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The Norwegian Tibet Committee organised a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Oslo to mark the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. The protest on Tuesday (local time) aimed to honour the memory of those who lost their lives during pro-democracy protests in Beijing on June 4, 1989, and to raise awareness … Read more
US President Joe Biden has not ruled out the possibility of using US military force to defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. In an interview published in Time magazine on Tuesday, Biden said he made clear to Chinese President Xi Jinping that the United States would not seek Taiwan's independence, as Washington … Read more
The South Korean military said on Tuesday it would resume all military activities along the demarcation line separating the two Koreas and the northwestern islands for the first time in five years after suspending a 2018 inter-Korean military agreement, according to Yonhap news agency. The 2018 agreement included establishing a buffer zone around the border … Read more
Amid rising tensions between the two countries, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has urged China to face history on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. According to Taiwan News, the MAC on Monday called on Beijing authorities to “show the courage to face the historical facts of the June 4 incident.” It also urged … Read more
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that Taiwan has tracked 23 Chinese military aircraft across the country. This includes fighter jets, transport aircraft and drones. Of these, 16 aircraft crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait. In a post on social media platform X, Taiwan MND wrote, “A total of 23 PLA aircraft (J-16, Y-8, … Read more
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) on Tuesday expressed solidarity with the sweeping Israeli deal outlined by US President Biden and called on Hamas to accept the deal, while urging countries with influence over Hamas to help ensure that happens. “We, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), fully support and stand behind … Read more
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Sunday criticised Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun's “provocative and irrational” remarks on Taiwan at the Shangri-La Dialogue, saying his comments violated the UN Charter and could affect peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region, reports Focus Taiwan. The Shangri-La Dialogue, an international defence and security conference, was held in … Read more
The Chinese administration on Tuesday arrested several activists seeking to hold commemoration ceremonies of the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in China and Hong Kong, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Sunday. Furthermore, the administration has rejected all admissions of the mass killings that occurred during these incidents and … Read more
A long march was carried out by the families of forcibly disappeared Baloch people from Buleda, Jamuran to Turbat (Kech) in Balochistan on Sunday. Kech district is in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The name of this district was earlier Turbat district, which was later changed to its old name Kech district. 📍EveningA long march … Read more
Levelling a serious allegation of 'espionage' against Britain, China has said that Britain had recruited a married couple to spy for the British intelligence agency MI6, which was working for the Chinese government. China's civilian spy agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), said in a statement that it had solved a “major espionage case” … Read more