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The Latest Breaking News from Xiamen

China hosts Pacific Island nations in bid to bolster diplomatic, trade ties

Foreign minister Wang Yi is meeting top diplomats from 11 Pacific nations in the Chinese city of Xiamen.

Al Jazeera

Sarah earns Aussie top Billings in Diamond League

Sarah Billings has finished runner-up in the 800 metres, just missing the Australian record, in the Diamond League meeting in Shanghai-Keqiao.

AAP

Kennedy fifth in the 100m on Diamond League debut

Sprinter Lachlan Kennedy was fifth in the 100m at the Xiamen DL meet, while Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson had podium finishes in the high jump.

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Duplantis Kicks Off Diamond League Amid Johnson-led Changing Landscape

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis heads up a stellar cast of athletes kicking off the 16th Diamond League season in Xiamen on Saturday amid a changing landscape that has seen Michael Johnson launch his Grand Slam track series.

International Business Times

Taiwan cracks down on firms helping residents apply for Chinese identity cards

Nearly 4,000 Taiwanese residents have reportedly applied for Chinese IDs in coastal Xiamen city

The Independent UK

In troubled Taiwan China waters, a swimming race provides rare hope

Swimmers hope their friendly rivalry can be an example for cooperation across the troubled Taiwan Strait.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan And China: Different Views Across The Strait

Standing on the shore of Taiwan's Kinmen island, Taiwanese tourists snap photos of the skyline of China's Xiamen city that is clearly visible across the sliver of water separating them.

International Business Times

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For Taiwan Shoppers, China's Malls Only A Ferry Ride Away

With suitcases and packages stuffed with food, alcohol and construction materials, Taiwanese shoppers make their way towards a ferry in the Chinese city of Xiamen bound for the Taipei-administered island of Kinmen.

International Business Times

For many Chinese, there are ‘more important things’ than Taiwan unification

Beijing has not ruled out using force to annex Taiwan, but there is little appetite for war among Chinese people.

Al Jazeera

‘A small fish in a sea of sharks’: The isle caught between China and Taiwan

Amid tensions with China, people on the longtime Taiwanese frontline island of Kinmen warn against a return to war.

Al Jazeera

Former Top Xiamen Legislator Sentenced to Life in Prison

Chen Jiadong, who pleaded guilty to taking $13 million in bribes, becomes the 16th senior official sentenced this year in graft crackdown

Caixin Global

Diamond League 2023: Xiamen schedule and start times

The Diamond League returns after a thrilling World Championships in Budapest, with Xiamen backing up Zurich on the elite athletics circuit

The Independent UK

‘A Trojan horse’? Taiwanese islands weigh plan for ‘peace bridge’ to China

Proposal to create demilitarised zone on Kinmen islands reflects feeling that close ties with Beijing are inevitable

The Guardian - UK

Top City Legislator Pleads Guilty to Taking 94 Million Yuan in Bribes

Prosecutors found that Chen Jiadong, former director of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Xiamen, also committed crimes that altogether cost the state more than 190 million yuan

Caixin Global

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Taiwan Shooting Down Drone Near China Was ‘Appropriate’, Premier Says

Taiwan's shooting down of a drone off the Chinese coast that buzzed a Taiwanese-controlled island was the most "appropriate" thing to do after repeated warnings, and China should exercise restraint, Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Friday. Taiwan's military for the first time shot down an unidentified civilian drone that…

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Taiwan shoots down drone for first time off Chinese coast

Taiwan's military for the first time shot down an unidentified civilian drone that entered its airspace near an islet off the Chinese coast on Thursday, after the government vowed to take tough measures to deal with an increase in such intrusions.

The Guardian - AU

City in China orders fish swabbed for Covid

Coastal city of Xiamen tells workers on fishing boats, as well as their catch, to undergo testing as part of import controls

ABC News

As Xi Jinping ordered missiles to be fired over Taiwan, some residents on these tiny Kinmen islands feared a return to the past

The remnants of the last war with China are everywhere on the main island of Kinmen and the smaller "Little Kinmen". And after Beijing sent a military drone over its waters this month, the threat of another looms large.

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In Taiwan’s Kinmen, people hope for calm amid China tensions

On the outlying islands, mainland China is less than five kilometres away and memories of bombardment strong.

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