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New Intelligence shows that a Lab Leak was the Most Likely Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic

Wall Street Journal - The U.S. Energy Department has concluded that the Covid pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak, according to a classified intelligence report recently provided to the White…

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Ukraine, China in focus as U.N. human rights council session opens

More than 100 heads of state and ministers will take part in the U.N. Human Rights Council session in Geneva starting on Monday, seeking to tackle issues ranging from Russia's…

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Any China lethal aid to Russia would come at real costs, U.S. says

By Doina Chiacu and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - China has not moved toward providing lethal aid that would help Russia in its invasion of Ukraine and the United…

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China’s EU ambassador says EU leaders may visit China by mid-2023

BEIJING, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Chinese ambassador to the European Union Fu Cong said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel may visit China in the…

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China’s peace proposal for the end of the war in Ukraine

China issued its position on how to settle the Ukraine conflict through political means in a paper. The following is the full Chinese proposition to bring about peace in Ukraine…

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UPDATED: France’s Macron says he will visit China in April

China sets out 12-point plan to halt conflict China warns against use of nuclear weapons Zelenskiy signals could consider parts of plan PARIS, Feb 25 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel…

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What have Russia and China said about peace in Ukraine?

(Reuters) - China's top diplomat Wang Yi held talks with President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian officials in Moscow this week amid speculation that the two sides would discuss…

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Taiwan sees China taking lessons from Russia’s Ukraine invasion

TAIPEI, Feb 24 (Reuters) - China's military is learning from Russia's invasion of Ukraine that any attack on Taiwan would have to be swift to succeed, but the Taiwan Strait…

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UPDATED: China says it wants to prevent Ukraine crisis from getting out of control

BEIJING, Feb 24 (Reuters) - China wants to prevent the Russia-Ukraine crisis from getting out of control and said on Friday dialogue and negotiation are the only viable ways to…

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U.S. considers release of intelligence on China’s potential arms transfer to Russia

(Reuters) - The Biden administration is considering releasing intelligence it believes shows that China is weighing whether to supply weapons to support Russia's war in Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal…

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China’s COVID-19 epidemic has ‘basically’ ended, but not completely over

BEIJING, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Health authorities in China said on Thursday the country's COVID-19 epidemic has "basically" ended, but it is not completely over as it found seven imported…

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UPDATED: China’s Wang tells Russia’s Putin: Other countries can’t affect our relationship

MOSCOW, Feb 22 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that China's Xi Jinping would visit Russia, saying relations had reached "new frontiers" amid U.S. concerns that Beijing could…

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UPDATED: Russia will not fire hypersonic missile at S.Africa naval exercise

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Russia will not fire its new generation "Zircon" hypersonic missile during a joint naval exercise with South Africa and China, a senior Russian naval officer…

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China’s Xi calls for tech self-reliance amid U.S. tension

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Feb 22 (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping said China must resolve issues in key technological fields from the bottom up, state media reported, as the country…

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China warns U.S. to suffer ‘consequences’ if it escalates balloon incident

BEIJING, Feb 19 (Reuters) - China warned the United States on Sunday it would "bear all the consequences" if it escalated the controversy over a Chinese balloon that the U.S.…

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China rolls out GMO corn planting, starts small

By Dominique Patton BEIJING, Feb 16 (Reuters) - China will likely plant less than 1% of its corn fields with genetically modified varieties this year, said two people familiar with…

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White House to hold talks with Taiwan officials in Washington – FT

TAIPEI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The White House will meet senior Taiwan officials next week in Washington for talks meant to be private to avoid an angry reaction from China, the Financial…

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U.S. military completes recovery of Chinese balloon, now analyzing its ‘guts’

WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it had successfully concluded recovery efforts off South Carolina to collect sensors and other debris from a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon…

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South Africa’s naval exercise with Russia, China raises Western alarm

S.Africa hosting 10-day exercise with Russia, China Govt rejects criticism, says remains neutral on Ukraine Drills have raised alarm among important Western partners JOHANNESBURG, Feb 17 (Reuters) - South Africa…

