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China blasts 'wealthy' US for illegally occupying 'poor' Syria, plundering its resources
Sep 01, 2022 02:44A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman has denounced the illegal presence of US military forces in Syria, saying Washington’s continued looting of the war-torn country’s energy and mineral resources has only exacerbated the suffering of the Syrian people.
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US Navy warships enter Taiwan Strait amid tension with China
Aug 28, 2022 02:27Two US Navy warships have entered the Taiwan Strait in what is America’s first such naval transit since a controversial visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-declared island increased tension.
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US to develop laser weapons to target Russian, Chinese hypersonic missiles
Aug 28, 2022 02:20Chief of US Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday has announced the Navy's efforts to develop so-called directed energy systems as a possible defense against hypersonic missiles already in the arsenal of Chinese and Russian militaries.
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China conducts fresh military drills around Taiwan as tensions grow
Aug 27, 2022 01:05China has reportedly conducted military exercises around Taiwan as tensions grow over US provocations, including visits by top American officials to Taipei.
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Chinese firm defies US sanctions, ships Venezuelan oil to offset debt
Aug 26, 2022 08:50Defying US sanctions against Caracas, China has assigned a defense firm to ship millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil as part of a deal to offset the sanctions-battered Latin American country's debt to Beijing.
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US ran disinformation campaign against Iran, Russia and China, research reveals
Aug 26, 2022 08:40Recent research has revealed details of what appears to have been long-running US disinformation campaigns aimed at Iran, Russia, and China on social media platforms, as well as the use of dozens of fake accounts to propagate pro-Western narratives.
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Emboldened by Western support, Taiwan announces record military budget
Aug 25, 2022 08:20Emboldened by expressions of support by the United States and other Western countries, Chinese Taipei has announced a record military budget, in what would further raise tensions with Beijing.
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Iran receives US response to EU nuclear deal text, review underway: Kan’ani
Aug 25, 2022 01:06Iran has received a response from the United States on its comments to the European Union's draft proposal aimed at salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal and lifting draconian US sanctions, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
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China warns of 'severe' threat to harvest from worst heatwave on record
Aug 24, 2022 06:27China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country's hottest summer on record.
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Chinese research ship leaves Sri Lanka after riling India, US
Aug 23, 2022 09:36A Chinese research vessel departed from Sri Lanka's Hambantota port on Monday after six days marked by tensions between India and China with New Delhi becoming increasingly uneasy over Beijing’s growing influence in the region.