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BERLIN (Reuters) – The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency fears that China is expanding its spy activities against Berlin, he said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday, adding that Beijing was focusing increasingly on political espionage. “China is developing wide-ranging spying and influence activities. We must be prepared for these to increase in …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Federated States of Micronesia, , reflecting a shared understanding on future U.S. assistance to the Pacific island country that Washington is anxious to keep out of China’s orbit. The State Department announcement means Washington has now …

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(Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said that Beijing is ready to work with Belgium to develop their bilateral relations. China hopes that Belgium will continue to provide a fair and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese companies, the ministry said in a statement issued on Friday. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said in a telephone call …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – A top Chinese official told a senior Taiwan opposition figure on Friday that both China’s Communist Party and Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) should oppose Taiwan independence and interference by external forces. Wang Huning, the Communist Party’s fourth ranked leader, told Andrew Hsia, Taiwan’s opposition KMT’s deputy chairman, during a meeting in Beijing that …

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By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR (Reuters) – Pakistan has replaced the police head in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where a suicide bomber killed more than 100 people at a police mosque last month, heightening fears of Islamist attacks elsewhere around the nation. An official government notice this week said Akhatar Hayat would be posted as police …

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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean court on Friday convicted a lawmaker who led an activist group for victims of Japanese wartime sexual exploitation of embezzling group funds and fined her nearly $12,000, while clearing her of other charges. Yoon Mee-hyang was indicted in 2020 on several charges of fraud and embezzlement …

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