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DHARAMSALA, July 19: The European Parliament voted on Thursday to adopt a resolution on Hong which called for the Hong Kong government to completely withdraw the controversial extradition bill among others.

DHARAMSALA, 12 July: Democracy must be defended and Taiwan faces threats from ‘overseas forces’ Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has said in a veiled reference to China as she arrived in the US, reports the Reuters.

DHARAMSALA, 11 July: Slovakia’s new president has criticized China’s human rights record at a meeting with China’s top diplomat.

DHARAMSALA, 10 June: The US has approved a potential $2.2bn arms sale to Taiwan, the first in decades amidst escalating US-China trade war.

DHARAMSALA, 3 July: Britain has issued a stern warning to China to honour its commitments to protect freedoms in Hong Kong.

DHARAMSALA, 29 June: The mayor of Delta has declared that he will not be attending a reception sponsored by the Chinese government at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) convention later this year.

DHARAMSALA, 13 June: China has reportedly stretched its long arm by to disrupt the mass protests in Hong Kong against the controversial extradition bill with a massive hacking attack on the Telegram Messenger, an app being used by the demonstrators to organise the protests.

DHARAMSALA, 13 June: The incumbent President of the Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen has clinched her party, Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) nomination for the 2020 Taiwan presidential election.

DHARAMSALA, 13 June: The authorities in Hong Kong have shut some government offices as they press on with the controversial extradition bill in spite of the widespread opposition from the people as they fear it could encroach the city’s autonomy and judicial independence, and enable Chinese authorities to use to crack down on pro-democracy activists and others critical of Beijing. 

DHARAMSALA, 30 May: While the US-China trade war has reached an impasse, a Chinese state TV anchor and a host of from Fox Business appeared for a head to head in a live televised debate on the U.S.-China trade war.