38 h. ago China sends special envoy to mediate as Thailand and Cambodia exchange fire

Beijing sent a special envoy to Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday for peace mediation efforts after the two Southeast Asian neighbours engaged in another major exchange of fire. “As a close neighbour and friend of Cambodia and Thailand, China closely follows the ongoing border conflict between the two countries and has shuttled between the two sides to promote peace,” China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement on Wednesday. “Through its own way, China has been working actively...

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38 h. ago Cambodia and Thailand tell China’s Wang Yi they’re willing to cease fire

Cambodia and Thailand have expressed willingness to de-escalate and cease fire following recent border clashes, according to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, also the country’s deputy prime minister, and Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow made the comments in separate phone conversations with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday, according to the ministry. The Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers briefed Wang about the latest...

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48 h. ago Stranded China tourist in Japan invited to stay overnight sends 300 masks to host during Covid

A Chinese tourist stranded in Japan, having been assisted by a local man who invited him to stay the night, sent 300 masks during the Covid-19 pandemic as a gesture of gratitude. Recently, the Japanese variety show The World’s Astonishing News! highlighted a 2016 story of friendship between China and Japan, sparking discussions among netizens in both countries. Shaojin, a Japanese anime enthusiast from Yinchuan city in northwestern China, travelled alone to Takayama, a city in central Japan, on...

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4 d. ago China’s New Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Tours the Region

China’s New Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Tours the Region  The China-Global South Project

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4 d. ago China’s commitment to openness sends a constructive, certain signal to an uncertain world: Brazilian scholar

China’s commitment to openness sends a constructive, certain signal to an uncertain world: Brazilian scholar  Global Times

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5 d. ago Zelensky suggests Ukraine could drop Nato goal for security guarantees to end war

President Volodymyr Zelensky signalled that Ukraine could accept security guarantees from the US and Europe as a way to prevent future Russian aggression, and substitute for its long-term goal of joining Nato. Ukraine’s leader met at Germany’s Federal Chancellery in Berlin on Sunday with a US delegation led by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, along with several national security advisers from Europe. A lot of progress was made during a meeting,...

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6 d. ago Feds Accuse Texas Company Of Sending American AI Tech To China

Feds Accuse Texas Company Of Sending American AI Tech To China  SlashGear

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7 d. ago Would the world be safer if the military were in charge of the US?

Tom Barrack, the United States special envoy for Syria, recently made waves at an international forum in Doha, Qatar, by suggesting that “benevolent monarchies” might be the most effective form of government for the Middle East. He also suggested that Israel was not a democracy. His remarks were probably welcomed in some parts of the region, but probably less well received by the US and other Western media, which all but consider themselves guardians of proper world opinion. Barrack was just...

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7 d. ago BREAKING NEWS: China not to send minister to trilateral health talks with Japan, S. Korea

BREAKING NEWS: China not to send minister to trilateral health talks with Japan, S. Korea  Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS

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8 d. ago US military sends show of strength to Japan as China’s navy, air drills continue

US bombers and stealth fighters took part in a joint military exercise with Japan on Wednesday while an American aircraft carrier arrived at a Japanese port on Thursday, in a show of force amid heightened tensions between Beijing and Tokyo. Japanese Self-Defence Forces (SDF) and the US military conducted the exercise “amid an increasingly severe security environment surrounding Japan”, Tokyo’s Ministry of Defence said on Thursday. “Through this exercise, we confirmed the strong commitment of...

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8 d. ago US military sends show of support to Japan as China’s navy, air drills continue

US bombers and stealth fighters took part in a joint military exercise with Japan on Wednesday while an American aircraft carrier arrived at a Japanese port on Thursday, in a show of force amid heightened tensions between Beijing and Tokyo. Japanese Self-Defence Forces (SDF) and the US military conducted the exercise “amid an increasingly severe security environment surrounding Japan”, Tokyo’s Ministry of Defence said on Thursday. “Through this exercise, we confirmed the strong commitment of...

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8 d. ago Beijing urges Dutch government to push for China visit by Nexperia execs

China has urged the Dutch government to push the Netherlands arm of semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia to send personnel to China, Beijing’s commerce ministry said during a press conference on Thursday. The Dutch embassy in China has been asked to urge The Hague’s Ministry of Economic Affairs to “implement the consensus reached in consultations” and encourage the Nijmegen-headquartered company to dispatch its representatives to China “as soon as possible”, ministry spokesman He Yadong...

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9 d. ago The biggest fear in the AI race is not sending chips to China. It’s where they go next.

The biggest fear in the AI race is not sending chips to China. It’s where they go next.  https-//www.semafor.com

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1 week ago Don’t Feed the Beast: America Should Not Be Sending H200 Chips to China

Don’t Feed the Beast: America Should Not Be Sending H200 Chips to China  The Daily Signal

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1 week ago Russia Sends First Sanctioned LNG Shipment to China, Defying US Pressure

Russia Sends First Sanctioned LNG Shipment to China, Defying US Pressure  UNITED24 Media

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1 week ago China sends seasoned ‘American hand’ to serve as top envoy to Philippines

Jing Quan, formerly the second-in-command at the Chinese embassy in Washington, arrived in Manila on Saturday to assume his post as Beijing’s top envoy to the Philippines, pledging to both defend national interests and stabilise bilateral ties. “As the ambassador, I will firmly safeguard China’s national interests and dignity, while also serving as a bridge to ensure China-Philippines relations stabilise rather than deteriorate, and that our peoples draw closer instead of drifting apart,” Jing...

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1 week ago China sends seasoned ‘America hand’ to serve as top envoy to Philippines

Jing Quan, formerly the second-in-command at the Chinese embassy in Washington, arrived in Manila on Saturday to assume his post as Beijing’s top envoy to the Philippines, pledging to both defend national interests and stabilise bilateral ties. “As the ambassador, I will firmly safeguard China’s national interests and dignity, while also serving as a bridge to ensure China-Philippines relations stabilise rather than deteriorate, and that our peoples draw closer instead of drifting apart,” Jing...

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2 w. ago Trump says next steps for Ukraine talks unclear after Putin meeting

The path ahead for Ukraine peace talks is unclear, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, after what he called “reasonably good” talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US envoys. The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Putin accepted some US proposals aimed at ending the war in Ukraine and was prepared to keep working to find a compromise. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner spent hours at the Kremlin, departing in the early hours of...

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2 w. ago China/France • While Macron is in China, Beijing sends Xinjiang delegation to Paris

China/France • While Macron is in China, Beijing sends Xinjiang delegation to Paris  Intelligence Online

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2 w. ago China to bring damaged spacecraft back to Earth after sending up replacement for stuck astronauts

China to bring damaged spacecraft back to Earth after sending up replacement for stuck astronauts  Space

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