Tag: Asia & Pacific

Brooklyn Parade Spotlights Beijing’s Attack on Faith on American Soil

February 26, 2023
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NEW YORK—Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents paraded down the streets of Brooklyn’s Chinatown area to highlight communist China’s abuses, including its actions targeting residents on U.S. soil. A week earlier, David Fang, a Falun Gong practitioner, was attacked by a pro-Beijing man at an information booth in New York’s Flushing neighborhood. The assault left minor…

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‘We Have Been Blind’: Rep. Gallagher Warns of Chinese Police Outposts in US

February 25, 2023
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NEW YORK—Members from the House Select Committee on China are pledging to redouble their efforts to counter Beijing’s ongoing threats to its targets on U.S. soil. Standing in front of a now-shuttered overseas Chinese police outpost in downtown Manhattan on Feb. 25, and surrounded by dozens of pro-democracy activists, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), the chairman…

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Earthquake of 6.1 Magnitude Hits Northern Japan, No Tsunami Warning

February 25, 2023
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TOKYO—An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit off the eastern part of Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on Saturday, authorities said, and no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit off the Nemuro peninsula at a depth of 61 kilometers (38 miles), according to the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience…

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Pacific Islands Appoint Former Leader of Nauru as Next Secretary-General

February 25, 2023
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Leaders from the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) have appointed former Nauru President Baron Waqa to chair the Pacific’s top regional body next year as they move toward regional unity. The leaders met in Fiji on Friday to finalize a deal that will see the return of Kiribati to the forum. Fiji’s leader and outgoing…

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Philippines in Talks With Australia, US for Joint Patrols in South China Sea

February 25, 2023
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The Philippines has begun talks with Australia and the United States over possible joint maritime patrols in the disputed South China Sea to counter Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the region. Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles met with Philippine Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez in Manila on Wednesday to discuss strengthening bilateral defense relations between the…

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New York Man Arrested for Assaulting Falun Gong Adherent

February 24, 2023
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NEW YORK—A man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting an adherent of the spiritual group Falun Gong who volunteers at an information booth in New York’s Flushing neighborhood. Qi Zhongping, 77, insulted and physically attacked Falun Gong practitioner David Fang, leaving Fang bleeding on his neck, head, hand, and leg. Adherents say that Qi has…

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China Empowers Russia in Ukraine, Risks Nuclear War With US, Says Former General

February 24, 2023
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The growing alliance between Russia and communist China carries significant implications for the war in Ukraine and the future of U.S. nuclear deterrence more broadly, according to one former general. It is likely that the intensity of Russian military actions in Ukraine and potentially elsewhere will increase as Beijing and Moscow grow closer, and there…

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Zelenskyy: China’s ‘Peace Plan’ Implies Russian Troops Must Leave Ukraine

February 24, 2023
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he hopes to meet Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping, and that China will urge Russia to end its war if it really believes in the value of sovereignty. Speaking at a press conference marking the one-year anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Zelenskyy said that meeting Xi would be…

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China’s Lethal Aid to Russia Would Help ‘Extinguish Ukraine as a Nation’: Pentagon

February 24, 2023
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The Pentagon is watching closely for any signal that China’s communist regime has decided to provide Russia with lethal aid for its attempted conquest of Ukraine. Department of Defense Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said the Pentagon had not yet witnessed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) follow through on provision of lethal aid to…

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Senate Bill Condemns Chinese Aggression Toward Indian Border State

February 24, 2023
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A bipartisan bill was introduced in Congress earlier this month reaffirming Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India. The Indian state is claimed by China as part of Tibet. The bill was introduced on Feb. 16 by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China, and Senator Bill Hagerty…

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