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On July 2, 2026, longtime Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen (Lobsang Palden) self-immolated outside the United Nations headquarters in New York City and later died from his injuries. Lobga served as president of the New York/New Jersey chapter of the Tibetan National Congress and devoted decades of his life to the cause of Tibetan freedom. Before his death, he delivered a final message calling for Tibetan independence, unity, and international attention to the continuing plight of the Tibetan people. His death is especially personal for us at The World for Freedom because his office, together with the founder of the Tibetan National Congress, was our next-door neighbor. We witnessed firsthand the dedication and determination of those working there to keep the cause of Tibetan freedom alive. We are heartbroken that Lobga felt such desperation that he believed self-immolation was necessary to make the world hear his message. The World for Freedom does not encourage self-immolation or the taking of one's own life, but we understand the anguish and conviction behind his final protest. We deeply appreciate his decades of work seeking to free Tibet and preserve its identity, culture, language, faith, and fundamental freedoms from the control of the Chinese Communist government. His tragic death should remind the international community that the struggle over Tibet is ultimately about real people, families, communities, and generations who long to determine their own future. The World for Freedom mourns our former neighbor Lobga Rangzen, extends our deepest condolences to his family and the Tibetan community, and will remember his lifelong commitment to a free Tibet. Source: (Full article...)

China attempted to impose traffic-control measures on ships traveling through the Taiwan Strait as Typhoon Dolphin approached the region. Chinese state media said northbound vessels entering the strait should obey traffic controls and follow instructions from Chinese maritime authorities. Taiwan rejected the order, saying Beijing has no right to restrict access to international waters and advising ships to ignore Chinese broadcast demands.
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China lodged a formal complaint with Japan after Tokyo released a defense white paper describing increased Chinese military activity around Taiwan and a rapidly shifting military balance. Beijing accused Japan of exaggerating a China threat and warned Tokyo against involvement in Taiwan. The dispute followed remarks by Japan's prime minister about the possibility of a Japanese military response if a Chinese attack on Taiwan threatened Japan's security.
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China announced retaliatory measures against U.S. companies and tightened export controls on drones and related technologies bound for the United States. Beijing barred Chinese organizations and individuals from dealing with several U.S. firms and linked the measures to U.S. restrictions on Chinese technology companies and entities accused of involvement in forced labor in Xinjiang. The moves added another layer of economic and technology pressure between China and the United States.
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The Philippine Coast Guard accused China of firing water cannons at Philippine government vessels near Scarborough Shoal for a second consecutive day. Manila said a Chinese vessel came within about seven meters of a Philippine fisheries boat, creating a serious collision risk. China said the Philippine vessels were operating illegally in waters it claims and that its coast guard used warnings, blockades and water cannons as control measures.
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China said its coast guard tracked, intercepted and drove away two Philippine vessels near Scarborough Shoal after accusing them of entering disputed waters despite warnings. The encounter came during a week of heightened tension between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. China's foreign minister also warned Manila of serious consequences if it continued what Beijing called provocations backed by outside powers.
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The Philippines accused Chinese Coast Guard personnel of striking a Philippine Navy sailor in the head with a wooden baton during an encounter at Second Thomas Shoal. Manila said the sailor was injured and a navy rubber boat was damaged. The Philippine defense ministry described the confrontation as part of a pattern of provocative and hostile behavior by China.
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Taiwan reported a sharp rise in Chinese coast guard and research-vessel activity around the island, with 55 Chinese government-vessel sightings in June compared with 30 in May. Taiwanese officials said the activity could be part of an effort to create a legal basis for Chinese jurisdiction around Taiwan and could rehearse ways to sever Taiwan's Pacific supply routes. Taiwan said Chinese vessels also questioned merchant ships about port movements, increasing pressure on commercial shipping.
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China and Japan gave conflicting accounts of a confrontation near the disputed Senkaku Islands, which China calls the Diaoyu Islands. China said it expelled a Japanese fishing vessel from waters it claims, while Japan said it intercepted and expelled two Chinese Coast Guard vessels approaching the fishing boat. Japan said Chinese attempts to assert Beijing's claims in waters administered by Japan violate international law.
