One Chinese think tank even says that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) may consider live firefighting off the US island of Guam. But U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar’s visit to the self-governing island of Taiwan this week has added fuel to the smoldering tensions. Azar is …
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Last year, South Korea responded to its interest in an aircraft carrier, saying it would build a “multifunctional large transport ship.” But in its national plan for 2021-2025, published this week, the government has for the first time explicitly committed to building the billion-dollar device. “The 30,000-ton aircraft carrier will …
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Chinese lawmakers have extended the term of the Hong Kong governing body by a year following a controversial decision last month to postpone local elections in the international finance hub over the coronavirus pandemic. Carrie Lam, Hungarian leader of Hong Kong, said in late July that local election plans would …
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One Chinese think tank even says that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) may consider live firefighting off the US island of Guam. But U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar’s visit to the self-governing island of Taiwan this week has added fuel to the smoldering tensions. Azar is …
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The country’s largest gathering of elders, Consultant Loya Jirga, on Sunday passed a resolution calling for the release of the last batch of some 5,000 Taliban prisoners, who demanded the Taliban’s release as a condition of participating in peace negotiations. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said he would sign a mandate …
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