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A court in Myanmar sentenced two members of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party to 90 years and 75 years in prison on Tuesday (local time) after finding them guilty of corruption, their lawyer said
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Chinese military forces are holding exercises near Taiwan in response to a visit by a US congressional delegation to the island.
The drills in the area of the Taiwan Strait are a “necessary measure to safeguard national sovereignty", China's Defence Ministry said in an announcement Tuesday (local time) that gave no details on the timing, participants and location of the exercises.
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Increasing numbers of Chinese war planes have flown into Taiwan’s airspace in recent weeks, raising questions about the island’s future. Why does this matter, and should New Zealanders care? National Correspondent Lucy Craymer explains.
Tensions in the Taiwan Strait increased markedly last month, when both China and Taiwan celebrated their national days, fuelling fears that Beijing could – as Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping has repeatedly hinted – move to take the island by force.
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Read more: Why China wants to take control of Taiwan, and why New Zealand should care
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/explained/300439237/why-china-wants-to-take-control-of-taiwan-and-why-new-zealand-should-care
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The Pentagon on Wednesday sharply increased its estimate of China's projected nuclear weapons arsenal over the coming years, saying Beijing could have 700 warheads by 2027 and possibly 1,000 by 2030.
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Islamic State militants set off an explosion at the entrance to a military hospital in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, killing at least seven people, a senior Taliban official said.
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Read more: ISIS attack on Kabul hospital leaves 7 dead, 16 wounded
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The Chinese government has told families to keep daily necessities in stock in case of emergencies, after COVID-19 outbreaks and unusually heavy rains that caused a surge in vegetable prices raised concerns about supply shortages.
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French President Emmanuel Macron says Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison lied to him over the cancellation of a mammoth submarine contract, in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the two leaders.
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Read more: ‘I don’t think, I know’: French President Macron says Scott Morrison lied to him
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A senior Chinese diplomat has warned a New Zealand audience that Australia will not only acquire nuclear-powered submarines in the coming decades, but nuclear weapons.
And it was claimed Australia’s purchase of nuclear-powered submarines would mean “more nuclear arms race ... more nuclear tests, and nuclear pollution” in the Pacific.
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- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/126854210/us-and-uk-must-stop-chinese-diplomat-warns-new-zealand-audience-of-australias-nuclear-ambitions
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Typical China/CCP lies and scare mongering. Nuclear power vessels is totally different to nuclear weapons, and Australia are not after nuclear weapons. And they are trying put a wedge between Australia and New Zealand using our Anti Nuclear stance as a starting point.
Scott Morrison's visit Months ago where he says the typical fluffy dogs BS that "there are some far from here who would seek to divide us, but they will not succeed"
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