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Taiwan held regional leadership election on Saturday. The regional leader is elected by a simple majority of votes for a four-year term. 13.01.2024, Sputnik International
During the meeting between Bashar Assad and Xi Jinping, the two world leaders announced the creation of a strategic partnership between their countries, which Assad described as an important milestone in the history of relations between Damascus and Beijing.
While Seoul and Tokyo have been willing to host US forces because they're seen as a stabilizing force, it’s unclear how far either government is willing to tolerate Washington potentially dragging them into a major war with China.
The World Robot Conference, the world's annual robotics conference, takes place in Beijing from August 16-22. The conference is being held for the eighth time. One of the events is the Robot Competition, which is considered the "Robot Olympics".
US President Joe Biden intends to ask Congress to finance arms for Taiwan as part of the supplementary budget for Ukraine, the US newspaper has quoted sources familiar with the situation as saying.