Pro-Beijing candidates dominate Hong Kong polls as turnout plummets
Turnout plunges to record low in 1st vote held since China revamped electoral system to keep out opposition figures.
Turnout plunges to record low in 1st vote held since China revamped electoral system to keep out opposition figures.
Senators vote 75-18 to confirm long-time diplomat.
Firms support tracking religious minorities in China, predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority in Xinjiang, says Treasury Dept.
Foreign Ministry spokesman accuses US of ‘diverting attention by blaming others’.
Bill seeks to ensure goods made with forced labor from Uyghurs, others in Xinjiang do not enter US market.
Overwhelming vote targets crimes against Muslims, Uyghurs.
Relations between Moscow, Beijing ‘shining example of interstate cooperation in 21st century,’ says Vladimir Putin.
Police say 100 people evacuated from major shopping center and office complex.
The most important development for Taiwan’s security might be unfolding right now in Japan. Tokyo’s strategy toward Taiwan is dramatically shifting. Once reluctant to join all but the most anodyne of pro-Taiwan statements with the United States, Japanese officials now increasingly state their desire to “protect Taiwan as a democratic country.” While no formal changes in security policy or diplomatic legalities are likely, Tokyo is signaling that it is willing to support Taiwan’s sovereignty, up to and including joining a military defense of the island against Chinese attack. This is likely giving Chinese Communist Party leaders and military planners much more short-term heartburn than the recently announced submarine and technology sharing deal between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.