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China ready to ‘forcefully’ stop Taiwan independence: Defence minister

China has warned it will take resolute action against any move carried out by Taiwan in its bid for independence. In a fiery speech at Asia’s annual top security summit in Singapore China’s Defence Minister also shared his country’s vision of global security before defence leaders from around the world. Al Jazeera’s Patrick Fok reports from Singapore. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #China #Taiwan #TaiwanChinaTensions #DongJun #TaiwanDemocracy #IISS #ShangriLaDialogue #Singapore #DPP #PLA #AlJazeeraEnglish

Asia security summit begins amid US-China tensions

Strained ties between the United States and China are threatening to overshadow Asia’s top security conference, the Shangri-La Dialogue, which has opened in Singapore. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #aljazeeraenglish #UnitedStates #China #Summit #Asia #ShangriLaDialogue

China warns countries against interference on Taiwan

China’s defence minister has issued a stark warning: foreign interference in Taiwan is ‘doomed to fail’. Wei Fenghe’s address at the Shangri-La dialogue in Singapore focused on Beijing’s stance on Taiwan. Tensions between China and the US are front and centre on the last day of the summit. On Saturday the US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin accused Beijing of intimidation and aggression towards Taiwan. China says the island’s reunification with the mainland is inevitable. Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington joins us live from the summit in Singapore followed by our correspondent Adrian Brown who joins us from Hong Kong for the latest updates. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow […]

US-China defense chiefs meet for first time

The defence chiefs of the US and China have met for the first time, as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. The Chinese Minister of Defence General Wei Fenghe says the discussions went smoothly. Defense leaders from around the Asia-Pacific are in Singapore this week to debate the pressing security issues facing the region. Al Jazeera’s @Jessica Washington reports from Singapore. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #China #UnitedStates

Bitcoin Dropping: Opportunity or Disaster?

The last week has seen one of the most serious drops for Bitcoin ever since the flagship cryptocurrency entered the mainstream. Several support levels were broken withing days of each other and right now it’s trading at 7703 after bouncing up from yesterday’s low at 5970. A lot of news has been accompanying this selloff – the largest U.S. banks banned cryptocurrency purchases with their credit cards, the UK imposed the same barrier at almost the same time. More regulation does seem to be on its way in the western economies but at the same time governments in Singapore and Australia have shown no signs of any unease with the […]