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China declares ‘decisive victory’ over COVID-19

BEIJING, Feb 17 (Reuters) - China's top leaders declared a "decisive victory" over COVID-19, claiming the world's lowest fatality rate, although experts have questioned Beijing's data as the coronovirus tore…

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Former UK PM Truss calls for tougher China policy in first speech since resigning

TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Former British prime minister Liz Truss will call on Friday for Taiwan to be given more arms and for the Group of Seven nations to…

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Europe’s biggest Chinese prostitution ring dismantled

An unprecedented law enforcement operation involving different countries has resulted in the dismantlement of an international sex-trafficking ring that held hundreds of Chinese women trapped in debt bondage across Europe. …

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What’s up there? Possible explanations for mystery objects downed by U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Weather balloons, civilian drones and other non-military aerial gadgets are all possible explanations for the mysterious objects the U.S. military has shot out of the sky in…

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U.S. says all countries should warn China against Taiwan conflict

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States hopes China will not use any visits by U.S. lawmakers to Taiwan as an excuse for military action, a senior U.S. diplomat said ,…

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China says U.S. balloons flew over Xinjiang, Tibet, warns of countermeasures

By Liz Lee BEIJING, Feb 15 (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday that U.S. high altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions, and that it will take measures…

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‘No indication of aliens’: spy balloon saga continues to surprise amid rising US–China tension

Over the past week, the US has realised and revealed that an active fleet of Chinese spy balloons has been operating across the northern hemisphere for several years. This all…

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U.S. military says it recovers key sensors from downed Chinese spy balloon

The U.S. military said on Monday it had recovered critical electronics from the suspected Chinese spy balloon downed by a U.S. fighter jet off South Carolina's coast on Feb. 4,…

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Britain to review airspace security after China-U.S. spy balloon incident

Britain will review its security following the incursion of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon into U.S. airspace earlier this month, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said…

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China set to seal mega Qatari LNG deal

China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) is close to finalising a deal to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from QatarEnergy over nearly 30 years from the Middle Eastern exporter's massive North…

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China needs stronger family-focussed policies to spur births- Chinese expert

Feb 12 (Reuters) - China should enhance incentives for people to build families and boost the birth rate as the country's now-falling population could threaten the world's second-biggest economy, a Chinese family…

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ChatGPT frenzy sweeps China as firms scramble for home-grown options

By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - Microsoft-backed OpenAI has kept its hit ChatGPT app off-limits to users in China, but the app is attracting huge interest in the country,…

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U.S. firms in Taiwan making ‘contingency’ plans amid China tensions

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Almost half of companies surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Taiwan are revising or plan to revise their business continuity plans amid tensions with…

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China cranking up political espionage, German official tells newspaper

BERLIN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency fears that China is expanding its spy activities against Berlin, he said in a newspaper interview published on…

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U.S. adds 6 Chinese entities tied to balloon program to export blacklist

By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration added six Chinese entities connected to Beijing's suspected surveillance balloon program to an export blacklist. The new restrictions…

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Chances of new wave of COVID low in China in coming months -CDC official

BEIJING, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The possibility of a large new wave of COVID-19 is relatively low in the coming months in China, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the China…

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World should ‘calm down’ about China COVID variants – Chinese scientist

By Farah Master and Jennifer Rigby HONG KONG (Reuters) - The world should "calm down" about the possibility of new COVID-19 variants circulating in China, leading Chinese scientist George Gao…

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China says it declined phone call with U.S. over balloon incident

BEIJING, Feb 9 (Reuters) - China declined a proposed phone call with the United States because the U.S. side hadn't created "an appropriate atmosphere" for the call, a Chinese defence…

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Australia orders checks on Chinese-made cameras in defence offices

By Renju Jose and Stefica Nicol Bikes SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Australian government will examine surveillance technology used in offices of the defence department, Defence Minister Richard Marles…

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What we know and don’t know about the Chinese balloon

SHANGHAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. shooting down of what Washington says was a Chinese spy balloon and Beijing says was a civilian scientific vessel accidentally blown off course…

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U.S. briefed 40 nations on China spy balloon incident, diplomats and official say

By Humeyra Pamuk, Yew Lun Tian and Michael Martina The United States held briefings in Washington and Beijing with foreign diplomats from 40 nations about the Chinese spy balloon that Washington…

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U.S. seeks Chinese balloon remnants, says approach to China will stay calm

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday imposed a temporary security zone in waters off South Carolina during the military's search for debris from a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down…

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Disney’s Hong Kong service drops ‘Simpsons’ episode with ‘forced labor’ reference

HONG KONG, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co has cut an episode from the hit cartoon series "The Simpsons" that contains a reference to "forced labour camps" in China…

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UPDATED: China urges restraint as U.S. military searches for balloon remnants

By Yew Lun Tian and David Lawder BEIJING/WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Beijing on Monday urged Washington to show restraint as the U.S. military searched for remnants of what it…

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China’s balloon over the U.S. seen as bold but clumsy espionage tactic

By Steve Holland, Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - China's flight of a suspected surveillance balloon over the United States appears to mark a more aggressive - albeit…

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UPDATED: China defence ministry: U.S. ‘attack’ of Chinese airship an ‘overreaction’

BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) - China's defence ministry on Sunday protested against the U.S. "attack" of an unmanned Chinese airship in the United States, saying that it was an "obvious…

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Blinken postpones China trip over ‘unacceptable’ Chinese spy balloon

By Humeyra Pamuk, Idrees Ali and Michael Martina WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday…

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Former US Secretary of State Pompeo says China’s Xi is a bigger threat than Putin

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told Sky News he believes China's President Xi is a bigger threat to the world than Vladimir Putin. Speaking on Beth Rigby…

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CIA chief warns against underestimating Xi’s ambitions toward Taiwan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said that Chinese President Xi Jinping's ambitions toward Taiwan should not be underestimated, despite him likely being sobered by the…

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UPDATED: Chinese spy balloon flies over the United States, Pentagon says

Balloon has been flying over United States for couple of days Pentagon advised Biden against shooting it down F-22s mobilized at Montana airport Canada reports "potential second incident" China 'verifying'…

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BMW raises prices for some models in China on higher costs

SHANGHAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - German automaker BMW said on Wednesday it had raised suggested retail prices for some models sold in China effective immediately because of higher raw material…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Fujian Province, China

An aerial picture taken with a drone shows Tulou houses in Nanjing County, Fujian Province, China. Fujian Tulou houses (tolou literal translation would be earthen) were built among rice, tea…

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EU warns of ‘unfair’ Chinese subsidies in Green Deal plan – draft

Europe and its partners must do more to combat the effect of Chinese subsidies for the manufacture of clean technology products, the European Commission is set to say on Wednesday…

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Oil price falls as rate hikes loom, Russian flows stay strong

Oil fell on Monday, giving up earlier gains, as looming interest rate hikes by major central banks and signs of strong Russian exports offset rising Middle East tension over a drone…

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Odds ‘very high’ of U.S. military conflict with China, top Republican says

A top Republican in the U.S. Congress on Sunday said the odds of conflict with China over Taiwan "are very high," after a U.S. general caused consternation with a memo…

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France extends mandatory COVID tests for Chinese travellers until Feb 15

PARIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - France has extended mandatory COVID tests for travellers from China until Feb. 15, a government decree published on Saturday showed. While Chinese officials have said infections have…

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Holiday trips within China surge after lifting of COVID curbs

By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Lunar New Year holiday trips inside China surged 74% from last year after authorities scrapped COVID-19 curbs that had stifled travel for three…

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China calls Washington a ‘bully’ at WTO trade disputes meeting

China strongly criticised its trade rival the United States at a World Trade Organization meeting on Friday, calling Washington a "unilateral bully" and a "rule breaker". China's ambassador to the…

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