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Australian journalists flee China for fear of arrest

Bill Birtles (AP file photo) SYDNEY: Two Australian journalists fled China on Tuesday under diplomatic protection, fearing arrest as political pawns in the rapidly deteriorating relationship between Canberra and Beijing. Their dramatic overnight departure came after days of secret disputes in which both men took refuge in Australia’s diplomatic missions …

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China acted unilaterally, violated pacts: Rajnath Singh | India News

AP Photo NEW DELHI: India and China agreed to refrain from taking any further military actions that could increase tensions in eastern Ladakh, but there was no tangible progress to resolve the more than four-month-old military confrontation during a meeting between Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and its Chinese counterpart. , …

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China pushes to double nuclear warhead arsenal: Pentagon

The Chinese military is pushing to double its more than 200 nuclear warheads in a decade with the ability to launch them aboard ballistic missiles by land, sea and air, the Pentagon said in a report Tuesday. In addition to aiming for technological parity with the United States, the People’s …

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