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China’s war chest: how Beijing has rearranged the diplomatic pieces ahead of a potential conflict

The Observer 05 Jun 2023
Most of the world’s governments – including the US – formally agree with the Chinese Communist party’s (CCP) position that there is just one China, of which the People’s Republic of China is the sole government ... Beijing seeks to remedy its vulnerability to food and energy embargoes ... Other governments will prove harder to woo.
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China tightens access to Tiananmen Square, 32 detained in Hong Kong on anniversary of 1989 protests

The Mercury News 05 Jun 2023
BEIJING (AP) — China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests that left a still unknown number of people dead and discussions and commemorations forbidden within the country.
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China warns of unbearable disaster

Beijing News 05 Jun 2023
Beijing and Washington should be seeking common ground despite all their differences, Defense Minister Li Shangfu said ... US President Joe Biden has pledged on several occasions that Washington would defend Taiwan militarily if Beijing decided to use force to take control over the self-governed island.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, right, shake hands with China Defense Minister Li Shangfu, left
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US-China handshake but no dialogue at Shangri-La

Asiatimes 05 Jun 2023
“The question is the degree to which Southeast Asian governments and citizens understand this approach,” Chong said, noting that regional governments are “worried about a crisis,” while Beijing may be “trying to put pressure on the US to communicate on its terms – that is ...
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Police detain 23 people in Hong Kong on Tiananmen anniversary

The Jerusalem Post 05 Jun 2023
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning, when asked about the government's response to events around the world to mark the anniversary, said in Beijing on Friday that the government had already come to a "clear conclusion about the political turmoil in the late 1980s.".
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Dozens arrested in Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Al Jazeera 05 Jun 2023
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning, when asked about the government’s response to events around the world to mark the anniversary, said in Beijing on Friday that the government had already come to a “clear conclusion about the political turmoil in the late 1980s”.
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Hong Kong: US Consulate lights candles on windows to commemorate Tiananmen Square crackdown

Ruptly 05 Jun 2023
The Tiananmen Square student-led demonstrations occurred in 1989 in Beijing and were suppressed on June 4 when the Chinese government used military force, ...
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Police detain 23 people in Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Indian Express 05 Jun 2023
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning, when asked about the government's response to events around the world to mark the anniversary, said in Beijing on Friday that the government had already come to a 'clear conclusion about the political turmoil in the late 1980s'.
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Hong Kong police detain more than 20 on Tiananmen anniversary

Manila Standard 05 Jun 2023
The government sent troops and tanks to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989 to break up peaceful protests, brutally crushing a weeks-long wave of demonstrations calling for political change ... This year, Victoria Park was transformed for a “hometown carnival fair” organised by pro-Beijing groups.
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Hong Kong police detain more than 20 on Tiananmen anniversary ​

Manila Bulletin 05 Jun 2023
The government sent troops and tanks to Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989 to break up peaceful protests, brutally crushing a weeks-long wave of demonstrations calling for political change ... This year, Victoria Park was transformed for a "hometown carnival fair" organised by pro-Beijing groups.
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Tensions over Taiwan: China defends buzzing American warship

Boston Herald 05 Jun 2023
... are international waters, countering Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims ... guided-missile destroyer and a Canadian frigate were intercepted by a Chinese warship in the strait dividing the self-governed island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own, and mainland China.
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China defends buzzing US warship in Taiwan Strait

Dothan Eagle 05 Jun 2023
... they are international waters, countering Beijing's sweeping territorial claims ... guided-missile destroyer and a Canadian frigate were intercepted by a Chinese warship in the strait dividing the self-governed island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own, and mainland China.
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China, Argentina sign cooperation plan to promote Belt and Road Initiative

People Daily 05 Jun 2023
BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Representatives of the governments of China and Argentina have signed a cooperation ...
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Beijing alleges American provocation as China warship buzzes U.S. destroyer and Canadian frigate in Taiwan Strait

Market Watch 05 Jun 2023
guided-missile destroyer and a Canadian frigate were intercepted by a Chinese warship in the strait dividing the self-governed island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own, and mainland China ... Pentagon’s special crisis communications line to Beijing goes unanswered.
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US Navy shows Chinese warship's 'unsafe interaction' near Taiwan

Hong Kong Standard 05 Jun 2023
"It seems to me that Beijing has instructed its forces to respond more assertively against what it believes are encroaching U.S ... China views Taiwan as its own territory, a claim the government in Taipei strongly rejects. Beijing has been stepping up military and political ...

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