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China's military and coast guard carried out patrols around Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea to reinforce Beijing's territorial claims. The People's Liberation Army said naval and air forces conducted combat-readiness patrols, while the China Coast Guard said it had increased law-enforcement patrols and acted against vessels it considered to be violating Chinese rights. The Philippines also claims the shoal and considers it inside its exclusive economic zone.
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A U.S. business group said access to critical minerals from China remained difficult because of Chinese export controls and licensing delays. The restrictions affected rare-earth materials important to advanced manufacturing and pushed many U.S. companies to seek alternative suppliers. China's dominant role in processing critical minerals gives Beijing major economic leverage over industries dependent on those materials.
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The Philippines demanded that China remove a floating structure placed at disputed Scarborough Shoal. Manila said the structure was installed without Philippine consent and violated Philippine sovereignty, while Philippine defense officials warned they would not allow the shoal to be developed into another Chinese-built artificial island. China said its activities at the shoal were legitimate and reiterated its sovereignty claim.
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Taiwan's coast guard said it expelled four Chinese government ships, including three coast guard vessels, after they entered restricted waters southwest of Taiwan. Chinese vessels broadcast that they were conducting a law-enforcement mission in waters under Chinese jurisdiction, while Taiwan rejected that claim and sent seven coast guard ships to confront them. Taiwan said all four Chinese vessels eventually left the restricted waters.
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Taiwan said a Chinese Coast Guard vessel and a Chinese survey ship carried out their first coordinated operation near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands. Taiwan described the operation as a provocation intended to create the appearance that China exercises jurisdiction over the area. The Chinese coast guard broadcast that it was conducting law enforcement and promoted unification, while Taiwan responded that its maritime sovereignty could not be challenged.
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Taiwan said a Chinese Coast Guard ship forced its way into restricted waters around the Pratas Islands after speeding up, making a sharp turn and ignoring warnings. Taiwanese and Chinese coast guard vessels then entered a tense standoff with intense verbal exchanges. Taiwan accused China of trying to create a false impression that Beijing has jurisdiction over the waters around the Taiwan-controlled islands.
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Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said the Philippines remained under severe territorial and political threat from China despite an easing of tensions between Washington and Beijing. He said Manila had no choice but to resist Chinese pressure, strengthen alliances and improve its defense infrastructure. The statement followed years of repeated confrontations with Chinese forces in the South China Sea.
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Taiwan said its coast guard and China's coast guard were locked in a tense standoff for a second day near the Pratas Islands at the northern end of the South China Sea. The islands are controlled by Taiwan but lie far from Taiwan's main island and are considered vulnerable to Chinese pressure. The incident was another example of Beijing increasing coast guard and quasi-military operations around Taiwan-controlled territory.
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The Philippine Coast Guard accused China of conducting unauthorized marine scientific research near the oil- and gas-rich Reed Bank inside the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. Philippine aircraft observed the Chinese research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 33 deploying a service boat near Iroquois Reef, with a Chinese Coast Guard ship and maritime militia vessels also present. Manila said the research violated Philippine sovereign rights and international maritime law.
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China accused Philippine personnel of illegally landing on Sandy Cay in the South China Sea, while the Philippines said it would send ships to drive away Chinese vessels it accused of conducting illegal research. The confrontation extended tensions over the small disputed feature near Philippine-held territory. Beijing claims sovereignty over most of the South China Sea despite competing claims from several neighboring nations.
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Satellite imagery obtained by Reuters showed Chinese ships and a floating barrier positioned at the entrance to Scarborough Shoal. Philippine officials said the barrier was more than 350 meters long and that Chinese maritime militia vessels were also operating in and around the shoal. The Philippines considers Scarborough Shoal part of its exclusive economic zone, while China has maintained effective control of the area since 2012.
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Taiwanese officials reported a concerning increase in Chinese naval activity and military pressure around the island even as Beijing publicly discussed peace and cooperation with Taiwan's opposition party. Taiwan's defense minister said China's military capabilities and the threat they pose were becoming increasingly severe. The buildup included continued Chinese warship and warplane activity around Taiwan.
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China's coast guard said it warned and drove away a Japanese fishing boat near the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands, which Beijing calls the Diaoyu Islands. China said the vessel had entered waters claimed by Beijing. Chinese coast guard ships have maintained frequent patrols around the disputed islands as China seeks to reinforce its sovereignty claim.
