Foreign Policy
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Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Sunday called on the world to listen more to Asian voices with global governance entering “Asian moment.” Wang made the remarks in a meeting with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn via video link. Noting that the world is facing new global challenges, Wang…
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Despite the rhetoric of a strong friendship with Russia, China has chosen a low-profile strategy in the Ukraine-Russia war to protect its own interests as Beijing has shown little interest in providing Moscow with any actual economic lifelines, said a media report. While China has refused to abandon Moscow or yield to US threats of…
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A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday urged the United States to take China’s concerns seriously while handling the Ukraine issue and its relations with Russia and avoid undermining China’s legitimate rights and interests. “We urge the United States to take China’s concerns seriously while handling the Ukraine issue and its relations with Russia and…
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The U.S. will accept 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and others fleeing Russia’s invasion and provide more than $1 billion in new humanitarian assistance, the White House announced Thursday. The funding will pay for food, shelter, clean water, medical supplies and other forms of assistance. Although many Ukrainian refugees prefer to remain in Europe where they will be closer…
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Slovenia’s plans to upgrade relations with self-governing Taiwan have angered China, which accused Taiwan of ratcheting up diplomatic pressure on the island to force it into political concessions. Regarding the upgrading of relations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said China was “shocked by this and strongly opposed to it,” but gave no immediate details…
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The Pentagon has put 8,500 U.S. troops on a heightened alert for the possibility of being sent to Europe, but whether they will be activated will depend on what Russian President Vladimir Putin “does or doesn’t do,” when it comes to Ukraine, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Tuesday. He also would not rule out…
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In the years ahead, Ukraine will be the geopolitical black hole of Europe, which will only serve to strengthen the American position in the negotiations with Russia. The final phase of the geopolitical reorganization of the world has begun, in which, unfortunately, nothing but painful cuts, birth pangs and extreme uncertainty can be expected. A…
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On Saturday, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised that his country’s drive for a peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan under a “one country, two systems” policy will “definitely” be implemented. Taiwan’s head Tsai Ing-wen has made it clear that Taipei hopes for easing the island’s tensions with China, but that it would not tolerate Beijing’s pressure.Speaking at…
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China continues to perceive Taiwan as a breakaway province, while the authorities in Taipei have repeatedly rejected Beijing’s proposal to stick to the “one country, two systems” principle. Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged that his country’s peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan under a “one country, two systems” policy will “definitely” be implemented. He spoke at a meeting…
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China has opposed the interrogation and deportation of a Chinese student by the US officials at an airport in Texas, and has lodged solemn representations with the US. This comes after a Chinese student was reportedly interrogated at the border entrance in Houston. After a probe that lasted for a few hours, the student was…
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Pakistan’s effort to get the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan recognized at the global platform was shattered to dust after United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) refused Taliban representative to address its session, instead it invited the representative of the ousted Ashraf Ghani Government. The world community may continue to deny any recognition and representation to the…
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A report issued by the Taiwanese defense ministry claims China’s armed forces can “paralyze” Taiwan’s defenses and are able to fully monitor Taiwan army deployments. Beijing has recently increased military activities around the island, which it described as Chinese territory. Further, China has always been clear that it would retake Taiwan with force. In this…
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Earlier this week, Donald Trump insisted that the White House should “bomb the hell out of” the Taliban* if the militant group does not return US military hardware seized during their takeover of Afghanistan. Former President Donald Trump has slammed the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan as a “humiliation” for the nation, also demanding that Joe Biden…
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The UK has said that it is “ready” to launch strikes at the ISIS-K terror network in Afghanistan after the Pentagon revealed that there are at least 2,000 fighters of the outfit in the war-torn country. The Islamic State’s Afghanistan affiliate, dubbed Islamic State Khorasan or ISIS-K, had claimed responsibility for the deadly twin blasts…
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The mother of a fallen Marine, Shana Chappell, whose son died in a suicide bombing attack at the Kabul International Airport, had her Instagram account deleted, only to see it reactivated on Monday night. Instagram apologized following the deletion, saying in an email that it was an “error,” according to the Washington Examiner. “We express our…
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Addressing the nation, a defensive President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the U.S. military airlift to extract more than 120,000 Afghans, Americans and other allies to end a 20 year war an “extraordinary success,” though more than 100 Americans and thousands of Afghans looking to leave remain. Twenty-four hours after the departure of the last…
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