By Jessie Pang and Anson Law HONG KONG(Reuters) – Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai on Thursday told a court trying him for colluding with foreign powers that he paid a former U.S. general to advise former Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen in late 2017, but denied seeking to endanger China’s national security. On the first day …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities in Tibet have detected problems, including cracks, at five out of 14 hydropower dams that they have inspected since a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the southwest region last week, an emergency official said on Thursday. Of the five affected dams, three have since been emptied, the Tibet emergency management official …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Authorities have begun evacuating 3,000 residents near the Mount Ibu volcano on Indonesia’s eastern island of Halmahera, the disaster agency said on Thursday, after an eruption this week sent a cloud of thick grey ash as high as four-km (2.5-mile) into the sky. Ibu erupted on Wednesday morning for about two minutes, …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – The head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan said on Thursday he expects continued firm support for the island from Donald Trump’s incoming administration, but a U.S.-Taiwan trade agreement seen as critical for business had only a “modest” chance of happening. Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, enjoyed …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will dispatch its navy if needed to help the coast guard respond to any suspicious activity near undersea communication cables, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Thursday, after a Chinese-linked ship was suspected of damaging one. Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, said a ship owned by a Hong …
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By Patricia Zengerle, Simon Lewis, Doina Chiacu and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state, warned on Wednesday that the U.S. must change course to avoid becoming more reliant on China, as he promised a robust foreign policy focused on American interests. The remarks from the Republican …
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By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is due to attend a high-profile business conference on Thursday where he is expected to discuss the U.S. elections and its implications globally, days before the swearing in of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Pence is scheduled to speak at the UBS Wealth …
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By Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned for hours by investigators on Wednesday in relation to a criminal insurrection probe, ending a weeks-long standoff with authorities. His arrest, the first ever for a sitting president in South Korea, is the latest head-spinning development …
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By Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With just days to go in his presidency, U.S. President Joe Biden is releasing a flurry of new measures that challenge China’s chip-making and shipbuilding and limit Russian oil, while a ceasefire in Gaza is said to be in reach after months of failed talks. The …
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By Antoni Slodkowski and James Pomfret BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – For years, the U.S. government has urged China to show “restraint” in pushing its claim on Taiwan and to drop military threats to bring the democratically governed island under its control. Now – some Chinese commentators say – the power of that long-held U.S. message …
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