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The Philippines rejected Chinese assertions concerning sovereignty in the South China Sea and reaffirmed its claim to Scarborough Shoal and Philippine-held islands in the Spratly archipelago. Manila said maritime and territorial disputes must be resolved through international legal procedures rather than unilateral declarations. China continues to maintain coast guard control around Scarborough Shoal and rejects the 2016 arbitration ruling that found no legal basis for its sweeping maritime claims.
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Australia protested after a Chinese military helicopter approached an Australian military helicopter over international waters in the Yellow Sea. Canberra said the Chinese aircraft matched the Australian helicopter's altitude, closed to an unsafe distance, accelerated and rolled toward it, forcing the Australian crew to take evasive action. Australia called the maneuver unsafe and unprofessional.
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A Philippine security official said sensitive information about Philippine resupply missions in the South China Sea had been compromised and passed to Chinese intelligence agents. The disclosure followed arrests of Philippine citizens suspected of spying for China. Manila said the leak was alarming because information about resupply operations could endanger personnel stationed at contested features such as Second Thomas Shoal.
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China added 20 Japanese entities, including companies involved in shipbuilding and defense, to an export-control list and placed another 20 on a watch list. Chinese exporters were prohibited from supplying dual-use items to the restricted entities, and Beijing said the measures were intended to curb what it described as Japanese remilitarization. The action expanded China's economic pressure on Japan during a period of severe political tension.
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China conducted naval and air patrols around Scarborough Shoal and said it had increased combat-readiness operations in the area. The shoal lies within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone but is also claimed by China. Beijing said the patrols were intended to counter what it called infringement and provocation by other countries.
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China banned exports to Japan of dual-use goods, software and technologies when they could contribute to Japanese military capabilities. The measure covered strategically important products including certain rare-earth materials used in drones, semiconductors and other advanced technologies. Beijing said the restrictions were a response to Japanese statements concerning a possible Chinese attack on Taiwan.
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China staged large-scale military exercises around Taiwan under the name Justice Mission 2025, firing dozens of rockets and deploying large numbers of warships, coast guard vessels and military aircraft. Taiwan said the drills were a threat to regional security and a blatant provocation. The exercises forced Taiwan to cancel domestic flights and mobilize military and coast guard forces while Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line.
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The Philippine Coast Guard said three Filipino fishermen were wounded and two fishing boats were significantly damaged when Chinese Coast Guard ships used water cannons near Sabina Shoal. Manila said nearly two dozen fishing boats were targeted with water cannons and blocking maneuvers and that Chinese personnel cut anchor lines on several boats. China said it had taken control measures and driven away Philippine vessels.
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Japan accused Chinese military aircraft of aiming radar at Japanese fighter jets during a training encounter near Okinawa. The United States criticized China's actions as harmful to regional peace and stability, while Japan called the radar targeting dangerous. China disputed Japan's account and said its military training had been lawful and restrained.
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Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as a part of her Asia Tour, despite being warned by Biden. U.S. and China relations are at a new low because the CCP is not happy with nancy Pelosi visiting China. China claims that Pelosi visiting Taiwan is a sign of a threat to them. The U.S. Defense Department is making sure that Pelosi’s safety is a guarantee and priority. China’s tensions with the U.S. were getting worse, so Biden and Xi JinPing discussed it in a call with each other. Biden told the public he believed it wasn’t a good idea for Pelosi to visit Taiwan, especially at a certain time like this.
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During the years of 1950 through 1953, over 100,000 U.S. soldiers along with the 16 country UN Peace Keeping coalition, approximately 11,000 Peacekeepers, fought the combined approximate one-million North Korean and Chinese invading infantries of the southern half of Korea. Against such overwhelming numbers of enemy soldiers, the U.S. army, along with the UN, fought numerous battles, the worst loss being the battle at Changjin Reservoir. A new Chinese Communist State funded propoganda film depicts the loss where the United Nations Command forces were surrounded by Chinese forces
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The Justice Department announced charges Monday against six Chinese citizens, including five alleged spies. These 6 Chinese citizens were accused of recruiting citizens to find out the prosecution against a major Chinese company. The Chinese company had something to do with Huawei, and it faced federal prosecution in Brooklyn. This highlights the increased efforts into finding out what the Chinese government wants from the U.S. Gouchun He and Zheng Wan were accused of spying on federal prosecution against a telecommunications company. With the U.S.A cracking down on the intentions of the Chinese government, we can feel a bit more relieved about our safety.
