China demographic crisis looms as population growth slips to slowest ever
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How China Responded to President Biden’s Address to Congress
Addressing a joint session of Congress on April 28, President Joe Biden outlined his approach to foreign policy. As expected, China looms large in his thinking. The president portrayed his overall foreign policy agenda as one that “benefits the middle class.” Biden explained: “That means making sure every nation plays by the same rules in…
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Poll: Much Of The World Sees The U.S. As A Threat To Democracy
The U.S. and China are seen as the main threats to world peace in a new survey of international public opinion, but views of the U.S. are improving since President Biden’s election. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A lot of people around the world want more democracy, and they see the U.S. as one of the biggest…
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Chinese Communist Party Shuts Down Bible Apps, Christian WeChat Accounts Under New Crackdown Policies
In a mission to clamp down the spread of Christianity in China, the Chinese Communist government shut down Bible mobile apps and censored Christian-backed social media accounts in popular chat app WeChat on Saturday. This is indicative of an ever-tightening grip of bureaucratic regulations targeting faith workers occurring in the country. According to International Christian Concern (ICC),…
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Biden losing friends and gaining enemies
Biden’s unforced errors are killing America in the grand geopolitical game of the 21st century. US President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy at the State Department in Washington on February 4, 2021. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb US President Joseph R Biden rose to power promising to restore America’s purportedly ailing alliances. Allies are…
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North Koreans blame China for their viral woes
Pyongyang bans ethnic slurs against Chinese people as Kim Jong Un’s regime looks to Beijing for Covid-19 relief. Keep the virus out! This undated picture released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on April 10, 2020, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a drill of mortar sub-units of corps of the…
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China accuses US, Japan of ‘ganging’ up on them
US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga prepare to hold a joint press conference after their talks at the White House in Washington on April 16, 2021. –Kyodo China accused the US and Japan of “ganging” up on them Saturday, following discussions by the two nations on a range of geopolitical issues, including China’s global expansion….
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China calls for halt to mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations amid inoculation push
People line up at a vaccination center in Beijing on April 8, 2021.PHOTO: AFP BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China has urged local authorities to halt compulsory coronavirus vaccinations as the central government tries to balance the urgency of its inoculation efforts and possible backlash from a hesitant population. “Some areas are making the vaccination rather simplified,…
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Taiwan Strait a ‘Powder Keg’ That Could Set Off World War, Military Expert Warns
The Taiwan Strait is a “powder keg” that has the potential to trigger a world war, a military analyst said on Tuesday as a panel of experts gathered to discuss U.S. foreign policy from a Taiwanese perspective. A Chinese aircraft carrier task group led by Liaoning is currently conducting what Beijing has called a “routine” combat exercise east of Taiwan,…
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China Invasion of Taiwan Would Threaten U.S. Credibility in Asia, Top Admiral Warns
A successful takeover of Taiwan by the Chinese military would harm U.S. credibility among allies in Asia, Biden’s choice to lead American forces in the Pacific said on Tuesday. At a nomination hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Admiral John Aquilino said capturing Taiwan is China’s “number-one priority,” and that the prospect is “much closer…
