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Deadma lang? PH envoy denies inaction on new Chinese coast guard law
MANILA – The Philippine Embassy in Beijing on Tuesday denied that it failed to act or monitor the developments on the now enacted China law that permits its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels it deemed infringing on its sovereignty or jurisdiction.
February 16, 2021
9:11 pm
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French submarine patrols South China Sea, likely angering Beijing
A French nuclear attack submarine was among two navy ships that recently conducted a patrol through the South China Sea, its defence minister announced, in a move likely to anger Beijing, which claims most of the strategic waters as its territory.
February 9, 2021
9:45 pm
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Japan protests over China ships off disputed isles
Japan said Monday it has protested to China over two incursions into Japanese territorial waters that come after Beijing enacted legislation toughening its response to violations of its maritime territory.
February 8, 2021
9:22 pm
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Nearly 11,000 Hong Kongers moved to Taiwan in 2020
Nearly 11,000 Hong Kongers moved to Taiwan in 2020 — almost double the number of a year earlier — after Beijing imposed a sweeping security law on the city.
February 3, 2021
10:34 pm
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China to ‘no longer recognise’ UK-issued BN(O) passport for Hong Kongers
China on Friday said it will “no longer recognise” the British National (Overseas) passport for Hong Kongers, as Britain prepares to offer millions of former colonial subjects a way to escape Beijing’s crackdown on dissent.
January 29, 2021
9:44 pm
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Containing China is ‘mission impossible’, Beijing warns Biden
Any attempt to contain China is “mission impossible”, the country’s defence ministry warned the US on Thursday, as the Biden administration works to shore up its Asian alliances against Beijing.
January 28, 2021
10:39 pm
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Taiwan expelled thousands of Chinese dredgers from its waters
Taiwan expelled nearly 4,000 Chinese vessels illegally dredging sand from its waters in 2020, authorities said Monday, a more than six-fold increase on the year before as Beijing seeks to heap pressure on the democratic island.
January 26, 2021
2:02 pm
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Beijing says Washington to pay ‘heavy price’ if UN ambassador goes to Taiwan
China on Thursday threatened that the United States would pay a “heavy price” if its United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft kept plans announced by the State Department to travel to Taiwan next week.
January 8, 2021
12:59 pm
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China goes online to mock ‘beautiful sight’ of US Capitol chaos
China’s internet erupted in mirth at America’s troubled democracy after supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol, with Beijing criticising the “sharp contrast” between Washington’s response to the chaos and the 2019 Hong Kong anti-government protests.
January 7, 2021
11:04 pm
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May tinatago? WHO virus mission blunted as China refuses team entry
An expert mission to China to probe the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic was in disarray Wednesday after Beijing denied entry to the World Health Organization team at the last minute despite months of painstaking negotiations.
January 6, 2021
8:48 pm
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Beijing slams ‘bullying’ US over Trump order on Chinese apps
Beijing accused the US on Wednesday of “bullying” after President Donald Trump ordered a ban on a series of Chinese apps in his last weeks in office, branding them a threat to national security.
January 6, 2021
8:33 pm
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China’s Hong Kong crackdown escalates with mass opposition arrests
China’s crackdown in Hong Kong escalated dramatically on Wednesday with police arresting more than 50 opposition figures in their largest operation since a draconian security law was imposed on the financial hub.
January 6, 2021
8:30 pm
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US warship sails by China-claimed Spratly Islands
An American warship sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, in the latest challenge to Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims in the region.
December 23, 2020
3:02 pm
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Taiwan expanding submarine fleet as China threat grows
Taiwan began construction on a fleet of indigenous submarines on Tuesday, the latest move by the out-gunned island to bolster its defences against increasingly bellicose threats from Beijing.
November 24, 2020
11:26 pm
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China threatens retaliation over US-Taiwan arms sale
China on Thursday threatened to make a “legitimate and necessary” retaliation over the US sale of $1 billion worth of missiles to Taiwan as Beijing becomes increasingly strident over its claims to the self-ruled island.
October 23, 2020
11:30 am
Politiko Global
Why Beijing may want to keep Trump in the White House
Donald Trump has frustrated and enraged China during a tumultuous first term, but Beijing may welcome his re-election as it scans the horizon for the decline of its superpower rival.
October 21, 2020
11:29 am
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Taiwanese detained in China ‘confesses’ on state TV
A Taiwanese man detained in China and accused of “endangering national security” appeared on Chinese television Sunday evening, admitting to illegally filming military exercises in a city bordering Hong Kong during protests there last year.
October 12, 2020
10:52 am
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China says Trump ‘spreading political virus’ at UN
China on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of spreading a “political virus” at the United Nations after the US leader delivered a harsh attack on Beijing over the Covid-19 pandemic.
September 23, 2020
11:50 am
Politiko Global
Eyeing China, Pentagon plans larger, ‘more lethal’ navy
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced Wednesday an ambitious plan to expand the US Navy with a range of unmanned and autonomous ships, submarines and aircraft to confront the growing maritime challenge from China.
September 17, 2020
8:16 pm
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China says US biggest threat to peace in South China Sea
China accused the US of becoming “the biggest driver of militarization” in the contested South China Sea, as tensions between Washington and Beijing look set to swamp a regional Asian summit.
September 10, 2020
1:22 pm
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US-China tensions set to dominate Southeast Asia summit
US-China rivalry is set to dominate discussions as the foreign ministers of 10 Southeast Asian countries begin an online summit Wednesday, with Washington’s top diplomat ready to take aim at Beijing’s “bullying” in the South China Sea.
September 10, 2020
1:09 pm
Politiko Global
Beijing pillories Pentagon report on Chinese military ambitions
China on Wednesday condemned a Pentagon report for claiming Beijing wants to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads within a decade as it seeks to deter the United States from any intervention linked to Taiwan.
September 2, 2020
10:43 pm
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Locsin to recommend ending contracts with Chinese firms involved in South China Sea reclamation
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Friday said he would “strongly recommend” terminating local contracts with any Chinese companies involved in the reclamations in the South China Sea, days after the United States slapped sanctions against firms backing Beijing in advancing its claims in the region.
August 28, 2020
8:04 pm
Politiko Global
China slams ‘tyrannical logic’ of US South China Sea sanctions
Beijing on Thursday slammed Washington’s “tyrannical logic” over the latest US sanctions targeting Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea, worsening tensions between the two superpowers.
August 27, 2020
10:53 pm
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