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August 29, 2024
Asian news from city Beijing
A dangerous new flashpoint is fast emerging in the South China Sea
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IBM is the latest Western firm to retreat from China
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India and China continue to walk a fine line over Russia’s war in Ukraine
While this might suggest Modi’s visit to Kyiv was a case of India supporting Ukraine in the festering war that is now in its 30th month, Modi himself was less direct on India’s position on Russia’s aggression. He said: “We have stayed away from the war with great conviction. This does not mean that we were indifferent. We were not neutral from day one, we have taken a side, and we stand firmly for peace.”
China’s state media: Canada is 'shooting itself in the foot’ with new EV tariffs
China's state media has criticized Canada over its decision to impose 100% import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, using bolder language than Beijing's official government response.
U.S., Chinese Officials Discuss Future Talks Between Biden and Xi
Senior American and Chinese officials meeting in Beijing discussed plans for a call between President Biden and China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, as well as talks between their military commanders in the region, as the two countries work to stabilize relations.
China and the US will plan a Biden-Xi call in the coming weeks, the White House says
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing and Washington will plan for a phone call in the coming weeks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, the White House said Wednesday after National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.
Pakistan vows to stand with ally China, defeat terrorism’s aim to ‘drive a wedge’
At least 50 civilians and security personnel were killed in about a dozen insurgent attacks in ethnic Baloch majority areas of the province over the weekend. The attacks were timed to coincide with the 17th anniversary of the 2006 assassination of the province’s former chief minister Nawab Akbar Bugti by the army after he rebelled against military dictator Pervez Musharraf.