Summit for Democracy

Beijing criticises South Korea for inviting Taiwan to democracy summit

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China lashed out at South Korea on Monday for hosting the Summit for Democracy and inviting Taiwan to take part in the conference. South Korea is hosting the third democracy summit, an initiative of US President Joe Biden, which began on Monday. Similar to previous two editions, Beijing was excluded while a Taiwanese official has … Read more

US top official Antony Blinken arrives in South Korea to attend democracy summit

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived on Sunday in South Korea on the first stop of a brief Asia tour also including the Philippines, as Washington moves to reinforce ties with two key regional allies. Blinken landed on Sunday afternoon ahead of the third Summit for Democracy on Monday, an initiative of US President … Read more