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Beijing sanctions Japanese lawmaker for ‘colluding with Taiwan independence forces’
Beijing has imposed sanctions on Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya for allegedly “colluding with the Taiwan independence forces”. “Japanese House of Representatives member Keiji Furuya, despite strong opposition from China, has repeatedly made provocative visits to Taiwan and colluded with ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces, seriously violating the one-China principle,” China’s foreign affairs ministry said in a st...
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Janice Tse appointed Hong Kong’s new constitutional and mainland affairs chief
Beijing has appointed Permanent Secretary for the Environment Janice Tse Siu-wa as Hong Kong’s constitutional and mainland affairs minister, according to a state media report. The appointment follows the resignation of Erick Tsang Kwok-wai in January, who cited poor health, including elevated prostate cancer markers in his blood, as the reason. State news agency Xinhua reported on Monday that the decision was made by...
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Why revived China-Philippine talks won’t lead to energy cooperation in the South China Sea
Maritime tensions between China and the Philippines are likely to persist despite Manila’s call for energy cooperation, Chinese observers said after revived diplomatic talks on the weekend. Senior diplomats from the two countries met in the Chinese city of Quanzhou on Friday and Saturday for two rounds of talks, covering a range of issues from oil and gas cooperation in the South China Sea to renewable energy and coa...
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