China widens visa availability as pandemic concerns ease
China is easing its tight restrictions on visas after it largely stopped issuing them to foreign students and others more than two years ago at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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August 17, 2022 China to send troops to Russia for ‘Vostok’ exercise
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military exercises led by the host and including India, Belarus, Mongolia, Tajikistan and other countries, China’s defence ministry said on Wednesday.
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August 8, 2022 China extends military drills around Taiwan as fears grow of conflict
China is extending threatening military exercises around Taiwan that have already disrupted shipping and air traffic, further fuelling concerns about potential conflict in the region.
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August 2, 2022 China threatens ‘serious consequences’ as Pelosi arrives in Taiwan
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Taiwan – despite threats from Beijing about “serious consequences” for her visit.
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June 16, 2022 Japan hosts military symposium U.S. hopes will help contain China
By Tim Kelly and Irene Wang TOKYO (Reuters) – Military commanders from Japan, the United States, South Korea, the Philippines and fourteen other countries met in Tokyo this week for a gathering that Washington hopes will help forge cooperation between nations that can help it contain China.
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June 14, 2022 Australia PM says China should lift trade sanctions; welcomes talks
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – China needs to lift its sanctions on Australia to improve relations, Australia’s prime minister said on Tuesday, as he welcomed as “a good thing” the first talks between ministers from the two countries in almost three years.
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April 18, 2022 China sending up next space station crew in June
China will launch three more astronauts to its newest space station in June after the latest crew returned this weekend following a six-month stay in orbit, an official said.
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POLITICS
April 1, 2022 EU leaders to press China on stance towards Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
EU leaders will press their Chinese counterparts on Beijing’s position and potential role amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a virtual meeting on Friday (1 April), marking the first EU-China summit since June 2020.
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March 22, 2022 Boeing’s share price slides following crash of 737-800 in China
Shares in US aircraft manufacturer Boeing moved sharply lower after one of its 737-800 aircraft carrying more than a hundred people crashed in the mountains of southern China.
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GEOPOLITICS
March 13, 2022 Was China Betting on Russian Defeat All Along?
By Csaba Barnabas Horvath China has been seen by many as the most important ally of Russia in the invasion of Ukraine. However, after nearly two weeks of fighting, confusing episodes have been culminating around China’s attitude to the war. Regarding both the UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, China has abstained rather than voted […]
