Xi praises Lam, sets fundamental tone for HK
Wang Cong Published: Jan 27, 2021 11:38 PM
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In a rare move, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government chief Carrie Lam reported her work to Chinese President Xi Jinping via a videoconference on Wednesday - the first time since the city returned to the motherland in 1997, given the severe COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong.
It was the first duty report from the Hong Kong leader made to the central government after the highly anticipated national security law for Hong Kong took effect in June 2020, which has been playing a vital role in helping restore the social order following months of riots triggered by the anti-extradition movement in 2019.
China passes law to give coastguard power to fire on foreign vessels, demolish structures in disputed waters
Sun Online Desk
25th January, 2021 08:19:32
In a move that is expected to escalate tensions between China and its neighbours, Beijing has passed a law that gives power to its coastguard to fire on foreign vessels and demolish structures built in disputed waters, South China Morning Post reported.
China s top legislative body, the National People s Congress Standing Committee, on Friday passed the coastguard law that empowers the coastguard to use all necessary means to deter threats posed by foreign vessels in waters under China s jurisdiction . It will also allow the coastguards to launch pre-emptive strikes without prior warning if commanders deem it necessary.
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US carrier group enters South China Sea amid rising China-Taiwan tensions
Sun Online Desk
25th January, 2021 07:34:44
Amid increased tensions between Taiwan and China, a US aircraft carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt have entered the South China Sea to promote freedom of the seas .
According to an official statement by the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) entered the South China Sea on January 23 to conduct routine operations. The TRCSG is on a scheduled deployment to the US 7th Fleet to ensure freedom of the seas, build partnerships that foster maritime security, and conduct a wide range of operations, it further read.
US flexing its muscles by deploying military in South China Sea: China ANI | Updated: Jan 25, 2021 22:36 IST
Beijing [China], January 25 (ANI): Despite a change at the White House with a new commander-in-chief, tensions between Washington and Beijing continued to escalate with China slamming US military deployment in the South China Sea saying that President Joe Biden-led administration is doing so to flex its muscles.
Speaking at the regular press briefing, Zhao Lijian, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, slammed the US for sending an aircraft carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt to the South China Sea to promote freedom of the seas .