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Chinese and US jets tangle over South China Sea

Chinese and US jets tangle over South China Sea

A Chinese fighter jet performed ‘an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver’ near an American jet, the U.S. said.

Taiwan's volunteer soldiers fight for freedom and democracy – in Ukraine

Taiwan's volunteer soldiers fight for freedom and democracy – in Ukraine

They say they are also gaining combat experience in case China invades their island

Hui Muslims and police clash in China's Yunnan over mosque dome demolition

Hui Muslims and police clash in China's Yunnan over mosque dome demolition

Destruction is part of "sinicization" of religion under Xi

Why the Philippines is deploying navigation buoys in the South China Sea

Why the Philippines is deploying navigation buoys in the South China Sea

The Philippines is asserting its maritime rights more boldly in the face of Chinese action.

Jailed dissident calls on Chinese people to fast on June 4 massacre anniversary

Xu Zhiyong, who called on Communist Party leader Xi Jinping to step down, issues the plea from his prison cell.

China plans 6-nation drills with Southeast Asian countries

China plans 6-nation drills with Southeast Asian countries

Analysts say Aman Youyi-2023 will be smaller than similar U.S. exercises.

Chen Shaotian, a performance artist and social media personality known as Brother Tian, wears a medallion emblazoned with the Chinese character for "dream" a likely satire on President Xi Jinping's slogan "the Chinese dream."

After grueling jungle trek, Chinese social media satirist to apply for U.S. asylum

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Posting video updates, 'Brother Tian' is closer to his dream of living in a free country

Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr. says his government will send a diplomatic note to China’s embassy to the Federated States of Micronesia over the incident.

Palau says Chinese vessel slowed over undersea cable during incursion into waters

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Palau has reported 4 unwanted forays into its waters by Chinese research vessels since 2018.

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Hui Muslims and police clash in China's Yunnan over mosque dome demolition

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A new big brother for Laos?

A new big brother for Laos?

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US-China tensions weigh on Americans detained in Chinese jails

US-China tensions weigh on Americans detained in Chinese jails
British minister raised Jimmy Lai case with China's vice president but to no avail

British minister raised Jimmy Lai case with China's vice president but to no avail

U.K. should do more to pursue those responsible for an crackdown on dissent, group says

Residents welcome troops loyal to the moderate Chinese leadership in Beijing, June 6, 1989. Troops aligned with hardliners shot their way to Tiananmen Square to commit one of the worst massacres in modern Chinese history.

Tiananmen Mothers calls on China's Xi to 'take responsibility' for 1989 massacre

The dwindling group of mostly elderly relatives of victims says they won't give up on seeking redress from Beijing

President Joe Biden meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office of the White House, May 22, 2023, in Washington.

US debt deal nears, but Asia will look on warily

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during the Nikkei Forum "Future of Asia" in Tokyo on May 26, 2023.

Malaysia's Mahathir says Russia may take nuclear option

Smoking chimneys and a solar farm are seen along a highway in a coal producing region in Yulin in northwestern China's Shaanxi province, Apr. 24, 2023.

Global solar investment set to surpass oil spending, report says

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Taking the TikTok trail

Taking the TikTok trail

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