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Philippines warns China of ‘severest response’ over drills in South China Sea

14Jul

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Philippines warns China of ‘severest response’ over drills in South China Sea

Philippines has warned of “the severest response” if ongoing Chinese military exercises in the disputed South China Sea spill over into Philippine territory.Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said, “China’s People’s Liberation Army has been staging exercises off the Paracel Islands since July 1 and Chinese maritime officials have prohibited all vessels from navigating within the area of the maneuvers.”After checking the coordinates of the Chinese-declared no-entry zone where the maneuvers were being staged, Locsin said the waters off the Paracels, which are also claimed by Vietnam, “do not impinge on Philippine territory” but it was still a concern.“Should the exercises spill over to Philippine territory, then China is forewarned that it will be met with the severest response, diplomatic

Xi Jinping laughed off threats of economic retaliation for Ladakh, now TikTok faces $6 bn loss: US strategist

14Jul

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Xi Jinping laughed off threats of economic retaliation for Ladakh, now TikTok faces $6 bn loss: US strategist

According to reports, TikTok's mother company, China-based ByteDance, could face a loss of $6 Billion following Indian government's decision to ban 59 Chinese apps including hugely popular TikTok.As per China’s Caixinglobal.com, the amount is likely more than the combined losses for all the other Chinese apps banned by India.Following the reports, U.S. Strategist and Military Historian Edward N Luttwak in a social media post called out the naiveté of Chinese President Xi Jinping for thinking there will be no economic retaliation from India for its intrusion into the Indian Territory in Ladakh.“In Beijing, Xi Jinping's minions laughed off threats of economic retaliation for the Ladakh attack: "India is very poor, who cares?" Yesterday the owner of Tik Tok the most profitable of the 58 Chine

India continuing to show it won’t back down from China’s aggression: Nikki Haley

13Jul

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India continuing to show it won’t back down from China’s aggression: Nikki Haley

After India took a strict stand against Chinese aggression on its border and banned 59 Chinese applications from the country, former US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley hailed the Indian governments’ decision to ban apps linked to Chinese firms including Tik Tok and said New Delhi is continuing to show it will not back down from China's aggression."Good to see India banning 59 popular apps owned by Chinese firms, including TikTok, which counts India as one of its largest markets. India is continuing to show it won't back down from China's aggression," Haley said in a Twitter post.In a press release, the Indian government had said that the banned applications are engaged in activities “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, security of state and public order.”

China’s stance along India-China border is part of larger pattern of its aggression: US

13Jul

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China’s stance along India-China border is part of larger pattern of its aggression: US

The United States on July 1 said that China's aggressive stance along the India-China border is part of Beijing's aggression into other parts of the world and that Washington is closely monitoring the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)."With regard to India and China, we are closely monitoring the situation. Both India and China have expressed a desire to de-escalate. We support a peaceful resolution of current situation," said Kayleigh McEnany, White House press secretary, during a press briefing.She added: "Donald Trump has said that China's aggressive stance along India-China border fits with a larger pattern of Chinese aggression in other parts of the world. These actions only confirm true nature of the Chinese Communist Party."Meanwhile, the US welcomed the Indian govern...

Tibetan Youth Congress holds anti-China protest outside Chinese Consulate in Toronto

12Jul

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Tibetan Youth Congress holds anti-China protest outside Chinese Consulate in Toronto

Shouting pro-India slogans, members of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress staged a protest against China outside the Chinese Consulate in Toronto to show solidarity with India over the recent Chinese military intrusion in Ladakh's Galwan Valley and to condemn Chinese occupation of Tibet.“Tibet stands with India”, a protestor can be heard as saying. Protestors condemned the Chinese intrusion and raised slogans in support of India and the Indian Army like “Thank you Indian Army! Free Tibet”.The protestors held placards that read, ‘Jai Hind Jai Bharat’, ‘Free Tibet’, ‘Tibet belongs to Tibetans’, ‘Stop Genocide in Tibet’ and ‘China out of Tibet now.’The Regional Tibetan Youth Congress also held similar protests in the New York and New Jersey in the United States.Twenty Indian soldiers lost th

Dissident claims China pays off Vatican $2 billion annually for its silence

10Jul

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Dissident claims China pays off Vatican $2 billion annually for its silence

