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China says hopes to get Japan ties back on track
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China says hopes to get Japan ties back on track

China hopes to work with Japan to get relations back onto a normal track, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told…
Hong Kong student protest leader Joshua Wong released on bail
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Hong Kong student protest leader Joshua Wong released on bail

Hong Kong student protest leader Joshua Wong was released on bail on Tuesday, less than a week after he was…
Taiwan president says does not exclude possibility of China attack
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Taiwan president says does not exclude possibility of China attack

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said that she does not exclude the possibility of China attacking the self-ruled island, amid heightened…
China detains prominent human rights lawyer and Xi Jinping critic
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China detains prominent human rights lawyer and Xi Jinping critic

Rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has been detained by Chinese authorities, hours after circulating a letter calling for constitutional reforms. Yu…
China is a disruptive force, US Pacific military chief says
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China is a disruptive force, US Pacific military chief says

The head of the US military’s Pacific command called China a disruptive power in the Indo-Pacific region on Thursday and…
Hong Kong pro-independence protest leader appears in court for ‘rioting’
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Hong Kong pro-independence protest leader appears in court for ‘rioting’

A young protest leader calling for Hong Kong’s independence from China appeared in court on the rare charge of rioting…
Iranian oil tanker in East China Sea could burn for a month – South Korean official
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Iranian oil tanker in East China Sea could burn for a month – South Korean official

A stricken Iranian oil tanker in the East China Sea could burn for as long as one month, South Korea’s…
Philippines to protest to China over apparent airbase on manmade island
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Philippines to protest to China over apparent airbase on manmade island

The Philippines will make a diplomatic protest to China, which the southeast Asian nation’s defense minister described as having reneged…
Oil tanker burning off China’s coast at risk of exploding
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Oil tanker burning off China’s coast at risk of exploding

An oil tanker that caught fire after colliding with a freighter off China’s east coast is at risk of exploding…
North Korea agrees to talks after US-South Korea military drills are postponed
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North Korea agrees to talks after US-South Korea military drills are postponed

North Korea agreed on Friday to hold official talks with the South next week, the first in more than two…
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