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US Sanctions Iranian and Chinese Firms for Aiding Tehran's UAV Program

par This Is Beirut, 30/07 18:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States sanctioned five people and seven companies in China and Iran on Tuesday, accusing them of aiding Tehran's ballistic missile and drone programs. The sanctions targeted individuals and companies in China, Hong Kong and Iran involved in procuring key components for "subordinates" of Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces ...

Where Does the Saudi-Iranian Agreement Stand Now?

par Rami Rayess, 31/07 20:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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It's been nearly a year and a half since the Saudi-Iranian agreement, brokered under China's auspices, which surprised many observers. The decision by the two longtime rivals to turn to Beijing to settle their differences was unexpected. This agreement underscored the emerging role of Chinese diplomacy in a complex issue that had troubled the ...

75 Years Since NATO's Creation: Is the World Safer?

par Rami Rayess, 07/08 08:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The twelve countries that founded the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on April 9, 1949, in Washington, D.C., possibly did not foresee that this alliance would last 75 years, including more than thirty years after the fall of its rival, the Warsaw Pact, which dissolved with the collapse of the Soviet-led socialist bloc before the ...

China Launches Patrols in Contested Waters as US Hold Drills

par This Is Beirut, 07/08 14:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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China carried out a combat patrol to test "strike capabilities" near a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Wednesday, as the United States and its allies held joint military drills in the same waters. Tensions in the disputed waterway have spiked following a series of escalating confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels that ...

Gender Row Boxer Wins Olympic Gold as US Fly and Flop in Sprint Relays

10/08 09:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defied a major gender controversy to win gold at the Paris Olympics on Friday as the United States' star sprinters flew and then flopped on the track. Khelif, 25, claimed a unanimous points decision win over China's Yang Liu in the women's 66kg final for her first Olympic medal. Khelif expressed immense happiness, ...

US Pip China in Olympic Medal Table Race as Paris Readies Final Curtain

par This Is Beirut, 11/08 21:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States pipped China for top spot in the battle of medals on Sunday as Paris prepares to bring the curtain down on one of the most successful Olympic Games in history. In a thrilling finale that capped 17 days of spellbinding action, the United States women's basketball team squeezed past France 67-66 to clinch the last gold of the ...

Top White House Official in China for Talks

par This Is Beirut, 27/08 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet top diplomat Wang Yi for tense talks as China was embroiled in security rows with key American allies Japan and the Philippines. On Monday, US treaty ally Japan scrambled fighters after a Chinese military aircraft's incursion into its airspace, which Tokyo called a ...

Japan Condemns Chinese Airspace Incursion

par This Is Beirut, 27/08 11:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Japan slammed on Tuesday what it called the first confirmed incursion by a Chinese military aircraft into its airspace as a "serious violation" of its sovereignty, saying Beijing was becoming "increasingly active." China's growing economic and military clout in the Asia-Pacific region and its assertiveness in territorial disputes has rattled the ...

SQUAD: China’s New Opponent

par Rami Rayess, 28/08 09:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Whether Vice President Kamala Harris wins the upcoming United States presidential election in November, or former President Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office after a four-year absence, the challenge posed by China will remain a significant concern for Washington. However, the approaches may differ depending on who is in power. It is now ...

Tensions in Beijing as US and China Diplomats Discuss Taiwan

par This Is Beirut, 29/08 10:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A senior Chinese military official warned the United States to stop "collusion" with Taiwan while top White House aide Jake Sullivan stressed the importance of stability in the tense Strait in a rare one-on-one meeting Thursday, both sides said. Sullivan arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, the first US national security advisor to visit China since ...

China Rolls Out the Red Carpet for African Leaders

par This Is Beirut, 02/09 12:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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China rolled out the red carpet on Monday for leaders from across Africa, seeking to deepen ties with the resource-rich continent it has furnished with billions in loans for infrastructure and development. Beijing has said this week's China-Africa forum will be its largest diplomatic event since the Covid-19 pandemic, with more than a dozen ...

China’s Xi Promises $50 Billion for Africa Over Next Three Years

par This Is Beirut, 05/09 11:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with the continent as he addressed Beijing's biggest summit since the pandemic. More than 50 African leaders and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres are attending this ...