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Japan is arming a warship with US missiles that can hit targets up to 1,000 miles away as Pacific arms race heats up | CNN

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A Japanese warship is on the way to the United States to be fitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles, the latest move by Washington and its Asian allies to beef up firepower as adversaries like China and ...

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October 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM Everybody can reply

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Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party moves to disband as freedoms dwindle

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Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party moves to disband as freedoms dwindle

Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party is moving to disband itself after more than 30 years of activism.

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April 13, 2025 at 5:50 AM Everybody can reply

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China fires water cannon at Philippine ships in South China Sea

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#China says it fires water cannon at #Philippine ships in South China Sea

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China's Coast Guard said on Tuesday it fired water cannon at Philippine ships near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, and the Philippines accused Beijing of "aggressive" action that injured one person.

September 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM Everybody can reply

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China’s Great Firewall suffers its biggest leak ever as 500GB of source code and docs spill online — censorship tool has been sold to three different countries

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#China’s Great Firewall suffers its biggest leak ever as 500GB of source code and docs spill online — censorship tool has been sold to three different countries

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Leaks tie China’s state-grade DPI gear to deployments in Myanmar, Pakistan, and beyond.

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September 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM Everybody can reply

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Exclusive: #China-backed militia secures control of new rare earth mines in #Myanmar

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Exclusive: China-backed militia secures control of new rare earth mines in Myanmar

The Chinese-backed UWSA is protecting new rare earth mines in eastern Myanmar, as Beijing moves to secure control of the minerals it is wielding as a bargaining chip in its trade war with Washington.

June 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM Everybody can reply

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Chinese university students told to spy on classmates, report says

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Chinese university students told to spy on classmates, report says

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Lecturers are also being harassed, the report finds, as ministers say threats will not be tolerated.

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August 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM Everybody can reply

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Irish data regulator opens new inquiry into TikTok over data stored in China

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Ireland's powerful Data Protection Commission has opened a new inquiry into TikTok over the storage of European users' data in China after the short-video platform disclosed in April that some data had temporarily been stored on Chinese servers.

China's Tiananmen Square demonstrations and crackdown

July 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM Everybody can reply

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Wednesday marks the 36th anniversary of China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people.

China drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone

June 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM Everybody can reply

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Exclusive: Experts say the move could be part of Beijing’s ‘greyzone’ grab for disputed territory

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September 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM Everybody can reply

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Officials respond as China Targets highlights Beijing’s tactics to silence dissent across continents - ICIJ

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Officials respond as #China Targets highlights #Beijing’s tactics to silence dissent across continents

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ICIJ’s partners found dozens of cases where critics of the Chinese government were tracked down and targeted in countries from Belgium to Korea and beyond.

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May 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM Everybody can reply

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China tells EU it can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine, official says | CNN

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#China tells #EU it can’t accept #Russia losing its war against #Ukraine, official says

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine as this could allow the United States to turn its full attention...

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July 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM Everybody can reply

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#China ‘planned car collision’ during #Taiwan vice-president’s visit to #Prague

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China ‘planned car collision’ during Taiwan vice-president’s visit to Prague

Czech intelligence revealed Chinese diplomats allegedly planned staged incident during Hsiao Bi-khim’s 2024 visit

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June 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM Everybody can reply

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Japan conducts first missile test on its own territory as part of military buildup to deter China

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#Japan conducts first missile test on its own territory as part of military buildup to deter #China

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Japan has test-fired a missile on Japanese territory for the first time as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter China.

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June 25, 2025 at 7:49 AM Everybody can reply

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#Canada condemns Hong Kong authorities after warrants issued for overseas activists

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Canada condemns Hong Kong authorities after warrants issued for overseas activists

OTTAWA - The Canadian government is condemning Hong Kong's law enforcement authorities after they issued bounties and warrants for 19 pro-democracy activists, some of whom live in Canada.

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July 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM Everybody can reply

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Bloomberg: China cuts drone sales to Europe but continues supplying Russia

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European officials report that China has reduced shipments of certain drone components to Western buyers while increasing deliveries to Russia. Beijing, however, insists it regulates exports of dual-u...

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May 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM Everybody can reply

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China, Taiwan clash over history, Beijing says can't 'invade' what is already Chinese territory

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#China, #Taiwan clash over history, Beijing says can't 'invade' what is already its territory

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China and Taiwan clashed over their competing interpretations of history in an escalating war of words over what Beijing views as provocations from Taiwan's government, and said it is impossible to "invade" what is already Chinese land.

Germany condemns China for targeting German aircraft with laser in EU operation

June 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM Everybody can reply

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#Germany accuses #China of laser targeting aircraft in #EU mission

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Germany summoned the Chinese ambassador to the foreign ministry on Tuesday after saying China's military had targeted with a laser a German aircraft taking part in an EU operation called ASPIDES which aims to protect maritime security.

July 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM Everybody can reply

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China is now the biggest debt collector in the developing world, report says

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Developing countries owe billions to China, which threatens to undermine poverty reduction efforts and fuel instability, according to a new report from Australia's Lowy Institute.

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May 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM Everybody can reply

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Ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, China sends out bomber aircraft for ‘drills’ near Taiwan

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Ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, China sends out bomber aircraft for ‘drills’ near #Taiwan

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The H-6K is a strategic bomber that can carry nuclear weapons. This incident, as per reports, was part of practice  ‘confrontation drills’

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October 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM Everybody can reply

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Chinese consulate asks NZ film festival to can Philippine doco

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Chinese consulate asks NZ film festival to can #Philippine doco

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The documentary was withdrawn from the Puregold CinePalo Film Festival in Manila days before screening over what the film creators described as "external factors".

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July 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM Everybody can reply

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How Europe is vying for rare earth independence from China

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How #Europe is vying for rare earth independence from #China

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The EU is aiming to increase its own production of rare earth metals, led by a facility in France.

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August 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM Everybody can reply

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Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party is shutting down as Beijing leaves no room for dissent | CNN

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Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party is shutting down as Beijing leaves no room for dissent

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Hong Kong’s oldest and largest pro-democracy political party is moving to disband as Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on the city leaves even moderate opposition groups with no room to operate.

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April 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM Everybody can reply

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Leading Macau democrat arrested for ‘collusion’ with foreign forces: Police

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Leading #Macau democrat arrested for ‘collusion’ with foreign forces: Police

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Au Kam San accused by police of being in contact with an unnamed ‘anti-China organisation abroad’ since 2022.

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August 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM Everybody can reply

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