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By Bernard Orr and Ethan Wang BEIJING (Reuters) – The U.S. is clinging to wrong perceptions of China and has yet to fulfill its “promises” despite some progress since presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met last November, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday. Speaking at a news conference on the sidelines of …

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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Attempts to contain China’s rise would only aggravate the country and sow discord in the region, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said during a speech in Australia on Thursday. In an speech at the Australian National University in Canberra, he said countries needed to put themselves in China’s shoes …

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top government spokesperson said on Thursday that Tokyo was gravely concerned about closer military cooperation between China and Russia in light of security for Japan as well as for the region. “Our country intends to keep a close eye on development in Sino-Russian relations,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told a …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected field training of troops at a major military operations base in the western region of the country on Wednesday and ordered heightened readiness for war, state KCNA news agency reported on Thursday. The tour of the base, the location of which was not identified, comes …

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(Corrects to list Austria, and not Australia as one of the six countries) BEIJING (Reuters) – China will offer visa-free travel to nationals from Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg from March 14, foreign minister Wang Yi said on Thursday. (This story has been corrected to list Austria, and not Australia as one of …

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By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -Three Hong Kong High Court judges on Thursday rejected an appeal by pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi against his conviction and 40 month sentence on charges which included 7 sedition offences. In dismissing Tam’s appeal, High Court judges Jeremy Poon, Derek Pang and Anthea Pang said sedition is a statutory …

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By Laurie Chen XIAN, China (Reuters) – Freelance copywriter Chai Wanrou thinks marriage is an unfair institution. Like many young women in China, she is part of a growing movement that envisions a future with no husband and no children, presenting the government with a challenge it could do without. “Regardless of whether you’re extremely …

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Google has set up a cybersecurity base in Tokyo, its first in the Asia-Pacific region, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. Computer engineers from companies throughout the region will be invited to the base to study cyber countermeasures, the newspaper reported. (Reporting by Rocky Swift; Editing by Jamie Freed)

TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese court rejected a complaint demanding the shutdown of Shikoku Electric Power’s Ikata No.3 reactor, in the first formal ruling on the legal battle for the nuclear plant in western Japan, public broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday. The Oita District Court’s ruling against the local residents worried about natural disaster risks …

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