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Beijing [China], July 31 (ANI): Amid high tensions over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's potential visit to Taiwan, the Chinese military announced holding live-fire naval exercises in the Taiwan Strait, media reports said.
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): China on Thursday reported 3,472 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Friday.
Ottawa [Canada], February 11 (ANI): Canada has asked to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks on the ongoing trade dispute between China and Lithuania, media reported citing Global Affairs Canada.
Beijing [China], February 8 (ANI): China on Tuesday warned the United States against a USD 100 million deal on weapons supply to Taiwan and said that Beijing will take necessary actions to protect its sovereignty.
Brussels [Belgium], January 28 (ANI): The European Union has launched a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against China over its discriminatory trade practices against Lithuania, which it says are also hitting other exports from the EU's Single Market.
Beijing [China], October 15 (ANI): A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a launch of an expert group to study the origins of COVID-19, China on Thursday warned against "political manipulation" of the fresh investigation by the global health body.
Beijing [China], October 8 (ANI): China on Friday asked the United States to fully recognize the high sensitivity of the Taiwan issue after media reports stated that US troops are secretly deployed on the island, helping train local troops.
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): China has lodged a strong opposition to first-ever security talks between the ruling parties of Japan and Taiwan and urged Tokyo to stop interfering in China's internal affairs.