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The Chinese Defense Ministry request a record high 5.091 trillion yen budget ($42 billion) for the next fiscal year in an attempt to underscore Japan’s push to monitor and protect the islands nearest to China....

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The Foreign Minister of China, Japan and South Korea will meet in Seoul on Saturday at their first meeting for three years, the latest sign of a gradual thaw in East Asian relations.”Cooperation among the...

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Fighting between  Myanmar government troops and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) rebel forces has intensified close to the Chinese border in recent days. A resident of the Chinese town of Nansan surnamed Tu said...

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The Philippine government  ordered the suspension of all exploration activities at an offshore oil and gas field because of the ongoing territorial dispute with China. The oil and gas exploration and production company Forum Energy...

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According to the Chinese horoscope 2015 will be under the sign of Sheep (Goat) a symbol of Peace, Harmonious co-existence and Tranquility, but given the last year’s tensions on the international scene, 2015 is shaped...

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Hong Kong authorities cleared on Monday Causeway Bay, the last of three protest sites, marking the closure of demonstration camps in the city that have blocked streets for more than two months. About 100 police...

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TAIWAN: China may Use Force

December 8, 2014

General Liu Jingsong has warned that China will not leave the Taiwan problem “unresolved for a long time”, after the island’s Beijing-friendly ruling party suffered a bruising election defeat. Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang (KMT) was dealt...

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Police in Hong Kong arrested 86 people while clearing the Mong Kok protest site amid ongoing demonstrations against China’s involvement in the coming 2017 elections, the government’s Information Service Department said in a statement Wednesday. “Police have arrested 86 people...

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Hong Kong students plan to occupy roads surrounding the city’s British consulate in anger at a lack of support from London for their pro-democracy movement. Activists have put up large posters around the city’s protest...

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Students calling for full democracy for Chinese-ruled Hong Kong are hoping to take their protest to Communist Party rulers in Beijing and are expected to announce details of their new battle plan tomorrow. Alex Chow,...

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