China holds aircraft carrier drills in waters near Taiwan
April 6, 2021
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FILE - In this April 23, 2019, file photo, the Chinese People s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy aircraft carrier Liaoning participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China s PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao in eastern China s Shandong province. China says it is holding naval drills involving the battlegroup of the aircraft carrier Liaoning in waters near Taiwan.Mark Schiefelbein/AP
BEIJING (AP) China is holding naval drills involving an aircraft carrier battlegroup near Taiwan it says are aimed at safeguarding Chinese sovereignty, an apparent reference to Beijing s claim to the self-governed island.
China cautions Japan as it speaks up before Biden, Suga meet
KEN MORITSUGU and MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press
April 6, 2021
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FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, and his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi bump elbows as they meet amid the coronavirus outbreak, in Tokyo. Wang has cautioned Japan against teaming up with the U.S. to counter China, ahead of a U.S.-Japan summit on April 16, 2021. Wang said that Japan should not be misled by countries holding a biased view against China. He made the remarks in a phone conversation Monday evening, April 5, 2021 with Motegi. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP, File)Issei Kato/AP
The Latest: FDA authorizes 2 changes to Moderna s vaccine
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1of30Dr. Mark Ghaly, Secretary, California Health and Human Services, left, inoculates California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles Thursday, April 1, 2021. Newsom was vaccinated with the new one-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson.Damian Dovarganes/APShow MoreShow Less
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Still recovering, Japan marks 10 years since tsunami hit
MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press
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1of24A woman who lost her husband and grandchild in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, prays in front of the grave in Miyako, Iwate prefecture, Japan Thursday, March 11, 2021. Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that struck Japan s northeastern coast. (Muneyuki Tomari/Kyodo News via AP)Muneyuki Tomari/APShow MoreShow Less
2of24Japan s Emperor Naruhito, right, and Empress Masako bow in front of the altar for victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami at the national memorial service in Tokyo, Thursday, March 11, 2021. Japan is marking the 10th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster with many survivors’ lives are still on hold. (Behrouz Mehri/Pool Photo via AP)Behrouz Mehri/APShow MoreShow Less