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BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will raise concerns about China’s support for Russia and overcapacity in Chinese production on his visit to China, German officials said on Friday. Germany is not seeking to decouple itself from the Chinese economy but derisking from it is essential, the officials said. They also added that there …

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By Kirsty Needham and Lucy Craymer (Reuters) – A national election in the Solomon Islands, the first since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare signed a security pact with Beijing, will be watched next week for its potential to jolt the U.S.-China rivalry in the South Pacific. The United States and Australia are concerned about China’s naval …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday its launch of a key signal relay satellite was a “complete success” and it would serve as the communication bridge for its future lunar probe missions for years to come, state media reported. China launched the satellite Queqiao-2, which was named after a mythological …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida drew cheers and applause from U.S. lawmakers on Thursday when he announced a plan to donate 250 cherry trees to the U.S. capital to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. independence. In a speech to the U.S. Congress in Washington underscoring close ties between the United …

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By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Three castaways stranded for a week on a desert island in the western Pacific Ocean were rescued after a U.S. Navy aircraft searching for them spotted palm fronds that the trio used to spell out the word “H-E-L-P” on a sandy beach. The men, all in their 40s, were found …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China is willing to work closely with the North Korean legislature to help relations reach a “higher level,” China’s top legislator Zhao Leji was quoted as saying by the foreign ministry on Thursday. “It has always been our strategic unwavering policy to maintain, consolidate and develop China-DPRK relations,” Zhao quoted China’s President …

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