military, a report says.
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At UN, US pushing for extension of Iran arms ban, warns Russia, China
Jun 25, 2020 04:05Amid a much-criticized American push to rally support at the Security Council behind an extension of a UN arms embargo on Iran, Washington’s point man on Iran claims Russia and China will face “isolation” at the world body should they stand in the way of a US-drafted resolution designed to prevent the expiry of the ban.
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Iran’s Zarif, China’s Wang condemn US practice of bullying, unilateralism
Jun 24, 2020 10:43Iran and China have voiced their strong opposition to bullying practices of the US and its policy of unilateralism, throwing their outright support behind multilateralism and principles of international law.