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Philippines tells China sites for U.S. military pact not for ‘offensive action’

10 Apr 2023 10 Apr 2023

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assured China on Monday that military bases accessible to the United States would not be used in any offensive action, stressing the arrangement with Washington was designed to boost his country’s defences. China’s foreign ministry last week said the United States strengthening military deployment in the Philippines …

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China hands lengthy jail terms to two lawyers in rights crackdown

10 Apr 2023 10 Apr 2023

By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -A Chinese court sentenced two prominent human rights lawyers on Monday to jail terms of more than a decade each, a relative and rights groups told Reuters, the latest move in a years-long crackdown on civil society by President Xi Jinping. Xu Zhiyong, 50, and Ding Jiaxi, 55, went on …

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EU concerned by Chinese drills around Taiwan, calls for restraint

10 Apr 2023 10 Apr 2023

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union expressed concern on Monday over Chinese military drills around Taiwan, saying the island’s status should not be changed by force as any escalation, accident or use of force there would have huge global implications. China’s military carried out aerial and naval blockade drills around Taiwan on Monday, its last …

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US warship sails near manmade Chinese-controlled isle in S.China Sea

10 Apr 2023 10 Apr 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) -A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near one of the most important man-made and Chinese controlled islands in the South China Sea on Monday, in a freedom of navigation mission that Beijing denounced as illegal. While the United States frequently makes such voyages to challenge China and other states’ territorial claims in the strategic …

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Mongolia grass fires threaten border with China – Chinese state media

10 Apr 2023 10 Apr 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) – Grassland fires from Mongolia on Monday threatened to spread across the border to China, spurring local Chinese authorities to dispatch teams to intercept them to avert a major blaze, Chinese state media reported. Using satellite remote sensing monitoring, officials at the Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention headquarters of Hulunbuir in China found …

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China simulates striking Taiwan on second day of drills

9 Apr 2023 9 Apr 2023

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -China’s military simulated precision strikes against Taiwan in a second day of drills around the island on Sunday, with the island’s defence ministry reporting multiple air force sorties and that it was monitoring China’s missile forces. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, began …

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Macron says Europe should not follow U.S. or Chinese policy over Taiwan

9 Apr 2023 9 Apr 2023

(Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said in comments published on Sunday that Europe had no interest in an acceleration of the crisis over Taiwan and should pursue a strategy independent of both Washington and Beijing. Macron has just returned from a three-day state visit to China, where he received a warm welcome from President …

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Candidate backed by Japan’s ruling party wins key local election -NHK

9 Apr 2023 9 Apr 2023

TOKYO (Reuters) – A gubernatorial candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling party was projected to keep his seat in a high-profile election on Sunday, domestic media said, in what is likely to be seen as boost for the premier. Naomichi Suzuki, the governor of the northern island of Hokkaido, had 77% of …

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South Korea to discuss ‘issues raised’ from leaked documents with US

9 Apr 2023 9 Apr 2023

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea is aware of news reports about a leak of several classified U.S. military documents and it plans to discuss “issues raised” as a result of the leak with the United States, a South Korean presidential official said on Sunday. Several classified U.S. military documents have recently been posted on social media …

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Chinese fishing crews navigate troubled waters as tensions with Taiwan flare

9 Apr 2023 9 Apr 2023

By Josh Arslan and Thomas Peter PINGTAN, China (Reuters) – As China sends warships and fighter jets to the Taiwan Strait after a U.S. visit by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, deemed a separatist by Beijing, fishing crews plying the narrow waterway say they fret more about their livelihood than politics. For years, Chinese fishermen trawling …

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