By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – When China’s Communist Party released the names of its 205-person Central Committee a year ago, there was a glaring omission: Li Keqiang, the premier. The exclusion of Li, who died of a heart attack on Friday at the age of 68, seemed to confirm what many long assumed – …
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By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s ruling Pheu Thai Party named Paetongtarn Shinawatra as its new leader on Friday, continuing the billionaire family’s political dominance for the last quarter century. Paetongtarn, 37, nicknamed “Ung Ing”, was among Pheu Thai’s prime minister candidates in a May election, though another nominee Srettha Thavisin was chosen by …
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(Reuters) -Below are reactions to the death on Friday of Chinese former Premier Li Keqiang: ADAM NI, INDEPENDENT CHINA POLITICAL ANALYST, AUTHOR “Li was a premier who stood powerless as China took a sharp turn away from reform and opening.” DALI YANG, POLITICS PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: “The scope for Li’s policymaking and implementation had …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani court declined bail on Friday to detained former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case in which he has been indicted on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer said. The charge is related to a classified cable sent to Islamabad by Pakistan’s ambassador in the United …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang said China will boost its cooperation with Mongolia under a Eurasian security bloc, which this year admitted its ninth member Iran, gently nudging its smaller neighbour to join a regional group that also includes Russia. Mongolia has refrained from joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for almost two …
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By Humeyra Pamuk, David Brunnstrom and Laurie Chen WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -The United States and China have disagreements and need “in-depth” and “comprehensive” dialogue to reduce misunderstandings and stabilize ties, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, said on Thursday, kicking off a long-anticipated visit to Washington. Standing next to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Wang said …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s royal families elected the powerful and outspoken Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar from the southern state of Johor to be the country’s next king. The king plays a largely ceremonial role in Malaysia, but the monarchy has become more influential in recent years due to prolonged political instability that has prompted the …
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s royal families elected Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar from the southern state of Johor as the country’s next king, the keeper of the rulers’ seal said in statement on Friday. (Reporting by A. Ananthalakshmi; Editing by Martin Petty)
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Maldives has started negotiations with India to remove its military presence, President-elect Mohamed Muizzu said in an interview published by Bloomberg News on Friday, as New Delhi and Beijing both vie for influence in the region. Removing Indian troops was a key campaign pledge by Muizzu, who ousted President Ibrahim Solih last …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China have disagreements but they also share common interests, and the two countries need “in-depth” and “comprehensive” dialogue to reduce misunderstandings and stabilize bilateral relations, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday as he began his visit to Washington. In brief remarks through an interpreter before his …
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