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New Zealand tells China its concern on lethal aid to Russia

Mar. 25, 2023 06:32 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has expressed concern to China over any provision of lethal aid to support Russia in its war against Ukraine during a meeting with her Chinese counterpart. Her press office on Saturday detailed Mahuta's cautionary remarks...

Biden, Trudeau say 'inseparable' nations won't fail Ukraine

Mar. 24, 2023 20:17 PM EDT

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (AP) — President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday celebrated the close, “inseparable” U.S.-Canada relationship and vowed that the two nations remain committed to defending Ukraine as it tries to repel a Russian invasion that has no end in sight. ...

Philippines confronts Chinese diplomats over sea disputes

Mar. 24, 2023 09:02 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino diplomats confronted Chinese officials in closed-door talks Friday with a slew of protests over China’s aggressive behavior in the South China Sea, including targeting a Philippine coast guard ship with a military-grade laser, but no resolution was reached on...

Ignoring experts, China's sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives

Mar. 24, 2023 05:51 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a massive onslaught of cases, with hospitals turning away ambulances and crematoriums burning bodies around the clock. Chinese state media claimed the decision to...

Ignoring experts, China's sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives

Mar. 24, 2023 05:42 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a massive onslaught of cases. Hospitals turned away ambulances, crematoriums burned bodies around the clock, and relatives hauled dead loved ones to warehouses for lack of storage...

Scandal-plagued China soccer hit by new corruption probes

Mar. 24, 2023 02:16 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s scandal-plagued football association has been rocked by new corruption probes into its chiefs of discipline and competition. The sports ministry on Friday said Wang Xiaoping, director the CFA's Disciplinary Committee, and Huang Song, were both “suspected...

Artwork that secretly honored Hong Kong dissidents removed

Mar. 23, 2023 22:15 PM EDT

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong department store took down a digital artwork that contained hidden references to jailed dissidents, in an incident the artist says is evidence of erosion of free speech in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. It was unclear whether the government played a...

House China panel turns focus to plight of Uyghurs

Mar. 23, 2023 22:12 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two women who experienced life in Chinese “reeducation” camps for Uyghurs told lawmakers Thursday of lives under imprisonment and surveillance, rape and torture as a special House committee focused on countering China shined a light on human rights abuses in the country. ...

Pentagon: Budget readies US for possible China confrontation

Mar. 23, 2023 14:50 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military must be ready for possible confrontation with China, the Pentagon's leaders said Thursday, pushing Congress to approve the Defense Department's proposed $842 billion budget, which would modernize the force in Asia and around the world. "This is a...

China's Xi invites Spanish PM on state visit next week

Mar. 23, 2023 12:21 PM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has accepted an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping to make a state visit to Beijing as Xi tries to galvanize support for China's peace proposal for Ukraine. Sánchez plans to be in China on March 30-31, Spain’s...