China defence chief opens Xiangshan Forum with warning against coercion and historical revisionism
Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has opened the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum with a call for shared security governance and deeper military cooperation. In remarks delivered in Beijing on Wednesday, he urged countries to stop provocative acts and resist what he described as the return of regressive historical trends. He also warned against coercion, hegemony, militarism and historical revisionism.Dong did not directly name the United States or Japan in his speech, but his comments were widely framed as a veiled criticism of regional rivals. He said the lessons of history should be remembered and that the international community should remain... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Sep 2026 05:03 LONDON
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PM-backed candidate wins Okinawa governor race, raising questions over base policy
Genta Koja has won Okinawa's gubernatorial election, defeating two-term incumbent Denny Tamaki in a result that could reshape debate over the prefecture's long-running dispute with Tokyo and Washington. Officials said Koja won 59% of the vote in Sunday's election, with the result announced on Monday. The 42-year-old former deputy mayor of Naha will become Okinawa's youngest governor since the prefecture was returned to Japan from US rule in 1972.Koja was backed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party, giving the ruling camp a stronger position in a prefecture that has often resisted the concentration of US military facilities. Tamaki,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Sep 2026 05:30 LONDON
Taiwan Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim makes rare Italy visit for democracy conference
Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim is in Italy for a conference on democracy, in a rare visit to Europe by a senior official from the self-governed island. The presidential office said she has been invited to attend the Ventotene Conference for Freedom and Democracy on the Italian island of Ventotene. She is travelling with Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung, according to the same statement.The visit was kept secret until Hsiao arrived, with European Parliament Vice President Pina Picierno saying the trip "was kept secret until her arrival to protect her participation" in the conference. The Taiwanese presidential office said further details... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Sep 2026 05:00 LONDON
China renews One China dispute over UN resolution and Taiwan
Beijing has renewed its dispute with Taiwan over the interpretation of a United Nations General Assembly resolution, saying Taiwan has never been and will never be a country. The comments came in a fresh exchange over Resolution 2758, which China says confirms the One China principle. The row centres on competing claims about Taiwan's status and the meaning of the 1971 vote.Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning accused the authorities led by Lai Ching-te of distorting the resolution and of showing what she described as a separatist position on Taiwan independence. She said the resolution settled the question of China,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Sep 2026 15:33 LONDON
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