The Hong Kong government’s attempt to push through amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance aroused the opposition of millions of local people, and dozens of protesters were injured by the Hong Kong police who forcibly dispersed the mass. The Hong Kong government claimed that it would suspend the legislative process of amending the ordinance and […]
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China militarization is everyone’s issue in the Pacific: Remengesau
President Tommy Remenegsau, Jr said that reports of China’s alleged militarization in the Pacific should be everyone’s concern. Speaking before the press during a weekly presidential media conference, Remengesau said that conflicts involving several countries in the Pacific such as the North and South Korea, China-Taiwan Strait issue, and the territorial dispute over South China […]
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China has more weapons in US tariff war – but do they work?
BEIJING (AP) — Looking for ways to hit back at Washington as a tariff fight escalates, President Xi Jinping and his economy czar visited a Chinese factory that processes rare earths – exotic minerals used in electric cars, mobile phones and other technology. Rare earths are “an important strategic resource,” the official Xinhua News Agency […]
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Remengesau urges US to invest in island nations’ private sector
Prior to the meeting with United States President Donald Trump, President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. told the media that Palau and other close allies of the US would like to see the latter invest in their private sector other than the government federal assistance. In an interview with the media at the sideline of the United […]
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China’s urge for US to block President Tsai’s Hawaii stopover does not hamper meeting with US ambassador
President Tsai Ing-wen with United States Ambassador to Palau Amy Hyat (Source: US Embassy Koror) Tsa Ing-wen’s planned stopover in Hawaii did not prevent the United States Ambassador to Palau Amy Hyatt from showing up at a banquet hosted by the former in Palau at the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center on March 23. President Tsai, who was […]
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Pacific leaders urge PIF to be fair in handling activities relating to China, Taiwan
Five Pacific leaders “strongly encouraged” the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), an intergovernmental organization composed of 18 countries across the Pacific, to be “respectful and fair” in the conduct of activities to be participated by disputing entities, the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China – Taiwan in the future. In the joint communique […]