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‘Face-off has been resolved’: India and China pull troops back from Himalayan border flashpoint

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China and India have removed troops from the disputed Himalayan border region which was the site of a deadly clash between the two in June 2020, after a “phased” pullback was agreed in July, according to the Indian government. … Read More >‘Face-off has been resolved’: India and China pull troops back from Himalayan border flashpoint

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Afghan debacle is a sign of shift in global order: With Russian help, China quickly replacing US as world’s most important country

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Shto delat? Or, for English speakers, what is to be done? The perennial Russian question is as relevant today as any other after the triumph of the Taliban in Kabul, wrongfooting major powers and creating an uncertain gulf. … Read More >Afghan debacle is a sign of shift in global order: With Russian help, China quickly replacing US as world’s most important country

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Collapse of American-backed government in Afghanistan is opportunity for Russia & China ‘to fill the vacuum,’ EU chiefs claim

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As the last US and EU forces leave Kabul, Brussels’ foreign policy committee has warned that the failure of the Western mission in the Central Asian nation has opened a vast gulf that its purported adversaries will rush to fill. … Read More >Collapse of American-backed government in Afghanistan is opportunity for Russia & China ‘to fill the vacuum,’ EU chiefs claim

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China to Taiwan: See Afghanistan? You could be next! (Full show)

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Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) took to Twitter with a claim that more than 30,000 US troops were stationed in Taiwan, riling Chinese officials. China is conducting war games off the coast of Taiwan and ratcheting up its criticism of Washington’s $750 million arms deal with the island country. … Read More >China to Taiwan: See Afghanistan? You could be next! (Full show)

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‘Shameless political manipulation’: China rebukes Biden’s offer of a ‘safe haven’ in US for Hong Kongers

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The US is trying to play the “Hong Kong card” to undermine Beijing and doesn’t really care about the people, China’s foreign ministry has said, in response to US President Joe Biden’s offer of a ‘safe haven’ for Hong Kongers. … Read More >‘Shameless political manipulation’: China rebukes Biden’s offer of a ‘safe haven’ in US for Hong Kongers

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China pledges ‘legitimate & necessary’ response after Biden’s first arms sale to Taiwan approved by State Department

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Beijing has vowed to retaliate after the US State Department gave the green light to a $750 million arms sale to Taiwan – President Joe Biden’s first to the island – arguing the deal damaged bilateral ties and Chinese sovereignty. … Read More >China pledges ‘legitimate & necessary’ response after Biden’s first arms sale to Taiwan approved by State Department

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US ‘failure’ in Afghanistan handed country to Taliban, Moscow says, claims American ‘hegemony’ declining as Russia & China on rise

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The fall of Kabul to the Taliban was not part of a grand political strategy, but a result of the failure of America’s intervention in Afghanistan, a top Russian official has announced, as Moscow says US supremacy is fading away. … Read More >US ‘failure’ in Afghanistan handed country to Taliban, Moscow says, claims American ‘hegemony’ declining as Russia & China on rise

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China reimposes restrictions on overseas travel amid crackdown to control jump in Covid cases

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Chinese officials have announced new restrictions on overseas travel, restricting the issuing of passports and other documents except in “non-essential” circumstances, as the state tries to curb rising Covid cases. … Read More >China reimposes restrictions on overseas travel amid crackdown to control jump in Covid cases