The Obama administration has announced a $1.83bn (£1.22bn) arms sale to Taiwan in a deal that has antagonized China. The US said the deal was consistent with its “long-standing policy on arms sales to Taiwan”.
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Read moreBeijing: China expressed dissatisfaction on Monday over India-Japan agreement concerning the freedom of navigation in South China Sea. The agreement was signed during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent visit to New Delhi.
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DHARAMSALA, Nov 24: In the latest incident of China using its pressure tactics at international events to toe its line, Taiwanese representative at Miss Earth 2015 has been kicked out of the pageant for refusing to replace her original sash that read ‘Miss Taiwan ROC’ to one that reads ‘Miss Chinese Taipei’.
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DHARAMSALA, Sep 28: President Barack Obama has urged Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is on his first state visit the US, to engage in dialogue with the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama or his representatives to resolve the issue of Tibet at a joint press conference held at the White House Rose Garden on Sep 25.
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DHARAMSALA, Sep 24: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday assured top US and Chinese business leaders his commitment to make it easier for foreign companies to do business in China.
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DHARAMSALA, Jul 4: Hollywood star Richard Gere paid tribute to the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama and lauded Czech Republic’s former president Vaclav Havel for having met the Tibetan leader when many other political leaders refrained from doing so for fear of upsetting China.
Read moreDHARAMSALA, Apr 30: A historic international event will be held in New Delhi on May 4 to celebrate this year’s ‘Buddha Poornima’, recognized as one of the most important religious festivals by Buddhists across the world.
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DHARAMSALA, Jan 13: The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo whose editor and 11 other members were brutally massacred last week defied the attackers by putting a cartoon of Prophet Mohammed on the cover of its next publication.
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DHARAMSALA, Oct 10: The Norwegian Nobel Committee today made the announcement that the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize is to be awarded to Kailash Satyarthi of India and Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan.
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