London (07/11 – 71) For ten years now, the authorities of Tajikistan have been engaged in forced assimilation of the ethnic Pamiri people, giving away the heartlands to China for…
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Sri Lanka President to Visit China as Debt Talks Progress
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeBerlin (3/11 – 40) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will visit China in the upcoming week as the crisis-hit country makes progress on debt restructuring talks with its biggest lender.…
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Taiwanese Man Convicted of Spying in China Shares Story of ‘Painful 4 Years’
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnFor 51-year-old Taiwanese businessman Lee Meng-chu, the last four years have been a life-altering journey. His two-day business trip to southern China turned into an experience that involved lengthy detention,…
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Biden’s Call to Expand UNSC Membership Likely to Go Unheeded
U.S. President Joe Biden has again called for an increase in the number of permanent and non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. In his speech on Tuesday to…
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US Treasury Launches US-China Economic, Financial Working Groups
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnThe U.S. Treasury Department on Friday said it was formally launching two new U.S.-China working groups on economic and financial issues aimed at providing a regular policy communications forum between…
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Report: World Powers Building New Facilities at Nuclear Test Sites
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksChina, Russia and the United States have all built new facilities and dug new tunnels at their nuclear test sites in the last few years, reports CNN, citing satellite images…
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US and China to Launch Economy and Finance Working Groups to Stabilise Ties
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United States and China Launch Economic and Financial Working Groups with Aim of Easing Tensions
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxThe U.S. Treasury Department and China’s Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic working groups on Friday in an effort to ease tensions and deepen ties between the nations. Led by Treasury…
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China, North Korea Loom as US, Japan, South Korea Leaders Head to First Trilateral Summit
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeLeaders of the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea are strengthening their alliance through an annual trilateral summit amid growing threats from North Korea and China, according to…
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Tennessee Refinery Could Break Chinese Chokehold on Two Critical Minerals
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeA solution to potential shortages of two critical minerals used in making semiconductors and advanced military equipment — exports of which were restricted by China this month — may be…