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By Laurie Chen, Yimou Lee and Ann Wang BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China on Thursday braced for the imminent landfall of Typhoon Doksuri, shutting schools and businesses in some coastal cities, while its national observatory renewed its most severe weather alert after overnight heavy rainfall in the country’s southwest. The approaching typhoon is expected to make landfall …

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By Lucy Craymer and Renju Jose WELLINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday the door was open for New Zealand to engage with the AUKUS weapons development and procurement project between the United States, Britain and Australia. The multi-stage AUKUS project announced in March is planned to culminate in the late …

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By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron warned against “new imperialism” in the Pacific during a landmark visit to the region, denouncing predatory behaviour by big powers in a region where China is extending trade and security ties. France, which has island territories spanning the Indo-Pacific including French Polynesia, has boosted defence …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Undersecretary Jay Shambaugh said on Wednesday the Biden administration will not hesitate to take targeted actions against China to secure the national security interests of the U.S. and its allies and to protect human rights, but added that the two countries must cooperate on global challenges. In prepared testimony before …

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ANKARA (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed Ukraine with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara and met President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday during his first foreign trip since being appointed, a Turkish foreign ministry source said. China named Wang, a veteran diplomat, as its new foreign minister on Tuesday, removing former rising star Qin …

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