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Analysis: China space launch raises fears
Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2008 The release of a satellite into orbit during China's recent space mission has policy experts buzzing about the implications for U.S.-China space relations. The launch of this small "companion satellite," which weighs in at about 88 pounds, is a big step forward because it demonstrates China's growing military capabilities in space. "It's a significant new element in the ... more Rare Herbal Plants Aboard Shenzhou-7 Spacecraft Studied 
Beijing (XNA) Oct 06, 2008Several rare herbal plants aboard the recent Shenzhou-7 space mission have now been transferred to a Chinese nanobiotechnology lab for study. The plants, including rauwolfia and salvia miltiorrhiza (also known as red sage), were used to produce nanomedicines to treat cancerous tumors, Professor Zhang Yangde with China's Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology at the Central South University told ... more Swords and Shields: Iran's missile allies 
Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2008 Attempts to thwart Iran's missile ambitions are hampered by the fact that Tehran is being backed by Russia and China. These powers are actually partners in the Iranian ballistic missile and space programs, which they view as both geopolitically desirable -- to dilute U.S. influence -- and lucrative. It is likely that Iran's Explorer-1 rocket is the result of the country's advanced balli ... more US envoy in China for talks on NKorea nuclear deal 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 4, 2008US envoy Christopher Hill held talks Saturday with his Chinese counterpart amid stepped-up efforts to salvage a crumbling North Korean nuclear disarmament deal, a US embassy spokesman said. Hill, who was in discussions this week in North Korea on the faltering deal, briefed Chinese officials, including top nuclear negotiator Wu Dawei, as well as Sergey Razov, Russia's ambassador to China, on ... more Congress notified of possible 6.5 billion dollar Taiwan arms sales 
Washington (AFP) Oct 3, 2008The Pentagon notified Congress Friday of 6.5 billion dollars in possible arms sales to Taiwan that would include advanced interceptor missiles, Apache attack helicopters and submarine-launched missiles. The Defense Security and Cooperation Agency said the proposed sales were aimed at improving Taiwan's defenses and would not alter the basic military balance in the region. It would end ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 5, 2008China's economy is strong enough to withstand the impact of the global financial crisis and may even help the world by maintaining fast growth, Premier Wen Jiabao was quoted as saying Sunday. "Our economic fundamentals haven't changed, and the economy is moving in the direction we expected," Wen was quoted as saying by the state-controlled Xinhua news agency. "The strength of our ... more Mars, Nestle pull product in SKorea over milk scandal: official 
Seoul (AFP) Oct 4, 2008Multinationals Mars and Nestle have been told to pull three products from South Korean shelves over the China milk scandal which has sickened thousands of babies, the nation's food watchdog said Saturday. The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it detected the industrial chemical melamine in snacks made in China by the multinationals, bringing to 10 the number of goods recalled here sinc ... more Smoking, coal set to claim tens of millions of lives in China 
Paris (AFP) Oct 4, 2008Tobacco use and smoke from coal and wood are likely to claim tens of millions of lives in China over the next quarter-century, according to a study published online on Saturday by the British journal The Lancet. Smoke from tobacco, biomass and coal will kill 53.3 million Chinese from chronic respiratory illnesses and 13.5 million from lung cancer during the period from 2003 to 2033, its auth ... more Skype admits privacy breach by Chinese partner 
Washington (AFP) Oct 3, 2008Skype on Thursday became the latest US firm embroiled in controversy over its operations in China, acknowledging that its Chinese partner had been archiving politically sensitive text messages. Skype, the online text message and voice service owned by auction giant eBay, said it had been unaware that the Internet chat of users in China was being stored on computer servers by Chinese mobile ... more |
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Taipei (AFP) Oct 2, 2008Taiwan's health minister said Thursday six Nestle milk products were banned from sale after they were found to contain melamine. "The products from (the Chinese province of) Heilongjiang tested positive for very low levels of melamine and (were) removed from the shelves," said the minister, Yeh Ching-chuan. The tainted items, manufactured by Heilongjiang-based Shuangcheng Nestle Co and ... more Keywords trigger monitoring of Skype messages
Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2008A group of computer security experts at the University of Toronto has revealed that the Chinese partner of the Skype online text messaging service was spying on Skype users in China. The following is a list of politically sensitive keywords which Citizen Lab said triggered the monitoring of the Internet chat of TOM-Skype users in China. ... more China recalls milk powder amid health scandal: diplomatic source 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 2, 2008China has recalled milk powder sold abroad, a diplomatic source said Thursday, as it continues moves to contain the scandal over tainted milk that has sickened thousands of children. A briefing was held in Beijing on Tuesday by China for foreign diplomats from several countries, a diplomatic source and a Japanese official revealed to AFP. "They said that Chinese authorities had recalled ... more US urged to bolster missile, space defenses against China: paper 
Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2008A draft report recommends that the United States build new missile, sea-based and space-based defenses to deal with China's growing nuclear and conventional forces, a newspaper said Wednesday. The draft by a State Department advisory board said China aims to build forces that are not just capable of retaking Taiwan but also of projecting power beyond east Asia, The Washington Times reported. ... more
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