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Philippines Wants to Counter China’s Fleet in Disputed Sea
The Philippines is taking a page out of China’s book by building up its own fleet that includes fishing boats in the South China Sea, the Southeast Asian nation’s top diplomat said.
China’s Xi Rankles South Korea With War Anniversary Speech
South Korea accused Chinese President Xi Jinping of distorting history in a speech he made on the Korean War, offering rare criticism of its biggest trading partner over rhetoric seen as anti-American.
U.S. Calls Chinese Visa Offenders Spies Without Showing Evidence
Chinese researchers said to be involved in espionage face more prosaic charges like visa and wire fraud.
Australia to rejoin 'quad' naval exercises in move certain to infuriate Beijing
Diplomatic tensions with China are set to be reignited after Australia is formally invited to take part in large scale military exercises next month involving the United States, Japan and India.
Taiwan Dismisses China Report of Mass Spy Arrests as ‘Stunt’
Taiwan accused China of staging a “malicious political stunt” after Chinese state media said security agents had uncovered hundreds of spy cases in a mass dragnet.
China’s Insistence That Taiwan Isn’t a Country Starts Backfiring
The more China tells the world that Taiwan isn’t a country, the more Beijing’s adversaries are starting to treat it like one.
Pompeo Says China Has Deployed 60,000 Soldiers on Indian Border
China has deployed tens of thousands of soldiers on India’s Northern border, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said, in further signs that a deadly military standoff between the world’s two most populous countries is far from cooling down.
Here’s What Could Happen If China Invaded Taiwan
That scenario, while still remote, is being taken more seriously these days.
Taiwan says 46 incidents involving Chinese planes in last 9 days
Tension between China and Taiwan has intensified since President Tsai Ing-wen was re-elected in a landslide in January.
China’s Threats of War Push Taiwan to Boost U.S. Economic Links
It’s hard to find a world leader who’s had a better 2020 than Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.
India’s Defense Minister Says China Border Tensions Serious
India’s defense minister told parliament Tuesday the current border tensions with neighbor China were serious and the result of Beijing’s violations of boundary agreements.
Even China’s Friends in Taiwan Are Angry After CCTV Anchor Gaffe
Taiwan’s main opposition party will boycott a key forum for talks over unification with China, the latest indication of strained ties across the strait -- even among those Beijing has traditionally viewed as allies.
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India and Japan sign military supply pact as China flexes muscle
Logistics agreement aimed at strengthening security in boost for 'Quad'
Pompeo Urges Southeast Asia to Cut Ties With ‘Bully’ China Firms
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo called on Southeast Asian countries to review ties with Chinese state-owned enterprises, stepping up pressure on Beijing over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
Trump-Xi Rift Plays Out With Some 100 Canceled Exchanges, Talks
President Donald Trump’s revelation last month that he hadn’t spoken with his Chinese counterpart in “a long time” and isn’t interested in doing so is just the tip of a much broader breakdown in communications that’s stoking concerns among former officials from both sides.
Latest India-China Border Clash Points to Long-Term Conflict
India and China relations have entered a critical new phase following fresh conflict along their disputed Himalayan border, after multiple rounds of high-level military talks failed to end the months-long standoff.
Chinese Researcher at UCLA Charged With Destruction of Evidence
A Chinese researcher at the University of California at Los Angeles was charged with destroying evidence after he allegedly damaged a computer hard drive beyond repair and threw it in a dumpster days after he had been stopped from leaving the U.S.
Chinese Scholar Wins Bail Over U.S. Concerns She’ll Try to Flee
A month ago, University of California at Davis researcher Juan Tang was arrested for visa fraud and locked up after she had taken refuge at the Chinese consulate in San Francisco. Now, a couple Tang doesn’t know has pledged to post $750,000 bail so that she can reside at their home 24 hours a day as she awaits trial.U.S. Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman in Sacramento said he’d never seen such blind generosity in his entire career and warned the couple Friday, as he had a day earlier, of the r
Trump administration says Sinochem and others backed by Chinese military
The Trump administration has determined that another 11 Chinese firms, including construction giant China Communications Construction Company, are owned or controlled by the Chinese military, the Pentagon said on Friday, laying the groundwork for new sanctions.
