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Train crashes in eastern Taiwan, killing 36, injuring dozens

3:23 pm April 2, 2021

Taipei: A vehicle rolled down a hill and smashed into a passing train, partially derailing it outside a rail tunnel in Taiwan and killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens. Survivors climbed out windows and onto roofs to reach safety in Taiwan’s deadliest railway disaster. Officials in Hualien county said rescue efforts were continuing on the […]

Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

11:14 am March 12, 2021

Washington: A former top American diplomat on Thursday told lawmakers that the Chinese are on a march to prove their importance and are taking up the vacuum that the United States has created. ”What has happened here, we did not pay attention to what was going on. There’s no question. And kind of dismissed the […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

China adopted increasingly assertive military posture to expand its influence: US Commander

11:57 pm March 9, 2021

Washington : China has adopted an increasingly assertive military posture to exert pressure and expand its influence across the region and the Chinese expansionary territorial ambitions are also on display along its western border, where its troops have been engaged in a standoff with Indian forces, a top American commander told lawmakers on Tuesday. During a Congressional hearing, Admiral Philips Davidson, Commander of the […]

US will hold China accountable for its abuses of international system: Blinken

2:38 pm February 6, 2021

Washington: The US will hold China accountable for its abuses of the international system, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said as he spoke to his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and raised with him the issue of human rights violations in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong. The two leaders spoke on Friday. It was the first conversation between the top officials since President Joe Biden took office on January […]

US concerned by China’s ongoing attempts to ‘intimidate’ neighbours: White House

2:17 pm February 2, 2021

Washington: In its first response to the China-India border standoff, the Biden administration has voiced concern over Beijing’s ongoing attempts to ”intimidate” its neighbours and said it was closely monitoring the situation. A top official of the new Biden administration also asserted that the US will stand with its allies to advance its shared values in the strategically-vital Indo-Pacific region. ”We […]

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