A Guangzhou, China court Friday handed down guilty verdicts for three Chinese rights activists — Tang Jingling, Yuan Xinting and Wang Qingying — who now face up to five years in prison for “inciting subversion of state power.”
Human rights groups call the court’s decision “unjust,” arguing that the case has been marred by multiple procedural violations and reflected the Chinese government’s increasing hostility toward peaceful dissent.
The US Navy has resumed its "Freedom of Navigation" operation in the South China Sea.
According to the US Defense Department, the Aegis destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur sailed within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island in the Paracel Islands on Saturday. The island is controlled by China and also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam.
Beijing urges Washington to "be cautious in words and actions in regard to the Diaoyu Islands issue", the Ministry of National Defense said on Friday, a stern warning over recent remarks by a top United States Navy official.
Harry Harris, commander of the US Pacific Command, spoke about Chinese territory in the East China Sea on Wednesday at a Washington think tank event.
To counter growing North Korean missile and nuclear threats, South Korea appears poised to consider importing a controversial U.S. missile defense system, according to officials in Seoul.
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