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An unprecedented recall vote could hand President Lai Ching-te more power by ousting legislative opponents. It could also prompt a response from China.
Half a century after the establishment of relations between China and the EU, and against a backdrop of deteriorating transatlantic relations, the European Union and China held their 25th summit in Beijing.
Taiwan's government said the island's largest-ever recall vote has faced "unprecedented" election interference by China, which claims the democratically governed island as its own, over Taiwan's rejection.
E.U. leaders are in Beijing to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations with China, but they have major disagreements over trade and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Storms in northern China have poured nearly a year's rainfall on Baoding, an industrial city on the doorstep of capital Beijing, forcing over 19,000 people out of their homes as streets began to go under water and roads were cut off.
The votes could reshape the island democracy's parliament and the government's approach to its powerful neighbor.
HANNA DOHMEN is a Senior Research Analyst at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology and a Nonresident Fellow at the Atlantic Council.
The White House puts a priority on doing business with Beijing as it prepares for bilateral talks next week.
"This dam can almost power the state of Texas," an engineer told Newsweek, with the scale of energy produced "simply astounding."
In the aftermath of attacks on Chinese nationals and projects in Pakistan, China expressed strong dissatisfaction to visiting Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir and urged him to take decisive action against anti-China groups operating within the country.
Thousands of Taiwanese are heading to the polls in an unprecedented and controversial vote aimed at ousting lawmakers accused of being too close to China. More than 30 lawmakers have been targeted in the "dabamian", or Great Recall vote, initiated by a civic movement.
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