Reuters: Australian citizen and journalist Cheng Lei, who worked for Chinese state TV CGTN, in Beijing, had been detained for two weeks, the statement said. It said the Australian government received formal notification of her detention from Chinese authorities on Aug. 14
Chinese authorities have detained an Australian citizen who worked as a high-profile television anchor in China, Australia's foreign minister Marise Payne said in a statement on Monday
China blames India for tension in eastern Ladakh, demands withdrawal of Indian army
11 month agoPepper balls fired down Prince Edward Rd W after a medic is arrested and crowds yell. Before riot police charged north up Tong Choi a projection on the police station spelled out the words: "8.31 beat to death," the popular slogan decrying the indiscriminate MTR attack last year
11 month agoBlue flags north and south of Prince Edward Road West at Tong Choi Street as police pincers close in ahead of 8.31pm. Haven't felt this degree out outright, tinder-box tension in the air for some time
11 month agoOutside Prince Edward station, it's hard to tell who outnumbers whom: the citizens queuing up to commemorate the anniversary of the 8.31 incident or the riot police surrounding them. For now, the heavy police presence means all of MK is awash with black clothes and white flowers
11 month agoChina has refuted the intrusion charges, saying the Chinese border troops "never cross the Line of Actual Control (LAC)".
11 month agoThis is the approximate area of the August 29-30 night clash between Indian Army & Chinese troops according to sources
There are 9 more confirmed cases in Hong Kong, 7 of which are local cases, including a resident of Hong Chi Lei Muk Shue Hostel
T. Petříček: "Such straightforward and harsh words are not really used in diplomacy."
Foreign Minister T. Petříček: A meeting with the Chinese ambassador will take place this week. China's statements are unusually sharp, we want to defend ourselves against them.
Czech Foreign Minister @TPetricek will summon Chinese Ambassador to Prague because of threats by Chines Foreign Ministet to Speaker of Czech Senate who visits Taiwan. Petříček wants explanation of Chinese statement which is over the line according to him
11 month agoIndia says China's People's Liberation Army "carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo" in Eastern Ladakh on the night of August 29/30
Czech Senate speaker Milos Vystrcil will "pay a heavy price" for making an official trip to Taiwan and China will not sit idly by, the Chinese government's top diplomat said
India: Meeting between Chinese and Indian military to resolve the recent border dispute
India accuses China of taking "provocative military steps" in a disputed border region
The chairman of the Czech Senate, Miloš Vystrčil, "will pay a high price" for violating the principle of one China by officially visiting Taiwan. According to a statement released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry today, the head of Chinese diplomacy, Wang I, said
Hong Kong protests: police enter two malls, issue Covid-19 fines as dozens gather to mark one year since Prince Edward station chaos
Protesters and police gather at a mall in Mong Kok, a year after the Prince Edward MTR Station violence. HongKong
11 month agoMore than 10 thugs destroyed the altar in memory of Chow Tse-lok and Chan Yin-lam who had died for HongKongProtests, and assaulted the citizens with punching, kicking and breaking glass bottle on someone's head. Source: @StandNewsHK
11 month ago3 people were beaten by 10+ people with glass bottles, axes, and walking sticks at the Memorial Wall for Miss Chan Yin-Lam and Mr Chow Tsz-Lok in Sheung Shui on Aug 29. A man was severely injured and no one is arrested. ?: @appledaily_hk
At least 17 people killed and 28 others injured after a two-storey restaurant collapses in China
India withdraws from multi-nation SCO-plus Kavkaz 2020 "strategic command-post exercise" scheduled in Russia, where Chinese & Pak troops participating. Will not participate given the ongoing India China Standoff in eastern Ladakh
Japan Defense Minister Taro Kono, a potential PM, said he had confirmed with his US counterpart Mark Esper that islands in the East China Sea disputed by Japan and China are covered by their The islets are called the Senkaku by Japan and Diaoyu by China
11 month agoIn the meantime, 8th 055 and 25th 052D Destroyers are ready to be launched in the next few days at Dalian shipyard
11 month agoMing Pao: 12 Hong Kong people arrested in mainland waters when fleeing to Taiwan held at Yantian district detention centre in Shenzhen. Mainland sources said it would not rule out authorities other than coast guard to handle the case
11 month agoChinese embassy in Mozambique sends out travel alert for its citizens, warning of security risks in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, which is seeing a lot of terrorist activity
US arrested Chinese researcher Hu Haizhou for stealing highly-advanced bio-inspired computer code from UVA which could've been used for underwater robots, aircraft engines, & more. He was stopped at Chicago OHare on his way to China.
Washington welcomes Taiwan's decision to cancel US beef and pork import restrictions in light of the trade war with China
11 month agoWatching China's carrier developments The KJ-600 has finally broken cover.
