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China denounces US arms comments for Russia-Ukraine war

China says it will not accept US ‘pointing fingers’ after Blinken said Beijing is considering providing arms to Russia.

Al Jazeera

China rejects US claim it may arm Russia

Beijing (AFP) - Beijing strongly denied on Monday US claims that China was considering arming Russia in its war against Ukraine, as it reiterated a call for dialogue to end the conflict.

AFP

Beijing denies US intelligence claims that it is planning to arm Russia

‘We will never accept the US pointing fingers at Sino-Russian relations or even coercing us’

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War of words, warnings over China's 'lethal support' for Russia

The EU's foreign policy chief on Monday warned China against providing weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine. Beijing has rejected US claims that China was considering sending arms to Russia.

Radio France Internationale

China Says US in No Position to Make Demands after Blinken Warning

China said on Monday that the United States is in no position to make demands, after the top US diplomat warned his Chinese counterpart over the weekend against China providing weapons to Russia in its war in Ukraine. "The United States is in no position to make demands of China,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why China's stand on Russia and Ukraine is raising concerns

Nearly one year after Russia invaded Ukraine, new questions are rising over China's potential willingness to aid Moscow in the increasingly drawn-out conflict

The Independent UK

Taiwan’s KMT hopes for elections boost after China trip

Opposition party that once dominated the self-ruled island aims to show it can work better with Beijing than ruling DPP.

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US says China mulls arming Russia in Ukraine war

Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that China was considering providing weapons to Russia in its war against Ukraine, warning Beijing that any supplies would "cause a serious problem."

AFP

4 takeaways from this year's important Munich Security Conference

The war in Ukraine dominated the annual conference in Germany, as Vice President Kamala Harris accused Russian forces of crimes against humanity.

WEKU

Blinken: China’s Balloon Incursion ‘Must Never Happen Again’

The top diplomats from the United States and China met on Saturday in the first high-level contact between their countries since the US shot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon two weeks ago, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken sending the message that Beijing's surveillance program had been "exposed to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China may be on brink of supplying arms to Russia, says Blinken

US secretary of state meets with top Chinese diplomat, Wang Yi, and warns of ‘serious problem for us’ if Beijing supplies weaponry to Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK

Blinken meets China’s Wang Yi, warns against helping Russia

US, Chinese top diplomats hold ‘direct, candid’ talks in first meeting since spat over suspected spying balloon.

Al Jazeera

Blinken, China's top diplomat in 'direct, candid talks' amid balloon spat

Munich (Germany) (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China not to repeat its "irresponsible act" of sending a spy balloon into American airspace, as he held rare talks late Saturday with China's top diplomat Wang Yi.

AFP

Blinken meets China's top diplomat amid balloon spat

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The Independent UK

Antony Blinken meets with top China diplomat who called US response to spy balloon ‘hysterical’ and ‘absurd’

Incidents have added to increased tension between White House and Beijing

The Independent UK

China's top diplomat renews criticism of US balloon downing

China’s top diplomat has renewed Beijing’s criticism of the United States for shooting down what Washington says was a Chinese spy balloon, arguing that the move doesn’t point to U.S. strength

Al Jazeera

How will Raisi’s Beijing visit affect Iran-China ties?

Tehran wants to expand ties with its ‘strategic’ partner, but it faces serious hurdles.

Bangkok Post

China blasts 'hysterical' US balloon claims

MUNICH: China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday blasted the United States' reaction to what Washington has called a Chinese spy balloon as "hysterical and absurd", in uncharacteristically strong remarks against the top Western power.

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AFP

China blasts US over 'hysterical' balloon claim

Munich (Germany) (AFP) - China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday blasted the US reaction to what Washington has called a Chinese spy balloon as "hysterical and absurd", in uncharacteristically strong remarks against the top Western power.

The Independent UK

Ukraine invasion reshaped global alliances, renewed fears

Nearly a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the diplomatic consequences of the war still reverberate worldwide

Al Jazeera

Philippine president says nation won’t lose ‘inch’ of territory

Marcos Jr earlier summoned Beijing’s envoy to express ‘serious concern’ over China’s harassment of a Philippine ship.

Reuters

U.S. completes recovery of Chinese balloon but other "object" searches called off

The United States said on Friday it had successfully concluded recovery efforts off South Carolina to collect sensors and other debris from a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon shot down by a U.S. fighter jet on Feb. 4, and investigators are now analyzing its "guts."

AFP

China's zero-Covid structures take on second lives

Beijing (AFP) - With China's dropping of its "zero-Covid" policy, makeshift quarantine centres and testing booths are being repurposed as mini-libraries, information points or even housing.

Reuters

President Marcos says Philippines 'will not lose an inch' of territory

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Saturday that the country "will not lose an inch" of territory, his remarks coming on the heels of continuing maritime tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea.

Los Angeles Times

California lawmaker leads delegation to Taiwan amid already high US-China tensions

WASHINGTON — Despite heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over the recent spy balloon downing , a U.S. congressional delegation led by California Rep. Ro Khanna plans to visit Taiwan this weekend, a move sure to be seen by China as a provocation.

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