(Reuters) – The U.S. demand this week that China close its consulate in Houston is the latest in a series of disputes that have pushed the relationship between the world’s two largest economies to their lowest point in decades. FILE PHOTO: The flags of China, the United States, and the …
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FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Home Secretary Priti Patel speaks to the media near the scene of multiple stabbings in Reading, Britain, June 22, 2020. REUTERS / Peter Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s route to citizenship for nearly three million people in Hong Kong will open in January 2021, and applicants won’t …
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The United Kingdom revealed the details of its plan to offer approximately three million people in Hong Kong a route to citizenship in an offer that Interior Minister Priti Patel described as “very generous” and China condemned as a violation of the international law and interference in its internal affairs. …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China warned on Thursday that it will be forced to respond after the United States ordered the closure of its Houston consulate, a move the Chinese Foreign Ministry said it had “severely damaged” relations. FILE PHOTO: The national flag of China flies at the Chinese Consulate General …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian stocks fluctuated on Thursday as investors weighed hopes of further stimulus to support pandemic-affected economies against a dramatic rise in tensions between the United States and China. FILE PHOTO: A security guard wearing a face mask stands near the Bund Financial Bull statue and a screen …
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