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‘‘Sophisticated Chinese hackers who used an iPhone security flaw to target ethnic minority Uighurs also went after Tibetans in exile” (Menn, 2019). Those hackers sent messages to many Tibetans. The article also states, ‘‘Eight of the 15 Tibetans known to have received the tainted links recalled opening them, the researchers said’’ (Menn, 2019). It’s sad to know that people can’t even show decency sometimes, especially since both Tibetans and Uighurs are being tortured every minute. Chinese hackers were trying to target Tibetans and Uighurs by using technology and as a result, got in contact with many Tibetans.
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Tibetans have been oppressed under Chinese rule since 1959. The leader of Tibet, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, seeks action from the U.S. because of cultural eradication. 900,000 kids ranging from ages 8-to 16 are being sent to warehouses to learn. They aren’t allowed to study their religion. They are also being subjected to political indoctrination. “We want to make it known to the world that what is happening in Xinjiang is one level, but what is happening in Tibet is another level — we are dying a slow death.” This is what Penpa told POLITICO, and it’s true. Tibetans are having our culture taken away from them and it’s far from okay. 8 Tibetans were arrested for teaching our language and more than 100 Tibetans were arrested for saving pictures of His Holiness, The 14 Dalai Lama, and messaging other Tibetans abroad. This goes without saying; the people involved in this are just evil. We can’t contact family and we can’t look at our leader or pray for them. The Chinese government's damage to our people is just an outrage. Our culture is being eradicated and if we don’t stop this now, who knows what will happen next.
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China is attempting to take control of Taiwan through intimidation over time. This is occurring due to China's claim that Taiwan is part of China. Beijing has been pushing Taiwan by flying warplanes near the island as war drills. A major reason for China's aggressive actions is Taiwan's continued effort to achieve independence, with the US's support. The US is helping Taiwan with its defense and self-defense services as well. The US will continue to help and protect Taiwan to the best of its ability. However, the Chinese ambassador stated in an interview that China and the US may clash if this continues.
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All over the Caribbean, China has been donating and lending money to nations in order to establish relations with the countries mostly to secure strategic positions against the U.S. In order to expand its influence in the Caribbean, China has given grants, loans, investments to develop diplomatic, cultural, and security efforts. By providing military and police equipment for security measures, cultural centers such as a network of Confucius Institutes, China seemingly is attempting to provide benefits, but may in fact be spread Communist government propaganda. Even though the Caribbean markets are mostly small and lacking raw materials and large minerals, the Caribbean's close proximity to the U.S. and its location for trade and well known banking businesses makes it a prime area for China to focus its attention. As a result of China's new interest in the Caribbean, the U.S. is attempting to counter China by extending its own financial incentives to the island nations.
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Albright Stonebridge Group (ASG) is a global strategy and commercial diplomacy firm basically it helps its clients to navigate the public, private, and social sectors in international markets which has strong ties to Communist China. Joe Biden has been choosing certain individuals from ASG to join his State Dept. Transition Review Team. Three of this team come from ASG, including a Senior Vice President, , Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Other team members include Sumona Guha, serves as Vice President at the firm, Roberta S. Jacobson, “is a Senior Advisor at ASG, who is currently on leave, and Elizabeth L. Littlefield, an associate at ASG. The chairman at ASG China, Jin Ligang, is a Chinese Communist Party member, as well as “former senior Chinese government official”. Whether there are any specific reasons for hiring these individuals with close ties to a company that deals with Communist China or not, the visuals do not look good.
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Russian leader Vladmir Putin has requested economic and military support from Chinese leader, President Xi Jinping. After being rejected by American officials for support of the deaths of Ukrainian citizens and invasion of Ukrainian lands, the Russian President has come to an agreement with Mr. Xi Jinping, obviously showing support for inflicting damage on Ukrainian people and lands. United States President Joe Biden responded to the possible collaboration of Russia and China by directing Mr. Xi with consequences for any action to assist Russia. Overall, the present ruler of China has serious decisions to make for the best route for his countrymen, facing the consequences of Biden or fearing the turning tables of Putin.
