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U.S. warns China against provocations

The United States warned China on Wednesday against taking “additional provocative actions” following an impending international court ruling on the South China Sea that is expected to largely reject Beijing’s broad territorial claims. A senior State Department official voiced skepticism at China’s claim that dozens of countries backed its position[…]

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China – We will never stand for Taiwan independence

China’s 1.3 billion people are united in their determination never to allow self-ruled Taiwan to become independent, China’s top official in charge of ties with the island was quoted as saying on Thursday, in Beijing’s latest blast at Taipei. China has repeatedly warned Taiwan’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, whose leader[…]

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Hong Kong on alert as independence calls grow

Authorities worried about increasingly strident calls for Hong Kong independence are taking no chances ahead of a rare visit from one of China’s top ranking officials, shutting down swathes of the city and reportedly gluing down pavers to quell the prospect of violent protests. Mainland Chinese media have cited the[…]

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Last Tiananmen Square prisoner to be released

The last prisoner being held in China in connection with the 1989 Tiananmen protests is set to be released later this year after nearly three decades behind bars. Miao Deshun, who was 25 at the time of the mass pro-democracy demonstrations, was one of about 1,600 Chinese people jailed following[…]

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Kenya defends deportations to China

Kenya on Tuesday defended its deportation of two groups of Taiwanese to China after they were acquitted in a cyber crime case, a move that has drawn an angry reaction from Taipei. The Kenyan government said the people were in Kenya illegally and were being sent back to where they[…]

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China ‘seizes’ eight Taiwanese from Kenya

Taiwan has accused China of “extrajudicial abduction” after eight Taiwanese acquitted of fraud in Kenya were deported to mainland China. They were among a group of suspects acquitted in Kenya last week. Taiwan’s foreign ministry says they were forcibly put on a China-bound plane and has demanded their release. China[…]

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China denounces Panama Papers’ revelations

China has moved to limit coverage of the massive leak of documents from a Panamanian law firm that may have exposed financial wrongdoing by some of the world’s rich and powerful, blocking some search terms and removing certain stories online. The “Panama Papers” revealed financial arrangements of politicians and public[…]

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