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G7 top diplomats seek unity on China after Macron remarks

The G7’s top diplomats began talks in Japan on Monday, looking to project a unified message on concerns about China after controversial remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron. The foreign ministers are keen to move past the firestorm created by Macron’s assertion, after a trip to Beijing, that Europe should …

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China urges US to clarify military-biological activities

China has called on the United States to fulfill its international obligations and offer clarifications on its military-biological activities at home and abroad, amid reports about Washington’s military biological program in Ukraine. A spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Wenbing, said on Wednesday that Washington has so far …

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Opinion | Xi divides and conquers during Macron’s China visit

The French president was accompanied by Ursula von der Leyen, who failed in her role of European unity-imposing overseer French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped up a three-day visit to China, accompanied partly by European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen, who went home a day earlier. The dual visit …

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EU issues warning to China over Ukraine

Beijing’s “friendship” with Moscow is a “risk” for the bloc, according to Ursula von Der Leyen. In a bid to be “bolder” on China, the EU plans to reassess and “de-risk” their ties, while considering Beijing’s position on the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine a crucial part of their …

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China responds to TikTok allegations

Beijing insists it would never ask any Chinese company to collect data or intelligence abroad. China has rejected charges by US officials that TikTok is used to collect Americans’ data, rebutting the claims after the company’s CEO was grilled by lawmakers in Washington amid growing calls to ban the popular …

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