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China's Communist government must control information coming into the country and, especially, going out of the country. The effect of China's control has been horrific in inhuman ways such as harvesting organs, unlawful imprisonment of Uyghurs in concentration camps, forced erasure of the language and culture of ethnic people. If this new "Evil Empire" is to be confronted and changed, to prevent another NAZI type extermination, funding is necessary. Such a large effort would be needed, the size of the Manhattan Project, to put an end to China's Communist Party (CCP) which would have to involve publicizing the stories of those who have suffered. China's human rights atrocities must be exposed and a revolution of counter-counter-revolutionaries must rise up to attain freedom.
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Although China claims that its Uyghur population are the “happiest Muslims in the world”, opposing facts are slowly emerging. Nazi-type imagery of blindfolded captives led onto train cars and stories of genocide are some of the atrocities trickling out of China. Other methods of controlling the Uyghurs have been the usage of systematic forced-sterilization and birth-control programs. Since victims and investigative journalists have been decrying China's treatement of the Uyghur, China has increased its actions against the Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities by increased and technologically advanced surveillance and mass-internments into "facilities". Upon concluding the "reeducation" at such facilities, many are foced into slave labor.
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Every time a US official visits Taiwan, China immediately schedules military, especially Air Force, exercises closer and closer to the island. Resulting from the US official Alex Azar's trip to Taiwan, China sent 19 aircraft which flew over the boaundary which separates China from Taiwan. To top it off, the Chinese newspaper, the Global Times, said in an editorial that every time a U.S. official comes to Taiwan, the aircraft should go closer to Taiwan and if more important U.S. officials come, the aircraft should fly over Taiwan. This, in effect, would be tanatmount to declaring war. It is clear that China views Taiwan as part of its territory, and it's flexing its muscles to left those views be known.
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The Chinese government’s rampant abuse of the human rights and religious freedoms of Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang is an urgent issue impacting the broader region. We call on China to end this campaign of repression, and immediately release the approximately 1 million arbitrarily detained in camps. We urge other governments of the region and the world to join us.
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is perpetrating a sustained campaign of forced sterilization, forced abortion, and involuntary implantation of birth control. Recent, documented evidence of these practices in Xinjiang is consistent with decades of CCP practices that demonstrate an utter disregard for the sanctity of human life and basic human dignity. We call on the Chinese Communist Party to immediately end these horrific practices and ask all nations to join the United States in demanding an end to these dehumanizing abuses.
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Among the worst violators of religious freedom in the world, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is continues to show blatant disregard for religious freedom and exercises extreme hostility to members of all religious faiths, including Protestants, Catholics, Tibetan Buddhists, Uyghur Muslims, and Falun Gong. The CCP’s campaign of repression against Uyghur Muslims and members of other minority groups in Xinjiang continues to escalate. More than one million Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and members of other minority Muslim groups have been arbitrarily detained in internment camps since April 2017. In practice, the CCP targets everyday expression of Islamic belief such as owning a Quran, praying, avoiding alcohol or tobacco, fasting during Ramadan, as well as secular aspects of non-Chinese culture such as Uyghur language and Uyghur music.
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Numerous fighter jets flew into Taiwan's airspace threatening the Island nation. Such regular patrols are not new for Taiwan for which China states that it is protecting its sovereignty. Taiwan's Defence Ministry condemned the actions as threatening and damaging to peace and stability. Last month Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-Wen warned that the risk of accidental conflict was increasing because of China's actions in the South China Sea. China had no immediate comment on the incident.
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China claims that Australian authorities of “barbaric” searches of the homes of four Chinese journalists. The journalists are under investigation for trying to influence a New South Wales politician Shaoquett Moselmane on positions relating to China using a WeChat group Australian authorities interrogated the journalists from Chinese state-run organizations Xinhua, China Media Group, and China News Service, all Chinese state-run media sources. The Chinese reporters' homes were searched and work computers, phones, and other devices were seized over potential violations of Australian foreign interference laws. Australia’s foreign affairs department did not comment immediately.
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The foreign secretaries of India, Australia and France met to discuss collaborating on China's aggressive actions. The three sides discussed economic and geostrategic possibilities with a focus in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. This meeting resulted from China’s aggressive actions, including the border conflict with India the South China Sea military build-up. The focus of the dialogue was on enhancing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
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