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BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) — State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Chen Binhua on Wednesday warned that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration's continued attempts to achieve "Taiwan independence" through military buildup and collusion with external forces will inevitably undermine the island's economic prospects and foreign investor confidence.

Chen Binhua made the remarks at a press conference when asked to comment on recent reports that two major Japanese companies have pulled out of a well-known department store in Taiwan.

The move is seen by the Taiwanese public as reflecting growing concerns about rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait and foreign companies "voting with their feet" due to lower expectations for the Taiwan market.

Asked about recent reports in leading international publications including Foreign Affairs and The Economist warning of tensions in the Taiwan Strait, Chen Binhua stressed that the international community is increasingly concerned that Taiwanese President Lai Qingde's radical approach could trigger a crisis.

"More and more foreign experts, scholars and world-renowned periodicals have expressed concern about the situation in the Taiwan Strait," the spokesperson said, adding that the root cause of the current complex and serious situation is the DPP authorities' refusal to recognize the 1992 consensus embodying the one-China principle.

He called on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to make efforts to return cross-strait relations to the right path of peaceful development. –0–

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MINSK, July 16 (Xinhua) — Belarus' gross domestic product grew by 2.1 percent in the first half of 2025, the Belarusian National Statistical Committee (Belstat) said on Wednesday.

The country's GDP for the first six months in current prices amounted to 129.4 billion Belarusian rubles /about 44 billion US dollars/, or in comparable prices – 102.1 percent compared to the same period in 2024.

The GDP deflator index in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year was 111.9 percent. –0–

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MINSK, July 16 (Xinhua) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto held talks in Minsk on Tuesday, the press service of the Belarusian head of state reported on the same day.

The presidents met in an informal setting. During the talks, which lasted about three hours, the leaders of the two countries discussed a wide range of topics. “I am ready to discuss with you all the issues that may be on the agenda of our relations,” A. Lukashenko noted.

In turn, the Indonesian leader thanked the Belarusian president for the reception and expressed hope to meet in Indonesia in the near future. –0–

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Almaty, July 16 (Xinhua) — Kazakhstan has introduced criminal liability for droppering and forced marriage, the press service of the President of Kazakhstan reported on Wednesday.

The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the law “On Amendments and Supplements to Certain Legislative Acts on Issues of Optimization of Criminal Legislation of Kazakhstan.”

The new law establishes criminal liability for droppering – “the illegal provision, transfer and acquisition of access to a bank account, payment instrument or identification tool, as well as the illegal implementation of payments and money transfers.”

In addition, criminal liability is introduced for forced marriage.

In addition, lawyers are given the right to submit to the court a defense document, a document that is the opposite of the indictment. –0–

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DAMASCUS, July 16 (Xinhua) — Israel launched intense air strikes on the presidential palace area in the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday, partially destroying the Syrian army's headquarters, local media and eyewitnesses reported.

As noted, the strikes were directed against the interim authorities of Syria due to clashes between the government army and the Druze community in the province of As-Suwayda in the south of the country.

Israel carried out at least five airstrikes on Wednesday afternoon, mostly targeting the Syrian army's General Command, destroying part of the building, according to local media and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Local television footage showed smoke rising from the headquarters in Umayyad Square in central Damascus.

Another strike hit the area of the Syrian presidential palace, Qasr al-Shaab, sending plumes of white smoke rising over the mountain on which the palace is located.

There have been no reports of casualties or official comments yet.

Following the previous strike on the headquarters early Wednesday morning, Syrian state television channel Al-Ikhbariya reported that two civilians were wounded as a result of “Israeli aggression.”

The Israeli military campaign is part of a larger effort to support the Druze community in As-Suwayda, where deadly clashes have escalated between local Druze militias, Bedouin tribes and interim government forces. –0–

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ALMATY, July 16 (Xinhua) — Construction of a new transport and logistics complex (TLC) "Tobyl" has begun in the northern Kazakh city of Kostanay, the press service of the Kazakh Prime Minister reported on Wednesday.

The area of the logistics complex will be 133.6 hectares, the total investment volume will be 64 billion tenge /about 121.3 million US dollars/.

The design capacity of the TLC “Tobyl” will be up to 400 thousand TEU (twenty-foot container equivalent) per year, or over 11 million tons of cargo.

