Taiwan has reported another incursion by People Liberation Army’s (PLA) Air Force as a Chinese warplane entered the island’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ). A PLA Air Force (PLAAF) Shaanxi Y-8 anti-submarine warfare plane was tracked in the southwestern corner of the ADIZ on Thursday, according to Taiwan Defence Ministry. […]
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Pacific island nation Nauru rejects Chinese undersea cable network due to security concerns
The Pacific island nation of Nauru rejected a low bid of undersea communications network amid security concerns. Solomon Times reported that the US and its Pacific allies have voiced concerns that cables laid by China would be vulnerable to breaches of the cable by the Chinese. Meanwhile, the Pacific island of Nauru is in discussions with Australia for the undersea communications […]
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Chinese top official defected to US, gave Biden administration info about Wuhan lab
Chinese vice-minister of State Security, Dong Jingwei, reportedly defected to the United States and gave the information about the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which is at the center of coronavirus lab-leak hypothesis. According to a report in SpyTalk, Chinese-language anti-communist media and Twitter are abuzz with rumours that Dong fled to the […]
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Top US commander fears Chinese invasion of Taiwan by 2027
China could invade Taiwan within the next six years, as Beijing accelerates its moves to supplant American military power in Asia, a top US commander said yesterday. Democratic and self-ruled Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by authoritarian China, whose leaders view the island as part of their territory […]
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Chinese rescuers hope to drill shaft to free trapped gold miners
Rescuers in China were drilling new shafts today to reach gold miners who have been trapped underground for 11 days after an explosion, including one they hope to use to bring the survivors to safety. A total of 22 workers were stuck underground in the Jan. 10 blast in the […]
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Chinese and European variants of Sars-Cov-2 most prevalent in India
Two variants of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) virus from China and Europe are most prevalent, according to researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), who identified 198 variants of the Sars-CoV-2 virus in India. The most variants were found in Delhi, followed Gujarat, Telangana, Maharashtra and Karnataka. “Scientists and […]
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US charges North Koreans, Chinese in $2.5B sanctions-busting scheme
The Justice Department has accused a network of North Korean and Chinese citizens of secretly advancing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program by channeling at least $2.5 billion in illicit payments through hundreds of front companies. The indictment, unsealed Thursday in Washington’s federal court, is believed to be the largest criminal […]
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Chinese-origin frog species found in Arunachal Pradesh
A team of zoologists from Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have found a frog species, with origins in the Tibet region of China, in Tawang area of Arunachal Pradesh. Details of the find and the rare species ‘Nanorana conaensis’ found at an elevation of 2844 metres above sea level was […]
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Chinese Covid-19 vaccine could be tested, manufactured in Canada
China’s CanSino Biologics Inc, the company behind one of the few coronavirus vaccine candidates already in clinical trials, is collaborating with Canada’s National Research Council to “pave the way” for future trials in Canada, the research council said on Tuesday. The NRC said it would scale up a production process […]
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Chinese surveillance goods illegally sold to US: Federal prosecutors
A Long Island firm sold tens of millions of dollars in Chinese-made surveillance and other sensitive security equipment to customers, including the U.S. military to use on aircraft carriers, by falsely claiming the goods were manufactured in America, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The fraud that prosecutors allege by Aventura Technologies […]
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Oil prices decline on weak Chinese data, US pipeline problems
Oil prices fell on Thursday after data showed weak factory activity in China, with US crude facing extra pressure after flows out of the Cushing, Oklahoma storage hub were disrupted because of reduced flows on a pipeline. Brent futures were down 38 cents, or 0.6%, at $60.23 a barrel, while […]
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Millions of Chinese grieve online over the death of 39 in a truck in Essex
Millions of Chinese were expressing grief online after news reports said Thursday that the 39 people found dead in refrigerated truck-trailer in Essex in the UK were from China as state media reports here said the deceased could have been victims of a human trafficking ring. Most messages on China’s […]