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TAIPEI: Taiwan is bracing for more Chinese military patrols in 2022, after People’s Liberation Army incursions more than doubled this year, fueling concern about a clash between the region’s big powers. Chinese warplanes have made some…

TAIPEI: In January 2020, on the eve of her re-election victory, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen stood before a crowd of supporters and delivered a stark warning about China: Beware. It was a major departure from speeches earlier in her…

PARIS: From the Covid pandemic to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and extreme weather, we look back on the key events of 2021. More than five million people die from the virus despite eight and a half billion vaccine shots being…

BEIJING: China has issued a new regulation under which all foreign organisations or individuals will be banned from spreading religious content online in the country, citing national security interests. No outfit or individual will be…

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday the situation in Hong Kong had improved in the past year from "chaos," and hailed recent legislative elections in the city as a manifestation of the people's democratic rights. Xi's…

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed Russia's "model" relations with China in a call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and confirmed he would attend Beijing's Olympics, as both countries face increasing criticism from the…

BEIJING : Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will hold a virtual summit this week to discuss bilateral relations and international issues, amid tensions between Moscow and the West over the massing of…

LONDON: An independent, unofficial body set up by a prominent British barrister to assess evidence on China's alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people concluded Thursday that the Chinese government committed genocide and crimes…

TAIPEI: In yet another instance of growing military threats from Beijing, at least four Chinese military planes on Monday incurred into Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ), marking the fifth intrusion this month. As reported…

TOKYO: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said China should be aware that any crisis with Taiwan would pull in Japan and its ally the US, warning of a dire situation if Beijing takes military action against Taipei. Delivering a…