Antagonisms between the United States and China are rocking governments around the world, prompting a German official to warn of the “Cold War 2.0” and the President of Kenya to call for unity to combat the coronavirus pandemic. World trade was already depressed by the two-year tariff war between the …
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CHENGDU, China (AP) – In the more than 40 years since China and the US established formal diplomatic relations, accusations have been exchanged, tensions have risen and fallen, and the two sides have come dangerously close to a direct confrontation. However, the forced closure of the Chinese Consulate in Houston …
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The South China Sea is grouped into three archipelagos (Archive) Washington DC: In one of the strongest attacks by the United States against Beijing’s illegal land claims in the strategic waters of the South China Sea, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed on Saturday that Washington’s policy in the region …
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Australia has rejected Beijing’s territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a formal statement to the United Nations, aligning itself more closely with the United States in the growing row. In a statement released Thursday, Australia said there was “no legal basis” for several disputed Chinese claims …
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The UK and China issued new rounds of criticism on Sunday with the British foreign secretary hinting that he may suspend UK extradition agreements with Hong Kong over China’s moves against the city-state. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab also accused Beijing of “serious and egregious” human rights abuses against its Uighur …
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