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Trump is unlikely to change direction for Ukraine

Kun Lan — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:52:27 +0000

Donald Trump on the sidelines in France where he attended the re-opening of a change of direction of U.S. involvement in helping NATO and Ukraine. This was also confirmed by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaking at the OSCE conference in Malta. The Russian take the signaling of the European and U.S. as concerning. […]

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Inside Fight Impunity, the Brussels NGO at the heart of the Qatar corruption scandal

Mei Bo — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:11:23 +0000

Federica Mogherini and Bernard Cazeneuve were on the board of Panzeri’s human rights campaign. Now they’ve quit and he’s in jail. It was one of the best-connected human rights groups in Brussels, boasting an office a few meters from the British ambassador’s residence and a clutch of top names on its board. Now it is […]

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Sri Lankan Easter Sunday Attacks: Ravi-Shani Secret Deal With Azad Maulana Exposed

Lei Mei — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:26:28 +0000

Geneva (21/11) Following the publication of a report by the presidential committee, which dismissed the Channel 4 documentary on the Easter Sunday attacks, Azad Maulana – who has been in regular contact with Ravi Seneviratne and Shane Abeysekara via the Signal app – has confirmed that he will cooperate with an investigation led by them. […]

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The forgotten Lake

Lei Mei — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 16:50:50 +0000

It was bitter cold, but I don’t remember freezing or being cold. Hemingway wrote that the air was so cold when you took a breath it was like drinking water. We travelled by train, then we walked through the cold streets, no bus was running, we had to hustle to catch the last ride up […]

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Rare Earth Supremacy: China’s Ace in the Clean Technology Competition

Kun Lan — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:36:27 +0000

In October 2024, China’s first comprehensive regulation to tighten state control over the critical sector of rare earth resources took effect. Coming amid the global transition towards clean energy, the regulation demonstrates China’s increased leverage of its rare earth monopoly to outpace its geopolitical rivals like the United States, which remains far behind China in […]

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China opposes new Philippine maritime law, vows to protect South China Sea ‘sovereignty’

Li Wen — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:31:30 +0000

China rejected Philippine maritime claims on Sunday, saying new legislation “severely infringes on” Beijing’s territorial sovereignty and rights in the South China Sea, and vowing to protect its own interests. Philippine President Ferdinand Marco Jr signed two laws on Friday to define the country’s maritime entitlements and set designated sea lanes and air routes to reinforce sovereignty. […]

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Russian Population “Filtration” Operations

Mei Bo — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:17:55 +0000

Washington 6 Nov (50). Russian officials and proxy authorities in Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine are undertaking a monumental effort to “filter” the population as a means of suppressing Ukrainian resistance and enforcing loyalty among the remaining population. The United States condemns Russia’s “filtration” operations, forced deportations, and disappearances in Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine in which […]

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The heated US-China cable competition under the seas

Xiulan — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:13:00 +0000

Last week, eight US senators urged President Joe Biden to order a security review of the global network of undersea communications cables, citing the “threat of sabotage” by Russia – and China. It was just the latest expression of US concern over China’s potential espionage in handling network traffic, an accusation Beijing has repeatedly rejected. Usually running […]

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China’s Aircraft Carriers Have 1 Massive Advantage over the Navy

Kun Lan — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:08:22 +0000

What You Need to Know: China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has been developing a powerful fleet of aircraft carriers, expanding to potentially six by the 2030s. But unlike the U.S., China’s carriers aren’t designed for distant power projection; instead, they serve within an anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) “bubble” in the First Island Chain. -This A2/AD shield, fortified […]

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Chinese AI tool uncovers new viruses at the speed of a species per second: paper

Hai Rong — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:53:00 +0000

From masses of data previously uploaded to databases, scientists have identified nearly 162,000 new species of RNA virus An artificial intelligence tool has helped scientists discover unknown virus species at an unprecedented speed from data previously uploaded to databases, according to a joint study by researchers in mainland China, Hong Kong and Australia. The team said the […]

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