China will 'not hesitate to start war' over Taiwan, Beijing tells US
AFP - Singapore - 10/06/2022
Beijing will “not hesitate to start a war” if Taiwan declares independence, China’s defence minister warned his US counterpart Friday, the latest salvo between the superpowers over the island.
The warning came as Wei Fenghe held his first face-to-face…
US will 'pay the price' for Olympics boycott, says Beijing
AFP - International - 07/12/2021
China warned that the United States (US) would “pay the price” for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns
The US move — which stopped short of preventing athletes from attending — comes after Washington…
Beijing vaccinates thousands in Covid-19 jab drive
AFP - International - 04/01/2021
Thousands of people lined up in Beijing Monday to receive a Covid-19 vaccine as China races to innoculate millions before the Chinese New Year mass travel season in February.
More than 73,000 people in the Chinese capital have received the first dose of the vaccine over…
Foreign residents of Macao with no solution for travel to China
Lusa - Macao - 22/10/2020
The Portuguese ambassador to Beijing said today that there is still no solution to allow foreign residents of Macau to travel to China.
The issue was discussed with the Macao authorities and “it was talked about at length, but it has not been resolved,” José…
China threatens to retaliate after US tightens leash on Beijing diplomats
AFP - International - 04/09/2020
China will deliver “a proper and necessary” response to new curbs by the State Department on its envoys to the United States, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
America’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo introduced the restrictions on Wednesday, including mandating Chinese…
Pentagon denounces Chinese military exercises in the South China Sea
Lusa - Portugal - 03/07/2020
The Pentagon on Thursday denounced Beijing’s military exercises off an archipelago in the South China Sea, an action it considers “destabilizing the situation in that region even further.”
“The Department of Defense is concerned about China’s…
'Tiananmen detainees' defend right to pro-Beijing demonstration
Lusa - Portugal - 11/06/2020
The two sisters detained in Macau on the day of the prohibited vigil in memory of the Tiananmen massacre defended in declarations to Lusa the right to the pro-Beijing demonstration that took place 24 hours later, without any police action.
“They are free to express…
Chinese Woman Accuses Prominent Lawyer of Years of Sexual Abuse
Plataforma - Lisboa - 14/04/2020
At 14 years old, she was sent by her mother to live with a successful businessman in Beijing, who was supposed to serve as her caretaker and guardian. Instead, he repeatedly raped her and held her in his home against her will. A story by The New York Times…