Guo Wengei, exiled Chinese dissident, has alleged that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) allocates $2 billion every year to pay off the Vatican for its silence concerning atrocities by Beijing.Guo, in an interview on The War Room on June 20, said that the CCP earmarks massive sums each year to win the allegiance of foreign countries including the Vatican, Italy, and Australia."The Chinese Communist Party allocates 2 billion US dollars each year" to gain influence over the Vatican's internal policymaking and to pay for its silence on the CCP's repression of religious freedom, said the billionaire whistleblower.Guo had previously stated that China has drafted a complete strategy for world domination known by the initials "BGY," which stands for Blue (control the Internet), Gold (buy influenc...

China violated Panchsheel agreement on several occasions: Tibetan Youth Congress chief

2Jul

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China violated Panchsheel agreement on several occasions: Tibetan Youth Congress chief

The chief of Tibetan Youth Congress, Gonpo Dhondup has accused Beijing of betraying New Delhi on several occasions despite having signed the Panchsheel Agreement in 1954."Former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visited China and signed the Panchsheel Treaty (The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence). India has maintained friendly relations with China, but China is betraying India globally. After the Panchsheel Treaty, there was a war in 1962. And despite the dialogue there was another war in 1967 and there is a continuing war in 1975," Dhondup said.He said that India should not trust China, especially the Asian country's Communist regime."What China does is, first they encroach 20-30 kms of the territory and after continuous dialogue they step back 2-3 kms. So, they have already i...

Opposition lambastes PM Imran for saying Osama bin Laden was ‘martyred’

30Jun

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Opposition lambastes PM Imran for saying Osama bin Laden was ‘martyred’

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has come under fire from opposition MPs after telling parliament that the US "martyred" Osama Bin Laden."I will never forget how we Pakistanis were embarrassed when the Americans came into Abbottabad and killed Osama Bin Laden, martyred him," Khan said in the National Assembly on June 25.Soon after, PML-N senior leader Khawaja Asif lambasted Imran Khan over his speech in which he referred to slain Al Qaeda leader and the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks Osama bin Laden as "martyred"."Imran Khan called Osama bin Laden shaheed (martyred). Bin Laden brought terrorism to our lands, he was a terrorist through and through and he [premier] calls him shaheed?" said Asif during the National Assembly session.In a late-night tweet, Special Assistant to the Prime Mini...

After occupying Tibet, Chinese leaders said they’ll go for Nepal, Ladakh, Bhutan: President of Tibetan government in exile

30Jun

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After occupying Tibet, Chinese leaders said they’ll go for Nepal, Ladakh, Bhutan: President of Tibetan government in exile

As Nepal gets closer with China, the Tibetan government in exile warned the KP Oli government of China's "expansionist policies" and said that the whole subcontinent has been on the radar of Chinese leaders since the 1960s after the occupation of Tibet.The President of the Tibetan government in exile, Lobsang Sangay has said that Beijing was looking to accomplish its 'Five Finger' plan for Tibet as was stated by Chinese leadership."After the occupation of Tibet, in the 60s, Chinese leaders have said Tibet is the Palm, now they have to go for 5 fingers-Ladakh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. So in 2017, you have Doklam incident that borders Sikkim and Bhutan, and then now you have Ladakh. This is all part of the grand, long term expansionist strategy which they had and are impl...

IMDA CEO Tan Kiat How to leave post, expected to enter politics in upcoming Singapore general election

29Jun

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IMDA CEO Tan Kiat How to leave post, expected to enter politics in upcoming Singapore general election

SINGAPORE - Mr Tan Kiat How, chief executive of the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA), will step down on Saturday (June 20). He is the latest of a string of senior public servants to have recently left their posts. Party sources have tipped them to enter politics under the banner of the ruling People's Action Party in the upcoming general election, with Mr Tan possibly fielded in East Coast GRC. The constituency, which was hotly contested by the Workers' Party in previous elections, is expected to see two MPs leave - Mr Lim Swee Say and Mr Lee Yi Shyan. Mr Tan was a guest speaker in a webinar on digitalisation for East Coast residents and MPs last Saturday (June 13). Earlier this month, he also took part in a webinar on job opportunities and digital skills, hosted b...

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