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US, China Defense Chiefs Accuse Each Other of Ratcheting Up Taiwan Tensions

The United States and China spent a weekend meeting in Singapore pointing fingers at each other. The two countries’ top military leaders accused one...

Uncertainty Pervades as Macao Adopts National Security Law Amendments 

More than a week after Macao’s legislative assembly passed controversial amendments to the former Portuguese colony’s national security law, a sense of uncertainty pervades...

China’s Micron Ban Revives US Trade Tensions, Fuels Asian Chip Rally

SEOUL/SHANGHAI —  A move by Beijing to bar U.S. firm Micron Technology from selling memory chips to key domestic industries has ramped up tensions in...

China Sentences 78-Year-Old US Citizen to Life in Prison on Spying Charges

Beijing —  China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges. John Shing-Wan Leung, who holds permanent residency in...

Foxconn Founder Vows to ‘Preserve Peace’ With China if Elected Taiwan President

Kaohsiung, Taiwan —  The billionaire founder of Foxconn vowed Sunday at a rally that if elected president of Taiwan, he would be able to "preserve...

Biden, Marcos Set to Meet as Tensions Grow With China

Washington —  President Joe Biden is set to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines for White House talks Monday as concerns grow about...

Australia to Order Military Build-Up in Response to China’s Growing Power

Sydney —  The Australian military will be rapidly transformed to prepare for a possible conflict between China and the United States. An unclassified version of...

Joshua Wong Sentenced in Another Hong Kong Activism Case

Hong Kong —  Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Monday to three months in prison for breaching court bans on disclosing personal information about...

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