It is the largest such display of force since Beijing began sending planes on a near daily basis last year.
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Chinese nuclear plant denies report of radiation leak warning
The claim that all is well comes in the wake of a CNN report that the French partners in the plant expressed concern over rising radiation levels.
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NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge
President Biden has stepped up his effort to rally allies to speak in a more unified voice about China’s human rights record, its trade practices and its military’s increasingly assertive behavior that has unnerved U.S. allies in the Pacific.
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Hong Kong to censor films ‘endangering national security’
An amended ordinance takes the former British colony a step closer to the censorship of films on the Chinese mainland, which are closely vetted for themes critical of the Communist Party’s leadership.
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Hong Kong vigil organizer arrested on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown
Chow Hang Tung is a member of the committee that puts together the annual candlelight vigil for the victims of the 1989 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing.
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Slow to start, China now vaccinating at a staggering pace
As of Wednesday, the nation, whose population is 1.4 billion, had given out more than 704 million doses – nearly half of those in May alone.
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Actor John Cena faces backlash in China over Taiwan comment
The professional wrestler referred to the self-governing democracy as a ‘country’ during an interview promoting his new film, ‘Fast & Furious 9.’
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U.S. military cites rising risk of move by China against Taiwan
The Taiwanese foreign minister says the military threat against the island, which Beijing views as a breakaway province, is increasing.
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Commentary: An admiral and a novelist want you to imagine a nuclear war with China
‘2034: A Novel of the Next World War’ is fiction that envisions how we could blunder into conflict with Beijing.
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Historic roundup of Hong Kong opposition draws defiant protest
The arrests of 47 opposition figures over their roles in an informal election primary last year represented the most sweeping use of the national security law imposed by China last year.