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China's ambitious BRI project hindered by COVID-19, failure to pay
Updated : 18 min ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with Beijing quietly scaling back the project, particularly in the emerging markets of Africa, due to banks being over-extended and loans not being repaid on
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China uses surveillance devices, national security procedures to i
Updated : 4 hours, 24 min ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses the standard operating procedures of "national security investigations" and surveillance systems to track and impose crackdowns on foreign journalists and they were subject to intimidation and harassment.
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FBI opens investigation into China every 10 hours, says director
Updated : 10 hours, 13 min ago IST
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI): Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray told US Senate Intelligence Committee members on Wednesday (local time) that the agency is opening an investigation into various Chinese government actions every 10 hours.
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Japan's ketchup producer stop Xinjiang tomato imports over rights
Updated : 12 hours, 46 min ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 15 (ANI): Joining the growing ranks of popular western brands, Japanese ketchup producer Kagome has stopped importing raw materials from China's Xinjiang province, over the issue of rights abuses against Uyghur, Nikkei Asia reports.
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US house resolution urges Biden to refer China's Uyghur 'genocide'
Updated : 13 hours, 38 min ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 15 (ANI): A bipartisan resolution was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, condemning China's "genocide" of Uyghurs and other minorities while urging US President Joe Biden to refer the crackdown to the United Nations.
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China lectures big tech firms, says 'learn from Alibaba'
Updated : 14 hours, 33 min ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): After imposing a 2.8 billion dollar fine on e-commerce giant Alibaba, regulators in China have lectured the country's largest tech firms including Tencent Holding, Meituan, and ByteDance, to fear and respect the rules of the industry.
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US Intel assessment warns of increasing threats from China
Updated : 20 hours, 10 min ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): China's effort to expand its influence represents one of the largest threats to the United States, according to a major annual intelligence reportwhich also warned of the broad national security challenges posed by Moscow and Beijing.
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Chinese ambassador to Sweden under fire over 'threats' to journali
Updated : 21 hours, 33 min ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], April 14 (ANI): Gui Congyou, Ambassador of China to Sweden, is under fire after he sent a series of threatening emails to a Swedish journalist following the latter's statement on Beijing's policies, particularly regarding Xinjiang.
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Biden sends unofficial delegation to Taiwan as 'important signal'
Updated : 1 day, 13 hours ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday dispatched an unofficial delegation to Taiwan as an "important signal" about the US commitment to Taipei and its democracy amid rising tensions with China, according to a report published in CNN.
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US lawmakers introduce bill to prioritise refugee status to Uyghur
Updated : 1 day, 14 hours ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): US Senators Marco Rubio and Chris Coons on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation wherein people of China's Uyghur minority community facing government repression would become eligible for prioritised US refugee status.
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China irked by new US guidelines on interactions with Taiwan
Updated : 1 day, 15 hours ago IST
Beijing [China], April 14 (ANI): China on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over the new US guidelines for government interaction with Taiwanese counterparts, saying that the latest move runs counter to the political commitment Washington has made to Beijing on the Taiwan question.
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US special envoy flying to China, S Korea for climate change talks
Updated : 1 day, 17 hours ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry is flying to China and South Korea this week for talks on global climate change, the Department of State announced on Tuesday.
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