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Nov 6, 2024 | flipboard.com | Dewey Sim |Jun Mai

4 hours agoMelania Trump Declares Her Independence From Donald Trump In First Post-Election Move - US Daily ReportMelania Trump will be faithful to her identity and politics no matter what happens around her. On Election Day, the former first lady decided to share …1 hour agoOcasio-Cortez Says She Won’t Sugarcoat What’s About To Happen To The Nation“We are about to enter a political period that will have consequences for the rest of our lives,” the New York progressive said.

Oct 13, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Wendy Wu |Jun Mai |Amber Wang

As Mainland China’s People’s Liberation Army launched blockade drills around Taiwan in darkness early on Monday, observers were watching the movements of the PLA aircraft carrier Liaoning operating east of the island. Beijing’s military movements near the island come days after Beijing hit out at a defiant speech by the island’s leader William Lai Ching-te.

Sep 13, 2024 | scmp.com | Jun Mai

Deng Zhiping, a deputy commander of China’s army, has been stripped of his lawmaker status and is likely to become the latest scalp in Beijing’s anti-corruption drive into its military. Lieutenant General Deng, 60, was known as a war hero during China’s border clashes with Vietnam in the 1970s and 1980s, when he won second-class and third-class honours.

Sep 8, 2024 | scmp.com | Xinlu Liang |Jun Mai

Shi Yinhong is a professor of international relations at China’s Renmin University who holds academic and research positions at several prestigious institutions, including the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He served as a state councillor from 2011 to 2021 and is an expert in the foreign policies and strategies of China and the US, as well as East Asian security. This interview was first published in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here.

Aug 31, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Jun Mai

Zhang Youxia, China’s most senior uniformed military official, has met visiting US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Their interaction was confirmed by video footage at the beginning of the meeting in Beijing by Chinese media. Zhang, vice-chair of the powerful Central Military Commission, is the most senior military official to meet a US official from the Biden administration. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world?