Text size The leaders of the United States, Australia, India and Japan said after a summit on Saturday that they were “seriously concerned” over tensions in the South and East China Seas — while avoiding any direct mention of Beijing. “We are seriously concerned about the situation in the East and South China Seas,” they…
A California pastor has returned home after spending nearly two decades imprisoned in China. David Lin, aged 68, was released and is now reunited with his family in the United States, the State Department confirmed Monday. Lin, who frequently traveled to China in the 1990s to spread the Christian gospel, was detained in 2006 while…
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Sep 16, 2024 / 12:40 pm As the controversial Vatican-China agreement on bishop appointments nears its renewal deadline in October, Pope Francis’ recent 12-day apostolic journey through Southeast Asia and Oceania has thrust the Holy See’s complex relationship with Beijing into the spotlight. Regional news outlets, including Singapore’s state-affiliated Channel…
Text size The Philippines insisted on Monday that it had not given up a disputed South China Sea reef two days after it pulled out a ship stationed there following a months-long standoff with rival claimant China. “We have not lost anything,” Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela told a news conference, vowing that…
Text size A Philippine vessel that spent months anchored at a disputed reef in the South China Sea has left the area, the national maritime council said Sunday. The Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua had been anchored inside Sabina Shoal since April to assert Manila’s claims to the area and prevent China from…
Russia has announced that it is expelling six British diplomats following accusations of espionage. President Vladimir Putin‘s Federal Security Service (FSB) confirmed a decision has been made to withdraw their accreditation immediately in response to “numerous unfriendly steps by London.” A report on Russian state TV shows an FSB official explaining the move was due…
Text size Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he was expecting Chinese leader Xi Jinping to attend a summit of the BRICS group of major emerging economies in Russia next month. Putin has looked to the Chinese leader for support since the Ukraine conflict began, with the two boosting trade to record highs as Russia…