The US ambassador to Japan visits southern islands at the forefront of China tension
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China unveils property stimuli amid falling sales
China on Friday unveiled an unprecedented package of measures to encourage homebuyers to enter markets, after property sales and investment fell in the first four months of this year.
Why a Tactic Used by Czars Is Back With a Vengeance
Diplomatic tensions are rising here in London. On Tuesday, the British foreign ministry summoned the Chinese ambassador for an official reprimand. The day before, the police charged three men with aiding the Hong Kong intelligence service and forcing entry into a residential address.
Deadly Clashes in a French Pacific Territory Raise Fears of Civil War
A chocolate factory and a soda bottling plant set on fire. Molotov cocktails thrown at the police, and prisoners taking guards hostage. Five people dead. As protests against French control boiled over this week in New Caledonia, the South Pacific archipelago experienced some of its most intense violence since a civil war decades ago.
European markets lower after snapping nine-day winning streak; Richemont up 5.5%
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Macron’s response in French territory of New Caledonia risks helping China, analysts say
French President Emmanuel Macron’s ambitions to deepen French influence in the Pacific, where China is expanding its security ties, could be put at risk by the heavy-handed response to civil unrest in New Caledonia, Pacific analysts and officials said.
Will US sanctions threat undo India-Iran Chabahar port deal aimed at countering China’s regional expansion?
The threat of potential US sanctions over a port deal between India and Iran is unlikely to deter New Delhi from pressing ahead with the project seen as crucial for its ambition to boost trade with Central Asia and counter Chinese influence in the region, analysts say.
Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other’s ‘expansionism’
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Russia and China are helping each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian states that threaten their rights and sovereignty, Taiwan’s outgoing foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said in an interview with The Associated Press.