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French Nuclear Firm Seeks To Resolve "Performance Issue" At China Plant

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 14, 2021

A French nuclear firm said Monday it was working to resolve a "performance issue" at a plant it part-owns in China's southern Guangdong province following a US media report of a potential leak there.

Realme X9 Pro Price, Specifications Surface Again; Said to Be Similar to Oppo Reno 6 Pro+

Jagmeet Singh | Monday June 14, 2021

Realme X9 Pro price and specifications have been leaked online, once again. The new Realme phone is said to be similar to the Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ that debuted in China last month.

China Slams G7 "Manipulation" After Xinjiang, Hong Kong Criticism

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 14, 2021

China on Monday accused the G7 of "political manipulation" after it criticised Beijing over its human rights record in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.

G7 Rally Around Need To "Counter And Compete" With China: White House

World News | Reuters | Monday June 14, 2021

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday G7 leaders rallied around the need to "counter and compete" with China on challenges ranging from safeguarding democracy to the technology race.

NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg Calls For Stronger China Policy

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 14, 2021

Leaders of NATO countries should forge a stronger common policy toward an increasingly dominant China, the alliance's secretary-general said Sunday on the eve of a NATO summit in Brussels.

Gas Pipe Explosion Kills 12, Injures 138 In Chinese City: Report

World News | Reuters | Sunday June 13, 2021

A gas pipe explosion in a residential community in a central Chinese city killed 12 people and injured 138, state media CCTV reported Sunday.

"Small" Groups Don't Rule The World: China Cautions G7

World News | Reuters | Sunday June 13, 2021

China on Sunday pointedly cautioned Group of Seven leaders that the days when "small" groups of countries decided the fate of the world was long gone, hitting back at the richest democracies as they sought to act in concert to counter Beijing's might

Rare Earth Metals At The Heart Of China's Rivalry With US, Europe

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 13, 2021

What if China were to cut off the United States and Europe from access to rare minerals that are essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines and drones?

G7 Leaders Take On China, Covid And Climate

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 13, 2021

G7 leaders on Saturday confronted China and the threat of future pandemics as the elite club of wealthy nations advertised a newfound Western unity at its first physical summit since 2019.

G7 Adopts Global Infra Plan In Pushback To China's 'Belt And Road'

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 12, 2021

G7 leaders on Saturday launched a plan to help build infrastructure in poorer nations, offering a "values-driven, high-standard and transparent" partnership in opposition to China's Belt and Road Initiative.

Chinese Researchers Find Batch Of New Coronaviruses In Bats: Report

World News | Asian News International | Saturday June 12, 2021

Amid renewed calls to probe into the origins of COVID-19, Chinese researchers said they had found a batch of new coronaviruses in bats.

Indian-Origin Journalist Wins Pulitzer Prize For Exposing China's Detention Camps For Muslims

People | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 12, 2021

Megha Rajagopalan, an Indian-origin journalist, won the Pulitzer Prize for innovative investigative reports that exposed a vast infrastructure of prisons and camps secretly built by China for detaining hundreds of thousands of Muslims in Xinjiang.

"Real Enemies" Want Hong Kong To Be Pawn In Geopolitics", Says China

World News | Reuters | Saturday June 12, 2021

The main representative of the Chinese government in Hong Kong said on Saturday people trying to turn the city into a "pawn in geopolitics" were the "real enemies" and Beijing was the true defender of the city's special status.

China’s Mars Rover Zhurong Seen Exploring the Red Planet in First Photos

Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 12, 2021

China's Mars rover Zhurong struck a birdlike pose as it explored the red planet in photos released by the country's space agency Friday.

G7 To Counter China's Belt And Road With Infrastructure Project: US Official

World News | Reuters | Saturday June 12, 2021

The Group of Seven rich nations will announce on Saturday a new global infrastructure plan as a response to China's belt and road intiative, a senior official in U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said.