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France’s Macron calls for ‘real European army’ without US
Nov 06, 2018 09:52French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the establishment of a “real European army,” claiming that Europe has been the chief victim of a recent US decision to scrap a major nuclear arms pact with Russia.
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China, Dominican Republic leaders meet after cutting Taiwan ties
Nov 03, 2018 09:54Leaders of China and the Dominican Republic have held talks in the capital Beijing, pledging to expand ties months after the Latin American nation switched its allegiance to the vast Asian country from the self-ruled island of Taiwan.
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China vows to support Pakistan as Khan visits Beijing
Nov 02, 2018 10:11China has promised to support Pakistan's economy which Prime Minister Imran Khan described in a "very difficult" situation as he started his official visit to Beijing on Friday.
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Chinese president tells military to prepare for war
Nov 02, 2018 05:07In another sign of rapidly rising US-China tensions and the danger of conflict, President Xi Jinping has told his country’s military to prepare for war. His speech last Thursday to the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Southern Theatre Command was a response to the Trump administration’s aggressive actions not just in intensifying trade war, but overtly readying for military conflict with both China and Russia.
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Xi admits trade war with US put China’s economy in ‘uncertainty’
Nov 01, 2018 10:53China’s President Xi Jinping on Thursday acknowledged that a trade war with the United States had already created a status of uncertainty for the world’s second biggest economy.
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Wall Street falls as US-China trade tensions rise
Nov 01, 2018 05:09There were major swings on Wall Street yesterday, with the Dow moving in a range of 900 points, in response to a report that US President Donald Trump is planning to impose a tariff on all Chinese goods if he does not receive a satisfactory trade offer from President Xi Jinping.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says China biggest national security challenge facing America
Nov 01, 2018 03:38US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says China is the biggest national security challenge facing the United States and the administration of US President Donald Trump is pushing back against China “on all fronts.”
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China ‘opposes any form of US relation with Taiwan’
Oct 31, 2018 12:05China has voiced strong opposition to the official contacts and military relations between the United States and Taiwan, which Beijing considers part of its territory.
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China’s Sinopec plans ‘special arrangements’ on Iran oil
Oct 31, 2018 09:54China’s Sinopec, the world’s biggest refiner by capacity and throughput, is reportedly discussing “special arrangements” on the flow of Iranian oil ahead of US sanctions which are to go into effect on November 4.
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The EU- Russia- China plan to avert Iran oil sanctions
Oct 29, 2018 06:50It may well be that the unilateral wrecking ball politics of the Trump administration are bringing about a result just opposite from that intended. Washington’s decision to abandon the Iran nuclear agreement and impose severe sanctions on companies trading Iran oil as of 4 November, is creating new channels of cooperation between the EU, Russia, China and Iran and potentially others.