Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Saturday to oppose plans for a lithium battery factory, highlighting growing social tension over pollution.
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China refused to confirm that Okinawa belongs to Japan after two Chinese scholars suggested re-examining the ownership of the archipelago that includes the island, adding to tensions over a separate territorial dispute.
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The Dutch government is investigating a shortage of certain brands of baby formula, as well as potentially illegal exports of the products to China. Chinese are even building milk powder factories in the Netherlands as we speak.
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The Brazilian government is using public money to act as a traveling salesman for Monsanto’s GM seeds in China. Its agriculture minister and a representative of Embrapa, the Brazilian publicly owned plant breeding company, will travel to China, courtesy of the Brazilian taxpayer, to promote Monsanto’s new GM soy.
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The state-owned Bank of China has reportedly shut the account of a North Korean bank accused by the United States of supporting the North’s nuclear programme.
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There was this weird border conflict between India and China about a piece of land that nobody really wants. It is safe to assume that this is about something different all together.
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In a strategically significant move to counter China’s presence in the region, India has announced that it will upgrade Iran’s crucial Chabahar port that gives a transit route to land-locked Afghanistan.
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More than 900 people have been arrested in China for involvement in meat-related crimes, including producing fake beef and mutton from animals such as rats, minks and foxes, authorities reported.
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The operation is the direct result of the sale last May by the Portuguese state of a 25% stake in REN to State Grid of China. As part of its bid, the Chinese company promised to secure â¬1bn in credits for the company to fund investments and refinance its debt.
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The Pentagon is so starved for bandwidth that it’s paying a Chinese satellite firm to help it communicate and share data.
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