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Pompeo says China’s policies on Muslims amount to ‘genocide’

11:57 pm January 19, 2021

Washington: On his way out the door, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hit China with new sanctions by declaring that China’s policies on Muslims and ethnic minorities in western Xinjiang Province constitute a ”genocide.” Pompeo made the determination on Tuesday just 24 hours before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. There was no immediate response from the incoming Biden team, although several members have been sympathetic to such a designation in […]

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France backed India on Kashmir, didn’t allow China to play procedural games at UNSC: Macron advisor

11:37 pm January 7, 2021

New Delhi: France has been supportive of India on Kashmir and has not allowed China to play any ”procedural games” at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), an advisor to the French president said on Thursday. On a visit to India for the annual strategic dialogue between France and India, Emmanuel Bonne, the diplomatic advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, said, ”When China breaks the […]

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Trump signs Tibet policy to preempt Chinese move on Dalai Lama’s succession; China firmly opposes

8:28 pm December 28, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama and calls for establishing an American consulate in Tibet, prompting China to warn that the act will seriously disrupt and hurt bilateral relations. The Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 modifies and re-authorises various programmes and provisions related to […]

Taiwanese man found dead in Ghaziabad

11:10 pm November 6, 2020

Ghaziabad (UP): A 36-year-old man who is a native of Taiwan was found dead under mysterious circumstances here on Friday, police said. Chun Hung Hey was working with a Noida-based infrastructure company and living with his Taiwanese roommate at the group’s housing society in Indirapuram area, an officer told PTI. Chun and his associate slept […]

US, Australia, India, Japan discuss China’s growing power

7:01 pm October 6, 2020

TOKYO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that China’s increasingly assertive actions across the region make it more critical then ever for the four Indo-Pacific nations known as the Quad to cooperate to protect their partners and their people from Chinese “exploitation, corruption and coercion.” Pompeo made the remark at a meeting in […]