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China will organize a fifth peacekeeping mission to the Sudan, according to a statements by an unnamed official with China’s Jinan Military Command Area. The team of 375 soldiers from the engineering and transportation corps will be deployed in Sudan’s southwestern Wau region “repairing and maintaining traffic and civil facilities.” In addition, 72 members of [...]

China canceled a series of military and diplomatic contacts with the US after American officials announced on Friday a US$6.5 billion arms sale to Taiwan. Cancellations include a visit to the US by a senior Chinese general, port calls by naval vessels, cooperation on meetings regarding weapons of mass destruction, and humanitarian assistance and disaster [...]