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Concerns Mount Over Underreported China Defence Budget

The actual defence spending claimed by US intelligence authorities would fall only slightly short of the USD816.7 billion that US President Joe Biden authorised for America’s defence budget in 2023….reports Asian Lite

December 20, 2023

-Top News·China·Defence

Muted Response to Xi’s Hanoi Visit Amid Fear

Vietnam consented to become a part of Beijing’s “community with a shared future” during the visit last week….reports Asian Lite News Vietnamese activism has always revolved around anti-China rallies, but the reaction

December 20, 2023

-Top News·Asia News·China

Xi Calls Out All-Out Operation as Quake Toll Soars

A total of 113 people have been killed in Gansu and 14 in Qinghai, with more than 700 hundred people injured so far….reports Asian Lite News e 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted China’s

December 20, 2023

-Top News·Asia News·China

Chinese Balloons, Aircraft Breach Median Line: Taiwan

The US drew the median line in the body of water separating Taiwan from China in 1954….reports Asian Lite News Taiwan detected two Chinese balloons across the sensitive median line separating Taiwan

December 19, 2023

-Top News·Asia News·China

118 Dead in China Quake, Rescuers Brave Sub-Zero Conditions

At least 20 people remain unaccounted for as rescuers continue to comb through the rubble….reports Asian Lite News The death from a powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale that jolted

December 19, 2023

-Top News·Asia News·China

Jimmy Lai Faces Court as Trial Gets Underway

China considers Lai a traitor who sought to undermine its national security…reports Asian Lite News The trial of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, who has been in prison since 2020 over

December 18, 2023

-Top News·Asia News·China

Vietnam’s Balancing Act with China For Stability

During a two-day visit to Hanoi by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Vietnam agreed to become a part of Beijing’s “community of shared future.”…reports Asian Lite News Foreign policy experts are expressing skepticism

December 17, 2023

-Top News·Asia News·World News

Record Loan Defaults: Millions Blacklisted in China

They are in debt due to the loans they took during the economic disruption caused by the Covid pandemic and Beijing’s strict lockdowns….reports Asian Lite News Millions of Chinese borrowers have been

December 15, 2023

-Top News·Asia News·China

SCS Clashes Put China-Philippines Conflict Out in Open

Analysts characterised weekend clashes between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the SCS, in which Chinese Coast Guard water cannons disabled a Philippine boat, as the most serious…reports Asian Lite News The ongoing

December 15, 2023

-Top News·Asia News·China

China’s Unreliability in Climate Fight

Would those who kill human beings hesitate to kill plants and animals?…writes Kok Bayraq At the UN’s COP28, the annual international climate summit held in Dubai in the first week of December,

December 14, 2023

-Top News·Environment·World News

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