TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that it “strongly suspects” Chinese surveillance balloons have entered Japanese territory at least three times since 2019. The balloons were detected in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the ministry said in a statement, adding that Japan had called on China’s government to verify the facts of the …
By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr summoned China’s ambassador on Tuesday to express his “serious concern” over China’s actions in the South China Sea and the foreign ministry called on Beijing to stop its vessels’ “aggressive activities”. The Philippine coastguard said on Monday a Chinese coastguard …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping will hold talks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during his visit to China over the next three days, state media reported on Tuesday. Xi had invited Raisi to Beijing, and their meeting comes as both Iran and China face rising tensions with the United States over a range …
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(Reuters) – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will delay the maiden launch of its heavy-lift H3 rocket to Feb. 17 from Feb. 15 due to weather conditions, the space agency said on Tuesday. “As a result of today’s weather assessment, it is anticipated that weather conditions on the day of the launch will not be …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan has not spotted any surveillance balloons from China in its vicinity, the island’s defence ministry said on Tuesday, as a dispute between China and the United States over spy balloons triggers worries about rising military tensions. The U.S. military on Feb. 4 shot down what it called a Chinese spy balloon off …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to bulk-order Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States by March next year as it begins a rapid military build-up, Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada said on Tuesday. Japan wants to conclude a contract during the next financial year, which begins April 1, to buy Raytheon Technologies Corp Tomahawks through …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Martin Quin Pollard WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -The United States said on Monday it still did not know the origin or purpose of three aerial objects that its military shot down over the weekend, as Washington and Beijing traded accusations about high-altitude balloons. American and Canadian officials were unable to explain the origin …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -There are no U.S. surveillance aircraft in Chinese airspace, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Monday, declining to specify when pressed by reporters on whether such aircraft operate in Chinese-claimed areas. The U.S. government swiftly and repeatedly denied China’s accusation that U.S. high-altitude balloons had flown over its airspace without …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department is deeply concerned by the Cambodian government’s decision to revoke the media license for the Voice of Democracy and urged it to reverse the decision, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters on Monday. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the shutdown of one of the last independent …
By Michael Martina and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is considering a meeting with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference, in what would be their first face-to-face talks after the United States shot down flying objects, sources told Reuters. Earlier this month, Blinken postponed a …
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