VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The first stage of an extradition hearing for a senior executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei begins Monday in a Vancouver courtroom, a case that has infuriated Beijing, caused a diplomatic uproar and added to tensions between China and the United States. Canada’s arrest of chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, […]
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China counts sharp rise in coronavirus cases, 2 in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — China reported Monday a sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new coronavirus, including the first cases in the capital. The outbreak coincides with the country’s busiest travel period, as millions board trains and planes for the Lunar New Year holidays. Health authorities in the central city of Wuhan, […]
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Comparing China’s and Taiwan’s aid to the Pacific
SYDNEY, 20 JANUARY 2020 (DEVPOLICY BLOG) — In September 2019, after 36 years, Solomon Islands severed its diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (hereafter Taiwan) and established formal relations with the People’s Republic of China (hereafter China). A Solomon Islands parliamentary bipartisan task force had reviewed relations with China and Taiwan and recommended the […]
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Emphasis on US exports, trade secrets in China trade deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China reached a trade deal Wednesday that eases tensions between the world’s two biggest economies, offers massive export opportunities for U.S. farms and factories, and promises to do more to protect American trade secrets. Still, the Phase 1 agreement leaves unresolved Washington’s fundamental differences with Beijing, which is relying on massive government […]
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84 chinese nationals to be deported
Eighty-four (84) Chinese nationals caught during the raid by Palau law enforcement officers on illegal online gaming dens were cited with violation of Immigration and Labor laws and were each charged a $50 fine andare now awaiting deportation. The status of remaining people caught is still unclear. According to initial report from the Ministry of […]
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China eyes increased ties with Kiribati, site of space tracking station
China said on Monday it hoped to expand newly restored ties with the Pacific state of Kiribati, site of a strategic but mothballed Chinese space tracking station, in comments that may further stoke U.S. anxiety about Beijing’s growing influence. A senior Chinese diplomat said Beijing was “open” to all sorts of projects in Kiribati, an […]