China tightened access to central Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Sunday, the anniversary of a military crackdown on pro-democracy protests in 1989 that left an unknown number of people dead and banned discussions and commemorations inside the country. In Hong Kong, the last Chinese-controlled territory to hold commemorations, eight people, including activists and artists, were arrested … Read more
Algernon Yau told Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ministers responsible for trade at a meeting in the US that the dispute system is being undermined by Washington’s actions. Source link
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But the joint statement with Xi Jinping did not include a commitment from Beijing to use its influence to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, which is Macron’s main request. Source link