Author: Huizhong Wu
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At least 83 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day
HONG KONG (AP) — Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 83 in one of the deadliest blazes in the city’s modern history. Rescuers holding flashlights were going from apartment to apartment at the charred towers as thick…
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Economic plans, Taiwan and other things to know from the opening of China’s legislature
China’s Premier Li Qiang promoted an image of confidence as he announced modest economic growth goals for the country at one of its most important political gatherings
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China raises defense budget by 7.2% as it pushes for global heft and regional tensions continue
China is increasing its defense budget by 7.2% this year, similar to last year’s rise
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Bohan Phoenix explains why Asian rappers owe Black culture and how he chose to work in China
Chinese American rapper Bohan Phoenix has straddled both countries in his career
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China vows ‘forceful’ measures after US-Taiwan meeting
TAIPEI, Taiwan • China vowed reprisals against Taiwan after a meeting between the United States House speaker and the island’s president, saying Thursday that the U.S. was on a “wrong and dangerous road.” Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday in a show of U.S. support for the self-governed island, which China…
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China sends 39 warplanes, 3 ships toward Taiwan in 24 hours
TAIPEI, Taiwan • China’s military sent 39 planes and three ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the island, Taiwan’s defense ministry said Thursday. China’s military harassment of self-ruled Taiwan, which it claims is its own territory, has intensified in recent years, and the Communist Party’s People’s Liberation Army has sent…
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At least 46 killed in Taiwanese apartment building inferno
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan • At least 46 people were killed and 41 injured after a fire broke out early Thursday in a run-down mixed commercial and residential building in the Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung, officials said. Neighborhood residents said the 13-story building was home to many poor, elderly and disabled people and it wasn’t clear…