Key words : china reunification
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221016_17/
China's president renewed his promise to achieve what he calls the "reunification of Taiwan" as the Communist Party's National Congress kicked off in Beijing. The twice-in-a-decade meeting is expected to cement the authority of Xi Jinping.
More than 2,000 delegates from across China are gathering for the meeting. They will decide on key policies over the next seven days.
Xi pledged his party would push to reunify Taiwan by using force if necessary.
He said, "We will continue to strive for peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and the utmost effort, but we will not promise to renounce the use of force, and we reserve the option to take all necessary measures."
Xi praised what he calls the party's historic achievements over the past five years, including the eradication of severe poverty.
He also boasted about China's hardline coronavirus measures. Critics say his "zero-COVID" strategy has slowed the country's economy and caused deep frustration among average people.
Xi said, "We put all of our power into the battle against the pandemic for the Chinese people. We have protected people's health and safety to the greatest extent possible, and we have seen tremendously encouraging achievements with our anti-virus measures and our economic and social development."
The party will amend its constitution at the congress. It is expected to add political slogans to cement Xi's "core position" in the party and demand absolute loyalty.
And delegates will set the stage for an unprecedented third term for Xi. That would break an unwritten rule. Members of the top leadership positions are supposed to step down at the age of 68. Xi turned 69 this year.
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Key words : ukraine counterattack
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As Ukrainian forces step up their counterattacks in the regions seized by Russian forces, pro-Russian armed groups are preparing for intensive fighting in southern Ukraine.
In a social media post on Saturday, a senior member of a pro-Russian armed group controlling the southern region of Kherson urged people to leave the region and evacuate to Russia since heavy fighting is expected there.
The Ukrainian government says its forces had liberated 75 communities in the region by last Thursday.
In a speech on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy said his country will recover its territorial integrity, suggesting the start of intensive fighting in southern Ukraine.
The Defense Ministry of Belarus, an ally of Russia, announced on Saturday that a first group of Russian troops had arrived in Belarus to form a joint unit with Belarusian soldiers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to ask his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko to provide further military cooperation as Russian forces are having difficulties fending off recent Ukrainian counterattacks.
US think-tank the Institute for the Study of War on Friday said " Ukrainian and Western officials continue to reiterate that they have observed no indicators of preparations for a Belarusian invasion of Ukraine."
The ISW says, "Putin is more likely weaponizing concerns over Belarusian involvement in the war to pin Ukrainian troops against the northern Ukraine-Belarus border."
Key words : russian news agency 11 people
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A shooting incident at a military training ground in western Russia has left 11 people dead and 15 others wounded. The Russian defense ministry is describing it as a terrorist attack.
The Russian state news agency has cited the defense ministry as saying that two men with rifles opened fire on soldiers at a facility in the western region of Belgorod on Saturday. The region borders Ukraine.
The soldiers were engaged in target practice. They were due to be sent to Ukraine.
The defense ministry is referring to the incident as a terrorist assault. It says the two assailants were killed at the site. The ministry adds that the individuals hailed from a former Soviet nation.
Key words : parliamentary visit
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A Ukrainian parliamentary delegation visiting Japan is calling on countries to put more pressure on Russia. This is the first time that a delegation from Kyiv has visited Japan since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine began in February.
The group consists of five members of the Ukrainian parliament. It arrived at Narita Airport near Tokyo on Saturday. Among the lawmakers are an economic expert and a former soldier, who fought against pro-Russian armed groups.
The lawmakers are scheduled to stay in Japan until October 26. They plan to meet with their Japanese counterparts, government officials and business leaders.
They are expected to ask the Japanese government to put more pressure on Russia, as Moscow's forces have been continuing to conduct missile attacks on Ukrainian cities.
The lawmakers also plan to ask Japanese officials to assist in the effort to reconstruct plants, roads and other infrastructure facilities in Ukraine that Russia's forces have destroyed.
Lawmaker Galyna Mykhailiuk told NHK that the Russian invasion forced the planned trip to be postponed many times.
She said the members of the group want to exchange views with Japanese officials on various matters, such as the reconstruction of destroyed cities, nuclear threats, and territorial issues. Mykhailiuk pointed out that Japan also has territorial disputes with Russia.
Key words : death toll 41 coal mine
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The death toll from an explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey has risen to 41.
The blast occurred on Friday beneath the northern town of Amasra.
Local authorities say 41 people have been confirmed dead and 11 others are being treated in hospital.
Footage on local media shows people huddled around the entrance to the mine, and rescued workers being rushed on stretchers to ambulances.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived at the scene on Saturday and said that he doesn't want to see deficiencies or unnecessary risk, adding that an investigation would reveal those responsible for the blast.
In 2014, an explosion at a coal mine in the western Turkish town of Soma killed 301 people. The disaster sparked protests across the nation against Erdogan's government.
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