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China voices strong indignation over new U.S. arms sales to Taiwan
The central government is blasting the US government for a new round of arms sales to Taiwan.
Chinese vice1 Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun has summoned U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke, lodging2 a strong protest to the U.S. side.
Zhang Zhijun has told Locke that the new round of arms sales will inevitably3 undermine bilateral4 relations.
The US government has announced a new arms package worth 5.85 billion U.S. dollars to Taiwan.
Arms sales to Taiwan remain one of the key sticking points in the Sino-US dynamic.
US administrations are obligated, under an over 30-year old law passed by the US congress, to continue arms sales to Taiwan, despite the frustration6 it causes with Beijing.
Palestinian statehood issue dominates UN meeting.
A senior official with the Palestinian delegation7 currently in New York for this year's sitting of the UN General Assembly is now hinting that their plans for statehood recognition aren't set in stone.
Nabil Shaath admits they're not sure at this point if they are going to take their cause to the General Assembly if their attempt at statehood fails in the UN Security Council.
Whilst Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Palestinian effort to secure U.N. recognition will not succeed.
"I think the Palestinians want to achieve a state through the international community, but they are not prepared yet to give peace to Israel in return."
The United States is expected to veto any application for statehood in the Security Council.
The Palestinian side could take its request for recognition directly to the UN General Assembly, though that could only lead to an upgrade of its status in the United Nations.
Libya battles to continue
However, the head of the NATO command also says the operation could end "at any time."
NATO airstrikes have been continuing to strike Muammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte.
Meanwhile, despite the lack of a cohesive10 government, the NTC is promising11 a cooperative partnership12 with China.
At the United Nations, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi says China will continue its support to the Libyan people in reconstruction13 and development.
China, Uzbekistan agree on closer parliamentary exchanges
The Chinese and Uzbekistani sides have now agreed to step up their parliamentary exchanges.
Top Chinese law maker14 Wu Bangguo has made the pronouncement following meetings with the President of Uzbekistan's Senate in Tashkent.
Wu Bangguo is in Tashkent for a 4-day visit, as part of a 4-nation tour, which has already seen him make stops in Russia and Belarus.
His final stop is in Kazakhstan.
Flood peak hits Sichuan, leaving 25 dead, 14 missing
The highest flooding in the recorded history of the Qu River has hit Sichuan, leaving 25 people dead and 14 others missing.
Torrential rains have caused chaos16 and destruction in the area since Friday, with more than 83-thousand houses collapsing17
The economic losses are estimated at some 2.1 billion U.S. dollars.
So far this month, over 100 people are dead or missing because of severe flooding nationwide.
20 more bodies have been recovered on the Indian side of the border, bringing the death toll from Sunday evening's earthquake along the Chinese-Indian border to over 100.
The discovery of the additional dead in Sikkim now brings the death toll on the Indian side to 98.
Indian authorities also say that at least 700 homes have been damaged by the 6.9-magnitute quake, at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Sunday's earthquake along the border between India and southern Tibet also killed 7 people on the Chinese side of the border, and left well over a hundred others homeless.
GCC chief leaves Yemen as deadly clashes mount in Sanaa
Abdullatif al-Zayani has concluded his 3-day trip to the embattled country with a plea for an end to the recent escalation20 of fighting that has left over 70 people dead this week.
al-Zayani has met with Yemen's vice-President to discuss ways to end the political deadlock21 that has been gripping Yemen for the last 8 months.
Amid the escalation of violence in the capital, Sana'a this week, the government has now blocked off outside access to the city.
Ariane 5 lifts off two satellites from French Guiana
The launch from French Guiana in South America is putting two new communications satellites into space.
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n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的 | |
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n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发) | |
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