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By Michael Martina and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dozens of U.S. Congress members are backing legislation praising democracy in Taiwan, according to a copy of the resolution seen by Reuters on Wednesday, a measure likely to anger Beijing days before Taiwan’s elections. “Resolved, That the Senate … is committed to supporting Taiwan’s self-defense and …

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By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the Maldives upgraded their relationship on Wednesday during newly elected President Mohamed Muizzu’s first state visit to Beijing, following a campaign in which he cast China’s regional rival India as a threat to sovereignty. Chinese President Xi Jinping, speaking at the Great Hall of the People, called …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is canvassing public opinion on a draft bill outlawing recreational use of cannabis after more than a year in which marijuana-related businesses flourished following legalisation and insufficient regulation. The first Southeast Asian nation to decriminalise cannabis in 2021, Thailand spawned an industry worth up to a projected $1.2 billion in the …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s anti-graft watchdog doubled down on a pledge to relentlessly carry out President Xi Jinping’s orders to catch corrupt and disloyal officials, state media said on Wednesday. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Chinese Communist Party’s anti-graft and political disciplinary watchdog, made the proclamation amid an investigation into alleged graft …

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