Amid increasing coordination between Washington and Tokyo against Beijing, Japan, and the US have launched a new organization to analyze information collected by their defense equipment. The new team, based at the Yokota Air Base in the suburbs of Tokyo and dubbed the US-Japan Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell, was set up in November …
Read More »EU’s Parliament: Human rights breaches in China, Chad & Bahrain
The European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respect for human rights in China, Chad and Bahrain. MEPs express their support for protesters fighting for fundamental rights who are being persecuted by the Chinese government, notably in the context of the zero COVID-19 policy. Parliament condemns the restriction of the …
Read More »US should respond positively to Iran’s goodwill: China
China’s foreign ministry spokesman said Wednesday that the US needs to respond the goodwill and flexibility Iran has shown recently. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in his regular press conference on Wednesday, December 14, that ” Iran has recently shown goodwill and flexibility on some outstanding issues of the negotiations. …
Read More »Iran Refutes Groundless Allegations Raised in PGCC Statement
The Iranian Foreign Ministry denounced the baseless accusations leveled against Tehran in the final communiqué of a summit of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council as a futile attempt by certain members of the council to cover up their measures that fuel crises. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani condemned the …
Read More »UN human rights chief vows to engage China on Xinjiang findings
UN human rights chief said he wanted to engage with Beijing over the findings of a report that said China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslims in its Xinjiang region may constitute crimes against humanity. Grappling with the human rights record of China, a permanent member of the United Nations’ …
Read More »Senior Russian Diplomat: New Triangle of Iran, Russia, China Emerging
A senior Russian diplomat says his “productive” talks with his Iranian and Chinese counterparts on issues of common interest are indicative of the emergence of a new triangle in multilateral diplomacy. “The permanent missions of China, Iran and Russia held productive trilateral consultations on issues of common interest,” Russia’s Permanent …
Read More »Iran Embraces China’s Global Development, Security Initiatives
The president of Iran expressed the country’s support for the initiatives proposed by his Chinese counterpart for global development and security, highlighting Tehran’s resolve for strategic cooperation with Beijing. In a Saturday message to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi congratulated the National Day of the People’s …
Read More »China Blasts Proposed U.S.-Taiwan Trade Agreement
Spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council Ma Xiaoguang has voiced resolute opposition to the negotiation of any agreement of official nature or with implications of sovereignty between the United States and China’s Taiwan region. Ma Xiaoguang made the remarks in response to an inquiry concerning media …
Read More »China: U.S. ‘Main Instigator’ of Ukraine War
China, which Russia has sought as an ally since being cold-shouldered by the West over its invasion of Ukraine, has called the United States the “main instigator” of the crisis. In an interview with the Russian state news agency TASS published on Wednesday, China’s ambassador to Moscow, Zhang Hanhui, accused …
Read More »World Headed to ‘Dangerous Territory’
The number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise in the coming decade after 35 years of decline as global tensions flare amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, researchers said Monday. The nine nuclear powers — Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, the United States and …
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