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Jul 15, 2017

North Korea may have more nuclear bomb material than thought, U.S. think tank says

Thermal images of North Korea's main nuclear site show Pyongyang may have reprocessed more plutonium than previously thought that can be used to enlarge its nuclear weapons stockpile, a U.S. think tank has said.

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Jul 15, 2017

Chen Miner, a rising star in Chinese politics, appointed Chongqing party boss

China has appointed Chen Miner, a rising political star, as the Communist Party boss in southwestern Chongqing, cementing his credentials as a contender to join the seven-member Politburo Standing Committee at the 19th Party Congress this fall.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Jul 14, 2017

Late Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo 'had no enemies, no hatred'

During a hunger strike days before the Chinese army crushed the Tiananmen Square prodemocracy movement on June 4, 1989, the man who would become China's best known dissident, Liu Xiaobo, declared: "We have no enemies."

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ASIA PACIFIC

Jul 14, 2017

New U.S. sanctions eyed on Chinese firms with North Korea ties: officials

By David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick

Frustrated that China has not done more to rein in North Korea, the Trump administration could impose new sanctions on small Chinese banks and other firms doing business with Pyongyang within weeks, two senior U.S. officials said.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Jul 12, 2017

Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier sails into its ADIZ

China's Liaoning aircraft carrier entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) early Wednesday morning on its way back from Hong Kong and was being monitored, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said, adding there was no cause for alarm.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Jul 12, 2017

China sends military personnel to Djibouti to man its first overseas base

Ships carrying Chinese military personnel for Beijing's first overseas military base, in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, have left China to begin setting up the facility as China's rapidly modernizing military hones its global reach.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Jul 12, 2017

U.S. THAAD test hits intermediate-range target missile for first time

By Jesse Johnson

The United States on Tuesday announced a successful test of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system against an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) over the Pacific Ocean in a demonstration likely aimed at reassuring Asian allies nervous about surging tensions with...

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ASIA PACIFIC

Jul 11, 2017

North Korean ICBM 'likely' to be able to strike San Diego within two years, analysis says

By Jesse Johnson

North Korea's new long-range ballistic missile will "likely" be able to strike targets on the U.S. West Coast — including San Diego — with a 500-kilogram nuclear warhead in the next one to two years, the U.S.-based monitoring group has said in an analysis.

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS

Jul 11, 2017

Moon's moral code leaves South Korean Cabinet bare as nominees are stalled

By Kanga Kong

In his campaign to become South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in touted his credentials as a human-rights lawyer and pledged to enforce a strict moral code in picking his top officials.

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Jul 10, 2017

China says U.S. has apologized for mistakenly labeling Xi president of Taiwan

By Jesse Johnson

The United States has apologized for mistakenly identifying Chinese President Xi Jinping as the leader of Taiwan in a statement, China's Foreign Ministry said Monday.

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS

Jul 10, 2017

Hello Hong Kong: China's army turns on charm with weekend shows

By Aibing Guo, David Tweed and Ting Shi

From 700 sailors spelling out "Hello Hong Kong" on the deck to youthful soldiers singing about iPads and smartphones, China's People's Liberation Army used the first port call in Hong Kong by its aircraft carrier to turn on the charm.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Jul 8, 2017

Bombers buzz Korean Peninsula as U.S. says it is 'ready to unleash full lethal capability of allied air forces'

By Jesse Johnson

The U.S. sent two B-1B bombers from Guam to buzz the Korean Peninsula following the isolated nation's test this week of an intercontinental ballistic missile that analysts say is capable of striking Alaska.

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