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The U. S. Is Pushing Southeast Asia Toward China. The Iran War Made It Worse.
31+ min ago (181+ words) A new survey of Southeast Asian opinion leaders shows they prefer China to the United States as a partner, while the region's biggest geopolitical concern is U. S. global leadership. Joshua Kurlantzick is senior fellow for Southeast Asia and South Asia at…...
Taiwan Opposition Leader Cheng Li-wun Makes Rare China Visit
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (709+ words) Thursday, 09 April 2026, 03: 53 PM During a visit to a memorial for Taiwan's founding father in Nanjing, KMT leader Cheng Li-wun called for "reconciliation and unity" with Beijing. Taiwan's ruling democrats say China needs to stop its aggression. The leader of Taiwan's…...
North Korea tests cluster bombs, anti-aircraft missiles
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (398+ words) North Korea has conducted tests of various military technologies this week including the cluster-bomb warhead of a tactical ballistic missile and an "electromagnetic weapon system, state media KCNA reports. The country's Academy "of Defence Science and the Missile Administration conducted…...
Warming Ties: Vietnam's To Lam Heads to China
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (1049+ words) Vietnam's top leader, To Lam, is set to visit China next week, according to China's state news agency Xinhua. This visit marks Lam's first overseas trip since assuming the presidency, highlighting warming ties between the two countries. Lam will meet…...
Vietnam confirms top leader's visit to China next week - World News
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (257+ words) Vietnam confirmed on Thursday that top leader To Lam will visit China next week at the invitation of counterpart Xi Jinping, his first foreign trip since becoming president. Lam and his spouse "will lead a high-level delegation on a State…...
Mainland expert: Cross-Strait cooperation set to be deeper, more sector-specific
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (285+ words) Despite headwinds, cross-Strait exchanges are showing strong momentum. A mainland expert says the visit by the Chinese Kuomintang delegation has sent a positive, stabilizing signal at a time of growing global uncertainty. Zheng Zhenqing, deputy director Mainland expert: Cross-Strait cooperation…...
China says Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to explore a "comprehensive solution
21+ hour, 12+ min ago (378+ words) By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Wednesday that after seven days of'peace talks'in the western Chinese city of Urumqi under China mediation, all the parties also agreed to keep the dialogue. "The three parties agreed to explore…...
Ombudsperson Jamila Jamanbaeva proposes human rights meeting during talks with Chinese Ambassador
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (68+ words) AKIpress News Agency To Read the Full Story Republication of any material is prohibited without a written agreement with AKIpress News Agency. Any citation must be accompanied by a hyperlink to akipress. com. 299/5 Chingiz Aitmatov Prosp. , Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Republic…...
Pakistan Mediation Gains Global Praise as India Remains Silent
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (474+ words) Pakistan's growing diplomatic role on the global stage is drawing attention after its reported efforts in easing tensions between the United States and Iran. While several global voices have appreciated Islamabad's role, India has chosen to remain silent " a move…...
Tibetan activists launch 90-hour hunger strike outside UN against China's oppression
42+ min ago (355+ words) New York [US], April 9: Tibetan activists affiliated with the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) chapters in New York and New Jersey have begun a 90-hour hunger strike outside the United Nations Headquarters, seeking urgent global attention to the worsening conditions in…...