Asia & Pacific – Page 120 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Japan declines to join U.S., others in condemning China for Hong Kong law: Kyodo

Posted on June 7, 2020June 7, 2020By Editor

Japan has decided not join the United States, Britain and others in issuing a statement scolding China for imposing a new security law, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing officials from countries involved. … Read More >Japan declines to join U.S., others in condemning China for Hong Kong law: Kyodo

China suspends debt repayment for 77 developing countries

Posted on June 7, 2020June 7, 2020By Editor

BEIJING: China has suspended debt repayment for 77 developing countries as part of its efforts to help underprivileged nations in the fight against Covid-19. … Read More >China suspends debt repayment for 77 developing countries

Security guard stabs around 40 people at school in China, students among injured

Posted on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020By Editor

A member of the school’s security staff in a Chinese city has gone on a stabbing spree, wounding dozens. One student and the principal are in critical condition. … Read More >Security guard stabs around 40 people at school in China, students among injured

Top US lawmaker slams ‘bully’ Beijing amid tensions along India-Chinese border

Posted on June 2, 2020June 2, 2020By Editor

US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel has accused China of “aggression” in relation to tensions along its border with India. Beijing and New Delhi said they would prefer to defuse the situation through talks. … Read More >Top US lawmaker slams ‘bully’ Beijing amid tensions along India-Chinese border

America is CHRONICALLY ILL with racism, Beijing proclaims, as George Floyd rallies blight US cities

Posted on June 1, 2020By Editor

The death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police is a symptom that is sufficiently acute for the US to be diagnosed with “a chronic disease” of racism, China’s foreign ministry has declared. … Read More >America is CHRONICALLY ILL with racism, Beijing proclaims, as George Floyd rallies blight US cities

US govt wants to sell multimillion-dollar Hong Kong property as it revokes city’s special status

Posted on June 1, 2020June 1, 2020By Editor

The US government has invited bids for several luxury mansions in the Hong Kong area, one of the world’s most expensive real estate markets, as tensions rise between Washington and Beijing. … Read More >US govt wants to sell multimillion-dollar Hong Kong property as it revokes city’s special status

Thanks, but no thanks? Trump rebuffed after offering to mediate India-China border standoff

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

Both New Delhi and Beijing have signaled a lack of interest in Donald Trump involving himself in their affairs, after the US president suggested he could help resolve a territorial dispute between the two nations. … Read More >Thanks, but no thanks? Trump rebuffed after offering to mediate India-China border standoff

No more ‘special treatment’? Trump announces end to Hong Kong policy exemptions & sanctions for national security law backers

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

US President Donald Trump has warned China and pro-Beijing officials in Hong Kong that officials who backed the recent national security law will face sanctions and that Hong Kong stands to lose its preferential treatment. … Read More >No more ‘special treatment’? Trump announces end to Hong Kong policy exemptions & sanctions for national security law backers

South Korea BRINGS BACK restrictions amid fears of coronavirus 2nd wave

Posted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020By Editor

Authorities have warned that they will return to strict social distancing rules if they fail to curb the second wave of Covid-19 infections. The quarantine measures were eased just a few weeks ago. … Read More >South Korea BRINGS BACK restrictions amid fears of coronavirus 2nd wave

Chinese parliament passes national security bill amid raging Hong Kong protests

Posted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020By Editor

The Chinese parliament on Thursday passed a national security bill that ramps up security in Hong Kong. Anti-Beijing protests in the autonomous city were reignited by the draft’s introduction. … Read More >Chinese parliament passes national security bill amid raging Hong Kong protests