Tension

China’s ‘salami-slicing strategy’ against Philippines in disputed sea

By Matthew WALSH BEIJING, June 19, 2024 (AFP) - Ramming boats, building militarised islands and threatening perceived trespassers -- China…

China holds military exercises near Taiwan as US diplomat visits

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said Friday it was conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait, as a top…

Huawei will not bow to US pressure: founder

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is ready to deal with Washington's crackdown and will reduce its reliance on US components, its…

Amid rising tension between India, Pakistan, DFA issues advisory to Filipinos

(Eagle News)---The Department of Foreign Affairs warned Filipinos in India and Pakistan to take the necessary precautions amid the rising…

North Korea at UN warns US carriers are fueling tensions

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- North Korea warned at the United Nations Monday that the deployment of three US…

Guam leader backs ‘punch on the nose’ for Pyongyang

HAGATNA, United States (AFP)--Guam's leader said Monday that "sometimes a bully can only be stopped with a punch in the nose," in…

Xi urges Trump to avoid exacerbating North Korea tensions

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping urged US President Donald Trump in a phone call Saturday to avoid…

Tillerson, Mattis to meet with Japanese counterparts

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Pentagon chief Jim Mattis will meet their…

China says stay out of South China Sea issue after UK comments

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said it was on high alert to statements from countries "playing up" tension in the…

China vows friendship despite N. Korean media attack

by Julien Girault, with Hwang Sunghee Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China vowed to remain a good neighbor…

US Vice President arrives in Japan

AYSE, Japan (Reuters) -- United States Vice President Mike Pence landed in Tokyo on Tuesday (April 18), where he is…

Xi urges peaceful resolution of N. Korea tensions in Trump call

by Becky Davis Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping has urged Donald Trump to peacefully…

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