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Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Do Chinese warships go to the Gulf of Mexico?’: Beijing blames Washington’s aggression for Taiwan tensions

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry has dismissed accusations that Beijing is engaging in “intimidation” and “coercion” in Taiwan, and called on the US to recognize the one-China principle and refrain from coercive practices. … Read More >‘Do Chinese warships go to the Gulf of Mexico?’: Beijing blames Washington’s aggression for Taiwan tensions

Categories Business

Could rapid development of China’s digital currency threaten US’ global dominance? RT’s Boom Bust digs in

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While many countries around the globe are embracing the idea of having their own digital currencies, China has outpaced others in the race for a financial technology breakthrough with its digital yuan. … Read More >Could rapid development of China’s digital currency threaten US’ global dominance? RT’s Boom Bust digs in

Categories Asia & Pacific

Taipei reports 15 Chinese planes buzzing its airspace as US warship enters Taiwan Strait

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The Taiwanese defense ministry issued radio warnings and readied missile systems as 15 Chinese aircraft entered the island’s air defense identification zone on Wednesday. That’s as a US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait. … Read More >Taipei reports 15 Chinese planes buzzing its airspace as US warship enters Taiwan Strait

Categories Russia

Russia & China won’t create Eastern military bloc to rival NATO because exclusive clubs are ‘counter-productive,’ says FM Lavrov

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Despite Moscow and Beijing forging an increasingly close partnership, the two see no potential benefits in establishing a formal alliance to face off against the US-led NATO military bloc, Russia’s top diplomat has announced. … Read More >Russia & China won’t create Eastern military bloc to rival NATO because exclusive clubs are ‘counter-productive,’ says FM Lavrov

Categories Shows

What we now know about coronavirus’ origins after the WHO’s Wuhan investigation

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Dominic Dwyer, the Australian Representative of the WHO Investigation in The Origins of COVID-19. He discusses the accusations that the Coronavirus escaped from a lab in Wuhan, Coronavirus cases in Wuhan before the discovery of COVID-19, discoveries of COVID-19 antibodies in Italy … Read More >What we now know about coronavirus’ origins after the WHO’s Wuhan investigation

Categories Russia

US foreign policy undermining reliability of dollar, Russia warns, as Moscow contemplates new rival to Western payment systems

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A top Russian diplomat has warned that the US dollar is becoming an increasingly risky currency on which to base global financial transactions, because Washington is linking its currency more and more to its foreign policy aims. … Read More >US foreign policy undermining reliability of dollar, Russia warns, as Moscow contemplates new rival to Western payment systems

Categories Asia & Pacific

China vows to hold regular naval drills as its carrier group conducts exercises near Taiwan

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Beijing has staged naval exercises involving an aircraft carrier group in the vicinity of Taiwan, which is claimed by China as part of its territory. Similar drills will be held on a regular basis in the future, China says. … Read More >China vows to hold regular naval drills as its carrier group conducts exercises near Taiwan