Gravitas: China deploys “thousands of troops” close to India border
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The little-known agreement that could lead the U.S. and China to war
The definitions in an agreement with the Philippines have long been forgotten but could have huge ramifications. Filipinos march June 12 outside the Chinese Embassy in Makati, Metro Manila, as they mark Independence Day with a protest on continued Chinese intrusions in Philippine waters. (Ezra Acayan/Getty Images) With NATO labeling China a “systemic” threat to…
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Why Europe should step outside shadow of US
BERLIN. — US President Joe Biden’s eight-day trip to Europe has prompted a flood of optimistic rhetoric, and many officials chanted that America is finally waving goodbye to those hostile policies and mercurial behaviours during the presidency of Donald Trump. For Europe, it is reasonable to regard it as a new beginning for the trans-Atlantic…
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India-China Conflict: After Ladakh, Will Arunachal Trigger Another Clash Between India, China?
As India, China border conflict persists and the possibility of another clash remains high, Indian Army Chief Gen. MM Naravane’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh comes at a time when China has completed the construction of a strategically significant highway close to the Indian border state. Constructed at a cost of around $310 million, the highway…
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After massed plane incursion near Taiwan, China says must respond to ‘collusion’
Chinese and Taiwanese national flags are displayed alongside military airplanes in this illustration taken April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration BEIJING/TAIPEI, June 16 (Reuters) – China does not tolerate foreign forces intervening in Taiwan issues and has to make strong responses to such acts of “collusion”, the government said on Wednesday after the island reported the…
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‘Intense’ Iran nuclear talks resume as Germany calls for rapid progress
The sixth round of talks kicked off with a meeting of remaining parties to the deal – Iran, Russia, China, France, Britain, Germany and the European Union – in the basement of a luxury hotel. Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Abbas Aragchi, attends a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria, September 1, 2020….
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S. Korea to step out of G7 statement with possible anti-China content
Photo: VCG South Korea said Wednesday that as an invited nation, it will not be part of a G7 joint statement, which is assumed to include content targeting and pressuring China. As the US has been seeking to rally its allies to take a harder stance against China, South Korea’s Blue House spokesperson said in…
