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United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday affirmed the world body’s one-China policy as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit has created tensions. He clarified the position at a press conference for the launch of a report of his Global Crisis Response Group over the Ukraine …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited China’s Taiwan region in disregard of China’s strong opposition and solemn representations. The international community has blasted the visit for grossly infringing on China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, while expressing support for the one-China principle and …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden signed a new executive order on Wednesday to help ensure access to abortion. Biden, in virtual remarks from the White House, said that the measure responds to “the healthcare crisis that has unfolded” since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for taxation on windfall profits of oil and gas companies to ease the impact of the energy crisis on the most vulnerable people. “It is immoral for oil and gas companies to be making record profits from this energy …

Vienna, Austria | Xinhua | The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, on Wednesday announced a slight production boost in September despite calls for speedier increases to rein in high crude prices. The oil alliance decided to increase production by 100,000 barrels …

Montreal, Canada | Xinhua | World health experts have vowed to act with courage to end AIDS at the just-concluded 24th International AIDS Conference. The five-day conference, known as AIDS 2022, brought together scientists, clinicians, community leaders, advocates, people with lived experience of HIV, health providers, decision-makers and others from around …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | Overseas scholars and officials strongly rebuked U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on Tuesday, saying that the move severely undermines China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, seriously threatens peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and gravely violates international law and basic norms …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng urgently summoned the U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns late Tuesday night and lodged stern representations and strong protests over Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s visit to China’s Taiwan region. Noting that Pelosi risks universal …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | Xinhua News Agency was authorized early on Tuesday to release the following notice: from 1200 (Beijing Time) August 4 to 1200 (Beijing Time) August 7, 2022, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army will conduct important military exercises and training activities including live-fire drills in the following …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday issued a statement on Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s visit to China’s Taiwan region. ▶ Following is the full text of the statement: On 2 August, in disregard of China’s strong opposition and serious representations, Speaker …