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India and China to resume direct flights as ties improve

Trump's aides have accused India of fuelling Russia's war in Ukraine by buying Moscow's oil

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China vows massive high-tech sector development in next decade

China will develop its high-tech sector on a massive scale in the next decade, top officials vowed yesterday, a day after meetings on the country’s future policy priorities concluded in Beijing.

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Trump says he expects to reach deal with China on trade, soybeans, possibly nuclear arms

Trump, under pressure from US farmers reeling from big drops in Chinese orders for soybeans, said he expected to reach some agreement with Xi on the issues

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China accuses US of cyberattacks on nat’l time centre

China yesterday accused the United States of conducting cyberattacks on Beijing’s national time centre that could have caused severe damage to critical financial and telecommunications infrastructure.

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China’s new K visa beckons foreign tech talent as US hikes H-1B fee

China’s new visa programme aimed at attracting foreign tech talent kicks off this week, a move seen boosting Beijing’s fortunes in its geopolitical rivalry with Washington as a new US visa policy prompts would-be applicants to scramble for alternatives.

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World's highest bridge opens to traffic in China

Live drone footage broadcast by state media on Sunday showed vehicles traversing the immense structure

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Trump signs order to advance $14b TikTok sale to US investors

Also announces a delay until Jan 20 in enforcing law that would otherwise ban the app

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China orders schools, businesses shut in 10 cities as Super Typhoon Ragasa nears

Ragasa is expected to make landfall in the central and western coastal areas of Guangdong within 24 hours

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‘Bangladesh must walk a fine line amid global power shifts’

Parvez Karim Abbasi discusses Bangladesh’s geopolitical balancing act

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US announces 'framework' TikTok deal with China

Trump will speak to Xi Jinping on Friday for the deal

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Beijing rejects Trump call to pressure China on Ukraine

China has never denounced Russia's war nor called for it to withdraw its troops, and many of Ukraine's allies believe that Beijing has provided support to Moscow

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China's parade of new weaponry sends message of deterrence

New weapons seen aiming to dominate E Asia, deter US, allies

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Xi, Putin, Kim meeting 'direct challenge' to international system: EU top diplomat

Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un flanked Xi at the event to mark the end of World War II, capping a week of diplomatic grandstanding by the Chinese president and his allies against the West

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Improve security for Chinese workers

China yesterday pressed Pakistan to improve security for Chinese nationals who have been repeatedly attacked by militants while working on Beijing-funded multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects in the South Asian country.

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Putin tells Xi China-Russia ties are at 'unprecedented level'

World leaders including Kim Jong Un are gathering in China's capital ahead of a massive military parade

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China's Xi slams 'bullying' behaviour in world order

He called on the leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and India's Narendra Modi, to "adhere to fairness and justice

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China's Xi unveils vision for new global order at security forum

Xi spoke about constructive participation in international affairs, opposing hegemonism and power politics

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Putin arrives in China for summit hosted by Xi: Russian state media

Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Sunday

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