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China tells Southeast Asian states not to be pawns in big-power rivalries

The Chinese foreign minister urged ASEAN countries Monday against becoming pawns in rivalries between big powers, a day after his…

2 years ago

Hong Kong rights review marred by crackdown on civil society groups

A United Nations human rights council review of Hong Kong's rights record has been hampered by a citywide crackdown on…

2 years ago

Sino-Pakistan naval exercise raises concern in India

China and Pakistan kicked off a four-day joint maritime exercise on Sunday in an effort to bolster their naval cooperation,…

2 years ago

FBI and MI5 team up to warn of the risks of Chinese hackers and spies

In an unprecedented joint appearance Wednesday, the heads of U.S. and U.K. security agencies warned about China’s hacking and economic…

2 years ago

New report details China’s efforts to control Uyghurs beyond its borders

On a sunny summer day in the South Australia city of Adelaide in late January 2018, scores of community groups…

2 years ago

Uyghurs in exile mark anniversary of deadly 2009 Urumqi unrest

Uyghur exile groups around the world on Tuesday demanded that China end its persecution of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims…

2 years ago

Chinese fans clash with rights protesters at basketball game in Australia

Chinese fans clashed with human rights protesters at a basketball game between China and Australia on Thursday in Melbourne, at…

2 years ago

FET completes trials of advanced submarine rescue vehicle

U.S. firm Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has completed sea trials of an advanced submarine rescue vehicle (SRV), the main component…

2 years ago

RIMPAC gets underway amid rising U.S.-China tensions

Ships from various nations taking part in this year's RIMPAC exercises. CREDIT: U.S. Navy The world’s largest naval exercise, the…

2 years ago

Number of Chinese nationals seeking asylum grows tenfold under Xi Jinping

The number of Chinese nationals seeking political asylum overseas has skyrocketed under ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping,…

3 years ago

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