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Added on the 11/06/2024 05:03:25 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Chinese coast guard ships are seen patrolling the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. A Chinese coast guard personnel aboard an inflatable boat approaches a group of Filipino fishermen collecting shells on the shallow part of the shoal. Beijing seized control of Scarborough Shoal -- known in the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal -- from Manila in 2012 following a tense standoff. IMAGES
Protesters gather near the Liangma river in central Beijing to protest against China's zero-Covid policy in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state. IMAGES
Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi arrives in Manila ahead of a series of meetings with Philippine officials, including President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his counterpart, Foreign secretary Enrique Manalo. IMAGES
Protesters gathered for a third straight day at the offices of teetering property developer Evergrande in southern China, after a company offer of property and even parking spaces instead of cash pay backs fell flat among anxious investors. IMAGES
Uyghur community members in Istanbul gather to protest the visit of the Chinese Foreign minister to Turkey. Rights groups believe at least one million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities have been incarcerated in camps in the northwestern region, where China is also accused of forcibly sterilising women and imposing forced labour. Beijing has strongly denied the allegations and says training programmes, work schemes and better education have helped stamp out extremism in the region. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.