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Front line Taiwanese island drills for a Chinese attack

Emergency workers on a Taiwan-controlled island next to China's coast practiced responding to a simulated Chinese attack on Thursday, a little more than a week after Beijing staged war games around the sensitive Taiwan Strait.

Reuters

4 protesters against China's COVID policy released on bail

An activist says officials in Beijing have released four women on bail who were arrested for joining rare nationwide protests in late November against China’s tough anti-coronavirus policy

The Independent UK

Vietnam opposes China's unilateral South China Sea fishing ban

Vietnam took aim at China on Thursday for imposing an annual ban on fishing in a vast area of the South China Sea, calling it a violation of its sovereignty and urging Beijing not to complicate matters.

Reuters

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A history of China and Taiwan

A “breakaway province”, a “government-in-exile”, a “separate nation” – Taiwan’s status has dominated discussions on China for decades.

The Week

Trade envoy Tai says US not seeking to 'decouple' from China

U_S_ Trade Representative Katherine Tai says Washington is not seeking to decouple the American economy from China's and that U_S_ trade sanctions against Beijing are “narrowly targeted.”

The Independent UK

Hong Kong bishop hopes for closer ties with Beijing diocese

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop says he hopes the dioceses of Hong Kong and Beijing will have more exchanges and cooperation

The Independent UK

The US Is About to Blow up a Fake Warship in the South China Sea – But Naval Rivalry With Beijing Is Very Real and Growing

About one-third of the world’s shipping transits the South China Sea. In all, more than US$3.4 trillion worth of products is transported through its waters every year.

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China COVID protesters released after four months' detention - sources

At least two Chinese women who joined historic "white paper" demonstrations in Beijing calling for an end to COVID-19 curbs were released on Wednesday after almost four months in detention, two of their friends told Reuters.

Reuters

Taiwan 'perplexed' by Paraguay candidate questioning of ties

Taiwan said on Thursday it was perplexed by Paraguay's main opposition presidential candidate questioning the benefits of keeping relations with Taipei, just a month after Beijing prised away its ties with another Latin American country.

Reuters

12 are arrested after a Beijing hospital fire killed 29 people

A dozen people have been arrested after a hospital fire in Beijing killed 29 people. Chinese netizens question why they weren't informed immediately.

WEKU

Germany's foreign minister: Parts of China trip 'more than shocking'

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday described parts of her recent trip to China as "more than shocking" and said Beijing was increasingly becoming a systemic rival more than a trade partner and competitor.

Reuters

The US is about to blow up a fake warship in the South China Sea – but naval rivalry with Beijing is very real and growing

As part of a joint military exercise with the Philippines, the U.S. Navy is slated to sink a mock warship on April 26, 2023, in the South China Sea.

The Conversation

EU seriously concerned about arrest of Chinese rights activists

The European Union has said it is seriously concerned about the arrest of two prominent Chinese human rights activists and has called for their immediate release after they were detained in Beijing last week en route to a meeting with EU officials.

Reuters

Death toll in Beijing hospital fire rises to 29 as 12 arrested

Some patients escaped from the windows of the hospital using bedsheets tied together

Evening Standard

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Death Toll in Beijing Hospital Fire Rises to 29

The death toll from a fire at a Beijing hospital has risen to 29, including 26 patients, authorities said Wednesday.

Reuters

Fire kills more than two dozen patients in Beijing hospital

The death toll rose to 29 on Wednesday from a fire at a Beijing hospital that was one of the Chinese capital's deadliest in at least two decades, killing 26 patients and wounding dozens.

The New Daily

War of words erupts after WA Premier’s hot mic blunder

A war of words has erupted between the WA Premier and a federal opposition frontbencher after an embarrassing hot mic episode.

The Independent UK

Death toll in Beijing hospital fire rises to 29

Authorities in Beijing say the death toll in a fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon in a hospital has risen to 29, with 26 of them patients

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Caixin Global

Hospital Fire Kills 21 People in Beijing

Blaze starts around noon in eight-story inpatient wing of Changfeng Hospital in Fengtai District; cause under investigation

The Guardian - UK

UK should not ‘pull the shutters down’ on China, says James Cleverly

Exclusive: British foreign secretary says failing to engage ‘closely and regularly’ with Beijing would be ‘really counterproductive’

The Independent UK

21 dead in Beijing hospital fire, dozens evacuated

Chinese state media say 21 people have died in a fire at a Beijing hospital that forced the evacuation of dozens of patients

Bangkok Post

Fire in Beijing hospital kills 21

BEIJING: A fire in a Beijing hospital has killed 21 people, the state-run Beijing Daily said on Tuesday.

The Guardian - AU

Chinese-Australians face fewer racist insults than at height of diplomatic tensions with Beijing, survey finds

Lowy Institute poll indicates one in five Chinese-Australians were called offensive names in 2022, down 10 points from 31% in 2020

Evening Standard

At least 21 dead after hospital inferno in Beijing

At least 21 people have died in a horror fire at a Beijing hospital, Chinese state media reported.

Reuters

Fire kills 21 in a Beijing hospital - Beijing Daily

Twenty-one people were killed after a fire broke out in the east wing of the inpatient department of a hospital in China's capital Beijing, the Beijing Daily reported on Tuesday.

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