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The United States calls on China to choose diplomacy rather than military pressure on Taiwan after Beijing deployed warships following a meeting by the island's leader with the US House speaker. "We continue to urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful diplomacy," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel tells reporters. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden warns that NATO faces new challenges in dealing with China and Russia, but vowed to renew Washington's support for its allies at the alliance's summit. SOUNDBITE
Shanghai, Sep 9 (EFE/EPA).- Disney’s newest movie Mulan draws media attention and controversy after the leading actress Liu Yifei showed her suppport for the Hong Kong police and the crackdown of protestors. The movie was boycotted in Hong Kong and is set to premiere in Chinese theatres on Sep. 11, although pirated copies have already been made available online. (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WALK PAST THE MOVIE THEATRE ADVERTISING MULAN MOVIE IN SHIANGHAI, CHINA.
Paris, Dec 10 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Christophe Petit-Tesson) French unions opposed to President Emmanuel Macron's planned pension reforms heaped pressure on the government Tuesday with further demonstrations and widespread strikes in public services. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of major cities in France on Tuesday, a day ahead the eve of the scheduled presentation of the reform package in detail by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. FOOTAGE OF A PROTESTS IN THE CENTRE OF PARIS AGAINST PENSION REFORMS.
China "wants to make a deal. I'm not sure they have a choice" says president Trump about a trade deal with China at the conclusion of the Biarritz G7 summit where the threat of trade wars was one of the main topics. SOUNDBITE