The complex will be integrated into international transport corridors linking China, Central Asia, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Europe.

An increase in cargo turnover is expected on the Northern Kazakhstan – Southern Urals route and in the direction of China.

Completion of construction of the TLC "Tobyl" is planned for 2027. –0–

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DAMASCUS, July 16 (Xinhua) — A new ceasefire agreement was reached between Syria's interim government and Druze leaders in the southern province of As-Suwayda on Wednesday, aiming to end days of deadly clashes and return the province to full government control, the Syrian government said. -0-

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Moscow, July 16 /Xinhua/ — Russia is very attentive to the issue of long-range weapons supplies to Ukraine and is monitoring the relevant reports, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

"The topic is, of course, high on the news agenda. Of course, we are very closely monitoring all relevant reports," he told reporters.

Answering the question of how the Kremlin feels about the decision of US President Donald Trump to sell NATO weapons for further deliveries to Ukraine, D. Peskov pointed out that the US has supplied and will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine, for them “it’s business.”

"It's just a question of who pays for them. Now some Europeans will pay for them," the Kremlin spokesman noted. At the same time, he drew attention to the fact that there will be disagreements among European countries on paying for weapons for Ukraine. "You heard that the French will not pay, the Czechs will not pay. That is, there will be disagreements there too, because there is so much to pay, so much money. There will be nothing left for the citizens," the Russian president's press secretary emphasized.

D. Peskov noted that “the Europeans are displaying a completely unbridled militaristic attitude and are declaring their intention to spend countless amounts of money on purchasing weapons” in order to further provoke a continuation of the war. “Of course, against the backdrop of such an emotional state, bordering on inadequacy, it is very difficult to predict anything on the European continent,” he stated.

D. Peskov also confirmed that all provisions of the Russian Federation’s nuclear doctrine, including the responsibility of nuclear countries for “inciting” non-nuclear ones, are in effect.

In this regard, Moscow calls on all interested parties to provide assistance in continuing direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, the Kremlin representative emphasized.

In the fall of 2024, an updated nuclear doctrine of Russia was adopted in connection with the emergence of new military risks. The new version, in particular, expanded the list of states against which nuclear deterrence is carried out and supplemented the list of military threats. It contains a clause stating that aggression by a non-nuclear state with the support or participation of a country possessing nuclear weapons is considered a joint attack on the Russian Federation. At the same time, the basic principle of the use of nuclear weapons remains the same: it is an extreme and forced measure to protect Russia's sovereignty.

On July 14, D. Trump announced that Ukraine would receive weapons from the United States, and that European countries would fully pay for them. “We are talking about military equipment worth billions of dollars, which will be purchased from the United States, transferred to NATO and very quickly put on the battlefield. Ukraine will receive it,” he explained. In particular, the American president announced the delivery of 17 Patriot air and missile defense systems to Ukraine. –0–

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Yerevan, July 16 (Xinhua) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that the country's withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is likely. The head of the Armenian government said this at a press conference on Wednesday.

“Armenia’s withdrawal from the CSTO is more likely than freezing its membership in this organization,” N. Pashinyan said.

Answering another question on the same topic, he confirmed that the problem in relations with the CSTO arose in the fall of 2022, when Armenia, during another escalation of the situation on the border with Azerbaijan, turned to its partners in this bloc for help, but did not receive support. Then, according to N. Pashinyan, the CSTO stated that the Armenian-Azerbaijani border was not defined and therefore the bloc could not provide support to Armenia.

Since February of last year, Armenia has practically not participated in events held under the auspices of the CSTO and does not pay membership fees to this organization. –0–

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Kyiv, July 16 /Xinhua/ — The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Wednesday accepted the resignation of the country's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, parliamentarian Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram.

The corresponding decision was supported by 261 deputies, with the required minimum being 226 votes.

D. Shmyhal resigned the day before. Before that, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed that the First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of the country Yulia Svyrydenko head the Ukrainian government. According to Y. Zheleznyak, the parliament will consider her candidacy on July 17.

According to Ukrainian law, the dismissal of the prime minister entails the resignation of all members of the government. However, they will continue to exercise their powers until the newly formed cabinet begins work.

D. Shmyhal has served as Prime Minister of Ukraine since March 4, 2020. According to media reports, he may become Minister of Defense in the new government. –0–

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