PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The Chinese government’s top diplomat Wang Yi walked out before the start of a gala dinner of foreign ministers at a meeting in Cambodia on Thursday and was seen leaving the venue in a vehicle, witnesses said. Wang Yi waved to media as he entered a holding room for the dinner …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan scrambled jets on Thursday to warn away 22 Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone, the Taiwanese defence ministry said. All 22 Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, a ministry statement said. (Reporting by Meg Shen; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will not provoke conflicts but will firmly defend its sovereignty and national security, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Thursday, responding to Chinese military drills near the island. China fired missiles near Taiwan waters, a day after U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a solidarity trip to the self-ruled island. …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi agreed with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to strongly condemn China’s ballistic missile launch on Thursday, Kyodo news agency quoted Hayashi as saying. Both Hayashi and Blinken were in Cambodia to attend ASEAN regional bloc-related meetings. Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said five ballistic missiles fired …
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PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to be fully transparent about Chinese military activities at its Ream naval base, a State Department spokesperson said. Blinken said that “an exclusive presence would risk damaging Cambodia’s sovereignty, regional security, and ASEAN unity,” spokesperson Ned Price …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her South Korean counterpart vowed on Thursday to support deterrence against North Korea and achieve its denuclearisation. “Both sides expressed concerns about the dire situation of North Korea’s growing threat,” Pelosi and South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo said in a …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Thursday the Chinese military launched missiles from near Taiwan’s Matsu islands earlier in the day, adding troops on the islands will continue to enhance their alertness level. Earlier on Thursday, Reuters reported that two missiles were launched by China near the Matsu islands, which lie off the …
(Reuters) -A Japanese documentary filmmaker held in Myanmar faces charges of breaking an immigration law and encouraging dissent against the ruling military, local media and the junta’s information team said on Thursday. Toru Kubota, 26, entered Myanmar on a tourist visa on July 1 and was arrested while covering a protest in Yangon 30 days …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Using force won’t solve problems and differences, Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council said at a regular news briefing on Thursday, the same day China filed multiple missiles around the self-ruled island in unprecedented military drills. The drills followed a visit by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday and Wednesday to …
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PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday told Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen that Washington wanted a “strong, positive relationship” between their two countries. The United States and Cambodia have had a frosty relationship in recent years, with Washington fiercely critical of Hun Sen’s ongoing crackdown on his political opposition …
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