41 h. ago China FM Wang Yi reaffirms Beijing’s backing for Venezuela as US pressure grows

China extended its support to Venezuela and opposed “unilateral bullying” in a foreign ministers’ phone call on Wednesday amid rising US pressure on the South American country. Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Venezuelan counterpart Yvan Gil that China and Venezuela were strategic partners and that mutual trust and support were a tradition of bilateral ties. In a veiled swipe at the US, Wang said “China opposes all forms of unilateral bullying and supports countries in safeguarding their...

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55 h. ago China’s top diplomat extends support to Venezuela’s sovereignty in face of growing US pressure

China’s top diplomat extends support to Venezuela’s sovereignty in face of growing US pressure  Anadolu Ajansı

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8 d. ago Fill US Arctic affairs post to halt China and Russia’s rise, senior Democrat urges Rubio

The senior Democrat on a US congressional committee focused on China is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to fill the State Department’s vacant post for Arctic affairs, citing intensifying competition with Beijing and adding to growing pressure to address the vacancy. The Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs leads US engagement with the eight-country Arctic Council and coordinates American interests related to safety and security, economic development and intergovernmental cooperation. The...

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2 w. ago Guangdong touts Huawei chips and HarmonyOS to outrun the DeepSeek eclipse

Guangdong has named Huawei Technologies’ artificial intelligence chips and HarmonyOS operating system as flagship achievements in China’s drive for technological self-sufficiency. The push by China’s wealthiest province – whose gross domestic product is larger than that of South Korea – to highlight home-grown innovation came as local governments faced mounting peer pressure to support Beijing’s strategic goals. Guangdong, which includes the tech hub of Shenzhen, suffered a bruised ego earlier...

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2 w. ago Guangdong touts Huawei chips and HarmonyOS to outrun the shadow of the DeepSeek eclipse

Guangdong has named Huawei Technologies’ artificial intelligence chips and HarmonyOS operating system as flagship achievements in China’s drive for technological self-sufficiency. The push by China’s wealthiest province – whose gross domestic product is larger than that of South Korea – to highlight home-grown innovation came as local governments faced mounting peer pressure to support Beijing’s strategic goals. Guangdong, which includes the tech hub of Shenzhen, suffered a bruised ego earlier...

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2 w. ago In greying Japan, killings of parents by elderly children spur soul

Masato Watabe made no effort to hide the killing. A little over an hour after he held his hand over his victim’s mouth until she was no longer breathing, he called the emergency services. Taken into custody, 79-year-old Watabe admitted to police that he alone was to blame for her death. Instead of blanket condemnation, however, Watabe has attracted sympathy in Japan, which is struggling to come up with solutions to a rapidly ageing population and growing pressure on families to take care of the...

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3 w. ago Taiwan military budgets US$32 million for drone tech amid Beijing’s pressure

Taiwan’s military plans to allocate more than NT$1 billion (US$32 million) for drone technology integration as the island scales up its uncrewed platforms and bolsters asymmetric warfare capabilities amid growing pressure from Beijing. According to a budget document recently submitted to Taiwan’s legislature, the Armaments Bureau will spend more than NT$1.01 billion from 2026 to 2028 on a “forward-looking multi-integration development project” for uncrewed platforms, with NT$507 million to be...

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3 w. ago Taiwanese military budgets US$32 million for drone tech amid Beijing’s pressure

Taiwan’s military plans to allocate more than NT$1 billion (US$32 million) for drone technology integration as the island scales up its uncrewed platforms and bolsters asymmetric warfare strength amid growing pressure from Beijing. According to a budget document submitted to Taiwan’s legislature, the Armaments Bureau will spend more than NT$1.01 billion from 2026 to 2028 on a “forward-looking multi-integration development project” for uncrewed platforms, with NT$507 million to be executed in the...

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