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Still, analysts noted that any softening in approach remained limited to economic or business policies that do not involve China’s national security, which has become a defining feature of Chinese policy in recent years. On Saturday China announced that it would hold joint naval and air force exercises with the Russian military in the Sea of Japan. And Mr. Xi himself gave a speech on July 6 urging the military to “break new ground” in war preparedness, warning that “China’s security situation is facing rising instability and uncertainty,” according to the official Xinhua news agency. China has also taken steps this month that could undermine its reputation as a reliable link in global supply chains. It said it would limit exports of rare materials needed to make semiconductors, in a step widely seen as retaliation for American limits on the sale of advanced semiconductors to China.
Persons: , , Scott Kennedy, Xi Jinping, Xi Organizations: Center for Strategic, International Studies, Saturday China, Xinhua Locations: Washington, China, United States, Japan
China says allegations of Chinese spying in Cuba are false
  + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
BEIJING, June 12 (Reuters) - China said on Monday that allegations that it was using Cuba as a spying base are false and it denounced the U.S. government and media for releasing what it called inconsistent information. A Biden administration official said on Saturday China had been spying from Cuba for some time and it had upgraded its intelligence collection facilities there in 2019. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that a new spying effort was underway on the island, citing U.S. officials. "On the alleged spy activities of China in Cuba, this is a piece of false information," a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, told a regular press conference. The allegation about Cuba comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepares to visit China this week.
Persons: Biden, Wang Wenbin, Wang, Antony Blinken, Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, Washington, Andrew Hayley, Bernard Orr, Ryan Woo, Philippa Fletcher, Robert Birsel Organizations: U.S, China, Wall Street Journal, White House National Security, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, China, Cuba, Beijing, United States, U.S, America, Caribbean
MANILA, April 22 (Reuters) - The Philippines' foreign minister on Saturday said his nation's differences with China in the South China Sea are not the sum total of relations between the two countries. The Philippines has previously raised diplomatic protests at the presence of Chinese fishing vessels and what it calls China's "aggressive actions" in the strategic waterway. Qin said on Saturday China is ready to work with the Philippines to implement a consensus between the two countries and properly resolve differences. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, which sees the passage of about $3 trillion worth of ship-borne annually and is believed to be rich in minerals and oil-and-gas deposits. A landmark arbitration ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2016 invalidated China's claims.
NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said Saturday China is "watching closely" whether or not Russia succeeds in Ukraine. Johannes Simon | Stringer | Getty Images NewsNATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Saturday that China is closely watching Russia's success in Ukraine, with the outcome of Europe's war likely to have wide-reaching implications for Beijing's behavior in Asia-Pacific. "Beijing is watching closely what's going on in Ukraine. And if Putin wins there, of course, that will impact their decisions on how to behave in Asia," Stoltenberg told CNBC's Hadley Gamble. watch nowSpeaking ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Stoltenberg said that NATO does not see China as an "imminent" threat.
Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke with Ma Xiaowei, director of China’s National Health Commission, about the wave of infections which erupted after the country abruptly dismantled its anti-virus regime last month. "WHO appreciates this meeting, as well as the public release of information on the overall situation," the Geneva-based agency said in a statement. The release follows global criticism of China's data. "The reported data indicate a decline in case numbers, hospitalizations, and those requiring critical care. WHO has requested a more detailed breakdown of data by province over time," the agency said.
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