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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Feb 27, 2023
Kyushu unprepared to accept evacuees from remote islands under armed attack
Residents on remote islands are questioning the effectiveness of evacuation drills when their potential destinations have not yet started discussing the issue.
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WORLD
Feb 27, 2023
Lab leak most likely caused pandemic, U.S. Energy Department says
Some officials briefed on the intelligence said that it was relatively weak and that the conclusion was made with 'low confidence,” suggesting its level of certainty was not high.
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BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2023
Mistrust of Xi endangers one of Wall Street’s favorite trades
Money managers looking for China to rebuild trust are getting mixed regulatory messages from Beijing.
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WORLD
Feb 27, 2023
U.S. in pressure campaign to stop China from arming Russia
While Washington has seen no sign Beijing has done so yet, the White House underscored the U.S. message this weekend that China should not cross that red line.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2023
U.S. government has been dancing around UFOs for 75 years
A legacy of UFO hype, hysteria and fraud is undermining legitimate inquiry into those strange objects in the sky.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2023
China to welcome Belarusian leader, raising concerns over Ukraine
A state visit this week by Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus comes as the U.S. has accused China of preparing to send lethal aid to Russia.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2023
Macron to visit China as he urges Beijing to push Moscow to end war
The French president said Saturday he would visit China in 'early April' and urged Beijing to help 'put pressure' on Russia to end the war.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2023
Top U.S. envoy eyes inroads in Central Asia as Ukraine rattles nerves
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks in Kazakhstan and then Uzbekistan and meet jointly with foreign ministers of all five ex-Soviet Central Asian states.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2023
War in Ukraine deepens divide among major economies at G20 gathering
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged her counterparts at a summit in India to condemn Russia’s actions, and she defended the cost of supplying aid to Kyiv.
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CULTURE / Film
Feb 25, 2023
Japanese anime sees challenge from China at Berlin film festival
'Suzume' director Makoto Shinkai was asked to comment on Chinese animation at the Berlinale festival, where Liu Jian's 'Art College 1994' is also in competition.
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WORLD
Feb 24, 2023
Ukrainians mourn and vow to fight on a year after Russia invaded
At a ceremony in Kyiv's St. Sophia Square, a visibly emotional President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bestowed medals on soldiers, one on crutches, and the mother of one killed.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2023
Taiwan and lessons that can be learned from the Ukraine conflict
The events unfolding in the Ukraine war demonstrate that the response by Taiwan and the United States to Chinese aggression will be a very important factor in determining the end result.
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WORLD
Feb 24, 2023
China’s peace proposal for Ukraine war light on details
The paper, which outlines broad principles rather than a specific peace proposal, reiterates many of the points China has raised in recent months.
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WORLD
Feb 24, 2023
U.S. to bolster its small force on Taiwan in a signal to China
The U.S. military presence in Taiwan will grow to between 100 and 200 troops, up from about 30 a year ago.
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WORLD
Feb 23, 2023
Washington’s concern grows as Beijing steps up diplomatic initiatives with Moscow
China's diplomatic push comes as it plans to unveil its own peace plan for the Ukraine conflict to mark the first anniversary of the invasion.
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JAPAN
Feb 23, 2023
Giant pandas arrive in China from Wakayama zoo
Eimei and twins Ouhin and Touhin will be sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province.
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WORLD
Feb 23, 2023
U.S. spy plane pilot snaps high-altitude selfie with China balloon
The photo, taken Feb. 3 from the cockpit of a U-2 spy plane, quickly blazed across social media platforms.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 23, 2023
Putin's nuclear treaty move raises stakes over China's growing arsenal
China's nuclear arsenal is growing in size and sophistication — an expansion that the United States recently noted is now gathering pace.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2023
Chinese ships remain in Spratlys despite laser incident
The Philippines has described the Chinese Coast Guard's recent actions as a 'dangerous maneuver,' and is changing its tack in dealing with China by drumming up support from other countries.
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WORLD
Feb 22, 2023
Putin says Russia and China have reached ‘new milestones’ on cooperation
Cooperation between Russia and China is 'very important for stabilizing the international situation,” Putin told Chinese State Councilor Wang Yi at talks in Moscow.

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