BEIJING (Reuters) – Japanese officials’ recent statements on the current tensions in the Taiwan Strait were an attempt to justify the “wrongdoers”, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Friday during a regular briefing. The harsh remarks from Beijing come after foreign ministers of G7 nations – including Japan – called on China on …
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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with leaders in Samoa and Tonga on Friday, discussing climate change, ocean security and opportunities to work together as Washington seeks to re-engage with the region amid concerns about growing Chinese influence. The senior U.S. diplomat’s visit is part of a multi-leg …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of South Korea and Nepal will make official visits to China this month, said Hua Chunying, spokesperson at the Chinese foreign ministry, on Friday. (Reporting by Martin Quin Pollard; writing by Ryan Woo; Editing by Toby Chopra)
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is set to launch its first lunar orbiter on Friday as it doubles down on its space programmes, aiming to land a probe on the moon by 2030. The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, nicknamed Danuri, meaning “enjoy the Moon”, will be launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket …
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By Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) – China deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles near Taiwan on Thursday in its biggest drills in the Taiwan Strait, a day after U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a solidarity trip to the self-ruled island. China’s military confirmed multiple firings of conventional …
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By David Brunnstrom PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -Southeast Asian countries warned on Thursday of miscalculations in the Taiwan Strait and “serious confrontation” among major powers, while China’s foreign minister walked out before a gala dinner at a high-level meeting in Cambodia. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is hosting a meeting of 27 countries, including …
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(Reuters) – Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe said an interim budget will be presented to parliament in the first week of September, the president’s media division said in a statement. (Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe in Colombo and Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
(Reuters) – The United States urged China not to overeact to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan after Beijing deployed planes and fired live missiles near Taiwan, some of which Japan said appeared to land in its economic zone. “We’re watching this closely. We continue to urge the Chinese not to …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry said missiles fired by China on Thursday flew high into the atmosphere and constituted no threat to it, responding to public concern about whether they passed over the main island of Taiwan. The ministry said in a statement it would not disclose the Chinese missile flight path due to …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry said troops fired flares late on Thursday to drive away four drones that flew above the area of its Kinmen islands, which are just off the southeastern coast of China. Taiwan has been on alert as China conducts a series of military exercises in response to a visit to …
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