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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman held a call with China’s ambassador to the United States on Tuesday to follow up on issues discussed during U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing last week, the State Department said. In the call with Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng, Sherman reiterated the importance …

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(Reuters) – Russia and China’s foreign ministries on Tuesday held a round of consultations on anti-missile defence, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. “A thorough exchange of views took place on various aspects of this issue, including its global and regional dimensions,” the ministry said in a statement on its website. “The intention was reaffirmed to …

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By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers on Tuesday urged the U.S. State Department not to renew a decades-old U.S-China agreement on scientific cooperation, arguing that Beijing would seek to use it to help its military. The deal, signed when Beijing and Washington established diplomatic ties in 1979 and renewed about every five years …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China and New Zealand should promote trade and investment, Chinese President Xi Jinping told New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who led a trade delegation to China seeking more access for his country’s primary exports and emerging sectors like gaming. Although China is New Zealand’s largest trading partner, calls have been growing …

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By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday launched an unprecedented reparation programme for victims of past human rights abuses by the state, a project critics fear will compensate only a small fraction of those who suffered. Jokowi, as the president is known, in January expressed deep regret over 12 deadly …

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By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday he hoped a bailout decision from the International Monetary Fund would come in a day or two, capping off protracted negotiations as the country faces an acute balance-of-payments crisis. Islamabad is racing against time to unlock $1.1 billion under the …

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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – Three YouTube channels seen as linked to North Korea’s state media have been taken down, a spokesperson for the U.S. video hosting site said on Tuesday, after South Korean regulators blocked them at the request of the country’s spy agency. The channels featured English-speaking young women, including a girl …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China is willing to work with Vietnam to strengthen high-level communication and cooperation between their militaries, Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu said on Tuesday as he met his Vietnamese counterpart. In their meeting in Beijing, Li said the international situation was chaotic and intertwined, and the security of the Asia-Pacific region was facing …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s leading prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat said on Tuesday he has enough support in the upper house to become the country’s next premier, just days ahead of the new parliament’s first session. Pita, the leader of the progressive Move Forward Party, faces an uncertain path to the premiership despite scoring a …

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