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China says it is ready for 'any type of war' with US

China has warned the US it is ready to fight "any type" of war after hitting back against President Donald Trump's mounting trade tariffs. The world's top two economies have edged closer to a trade war after Trump slapped more tariffs on all Chinese goods. China quickly retaliated imposing 10-15% tariffs on US farm products. "If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any

Chinese fishermen advance in Argentine waters: group

China’s fishing fleet - the world’s biggest - is taking ever larger volumes of Argentina’s resources in a state-sponsored campaign of both legal and illegal fishing as stocks become depleted in waters closer to home, an Argentinian environmental group said.Many Chinese boats are legitimately registered to sail under the Argentine flag and fish in its waters, while and at the same time, a growing

China vows to ‘fight till the end’ as Trump escalates trade war

China has vowed to “fight till the end” after US President Donald Trump escalated his trade war by doubling tariffs on all Chinese imports to 20%. Beijing hit back at Trump’s levies by imposing retaliatory tariffs of up to 15% on selected American goods, expanding export controls to a dozen US firms and filing a lawsuit at the World Trade Organization. It also sent a stern warning to the Trump

China and Canada immediately retaliate against Trump’s tariffs

President Donald Trump’s blanket 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, an extraordinary action aimed at bringing America’s top trading partners to heel. But it threatens to weaken the North American economy, including that of the United States, at a time of significant stress for inflation-weary consumers.Trump also doubled the tariff on all Chinese imports to 20% from 10%.

North Korea vows to ‘step-up’ action against US as aircraft carrier arrives in South

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned on Tuesday of a “stepped-up action” against the U.S. as one of its aircraft carriers arrived in South Korea, saying the “hostile” U.S. policy justified the bolstering of the North’s nuclear forces. The USS Carl Vinson, a Nimitz-class U.S. aircraft carrier, arrived at the southeastern city of Busan on Sunday, South Korea’s navy said,

INTERVIEW: ‘North Korea could have 300 nuclear warheads within 10 years’

Ankit Panda, an expert on North Korea’s nuclear program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, was interviewed by Radio Free Asia regarding Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions and how its capabilities might be improved through North Korea’s support of Russia in its war with Ukraine.Panda, a Stanton senior fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at Carnegie, also said that North Korean

Philippine envoy: Manila’s defense alliance with Washington ‘remains intact’

The Philippines’ bilateral defense agreements with the United States are intact and Manila expects to receive a big infusion of outstanding military aid from its longtime ally, Jose Manuel Romualdez, the Philippine ambassador to Washington, told reporters. An infusion of US$336 million earmarked by Washington as part of its Foreign Military Financing Assistance program to the Southeast Asian

Thailand considers building a wall on its border with Cambodia

Thailand is considering building a wall on part of its border with Cambodia to tackle illegal crossings, particularly by gangsters involved in online scam centers and drug smugglers, a government spokesman said on Monday. There was no immediate comment from Cambodia on the proposal but the neighbors have a long-standing and bitter dispute over part of their 817 kilometer (507 miles) land border,

Xi warns of economic ‘difficulties’ ahead of National People’s Congress

Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping has warned of “many difficulties and challenges” for China’s economy ahead of the annual session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing this week. In an article published in the ideological party journal Qiushi on Monday -- two days before the congress opens -- Xi warned of the “many risks and hidden dangers” facing China’s economy, before alluding

Languages in Tibet Struggle for Survival

Friday marked the 25th International Mother Language Day, a UNESCO observance for promoting the preservation and protection of linguistic diversity. For Tibetan communities on the Tibetan plateau and in the diaspora, the issue is existential, as various structural forces continue to erode the health of their respective languages and cultures. Much of this problem stems directly from repressive