10 h. ago Taiwan pledges to Israeli settlement project but may mar its own global support

Taiwan’s recent pledge to donate to an Israeli settlement health project in the West Bank has broken international norms of engagement with Israel’s occupation and could backfire, experts say. Abby Ya-Ping Lee, Taiwan’s representative to Israel, made the donation pledge this month during a visit to the Binyamin Regional Council, which governs 48 settler communities in the occupied West Bank. She was accompanied by Israel Ganz, chairman of the Binyamin Regional Council and the Yesha Council, the...

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10 h. ago Why Taiwan pledges to Israeli settlement project may mar its own global support

Taiwan’s recent pledge to donate to an Israeli settlement health project in the West Bank has broken international norms of engagement with Israel’s occupation and could backfire, experts say. Abby Ya-Ping Lee, Taiwan’s representative to Israel, made the donation pledge this month during a visit to the Binyamin Regional Council, which governs 48 settler communities in the occupied West Bank. She was accompanied by Israel Ganz, chairman of the Binyamin Regional Council and the Yesha Council, the...

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1 week ago FM spokesperson responds to media report that China provided support to Pakistan during India

FM spokesperson responds to media report that China provided support to Pakistan during India-Pakistan conflict  Global Times

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2 w. ago Dalai Lama turns 90, gets global support in challenge for China

Dalai Lama turns 90, gets global support in challenge for China  Reuters

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3 w. ago EU: 2025 Journalists’ Reception hosted in Beijing to show gesture of support for media sector

EU: 2025 Journalists’ Reception hosted in Beijing to show gesture of support for media sector  Global Times

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3 w. ago China's consumption push will support global growth, Premier Li says

China's consumption push will support global growth, Premier Li says  Reuters

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3 w. ago iFlytek unveils medical AI, smart classroom tech in Hong Kong amid global push

Chinese voice recognition giant iFlytek has launched a series of artificial intelligence (AI) products in Hong Kong, where its new international headquarters will support its global expansion, as the firm doubles down on a commitment to home-grown computing infrastructure amid tightened US chip restrictions. iFlytek is making an upgraded international version of its Spark medical large language model (LLM) V2.5 available to organisations in Hong Kong, aiming to assist medical professionals in...

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