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China 'aggressive' on sea: US commander
Washington (AFP) March 19, 2009The commander of US forces in the Pacific on Thursday accused China of "aggressive" behavior after a showdown between the two nations' navies. The US military accused Chinese vessels of harassing the Impeccable ship in international waters of the South China Sea earlier this month. Beijing said the surveillance ship was engaged in illegal activities. Admiral Timothy Keating, head of the ... more Why The F-22 Remains Vital Part Five 
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Mar 19, 2009 What type of military forces will be most in demand to fight the wars of the 21st century? Telling signs are already evident. - In 2007 Russian Tupolev Tu-95 Bear bombers and Ilyushin Il-78 tankers resumed patrols in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and near the Arctic Circle after a 15-year absence. - China's active space program has tested satellite destruction and manned orb ... more China retains WTO option in trade disputes with India 
New Delhi (AFP) March 19, 2009China warned Thursday it could still drag India to the World Trade Organisation over toy and other trade rows but said it hoped to settle the disagreements bilaterally. "We do not rule out litigation at the WTO," Chinese Vice-Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan said after talks in New Delhi with Commerce Secretary G.K. Pillai, referring to the toy, anti-dumping and other disagreements with India ... more China's Chery delays joint venture with Fiat 
Shanghai (AFP) March 19, 2009China's largest independent carmaker, Chery Automobile Co, said Thursday it had postponed a joint venture with Italian industrial conglomerate Fiat due to the economic crisis. The two companies signed an agreement in 2007 to set up an auto manufacturing joint venture in Wuhu city in eastern China's Anhui province. "We are still in talks for the project. But given the current economic sit ... more Solar Energy Refrigerators Have Huge Prospects 
Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 20, 2009A new market analysis by Himfr.com finds that solar energy refrigerator has huge prospects. Every year, there are thousands upon thousands of refrigerators that enter the market; they bring convenience to people's homes, but they consume a large amount of power resources. According to statistics, there are 1.3 million types of refrigerator sets in China. In the city, household refrigerator ... more |
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Shanghai (AFP) March 19, 2009China denied trade protectionism Thursday after vetoing Coca-Cola's record takeover bid for Chinese drinks-maker Huiyuan Juice Group, as both companies expressed their frustration. The government said China was open to foreign investment and defended the commerce ministry's decision to reject the 2.4 billion dollar deal, which would have been the biggest foreign takeover of a Chinese firm. ... more Why So Many Spaceports 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 10, 2009Just last week it was reported that China would soon start construction of a new space launch center in the southernmost Hainan Province. Apparently, the State Council and Central Military Commission approved the new spaceport in late 2008. According to the report this new site will boast high capacity and low costs. One might think this new launch site is badly needed due to high launch ... more China To Launch 15 To 16 Satellites In 2009 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 10, 2009China plans to launch 15 to 16 satellites this year, Zhang Jianqi, deputy chief commander of the manned space project, said here Monday. "Though the global financial crisis is taking toll on world economy, it has no impact on China's space programs," Zhang, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature, told media. China is at present "batch-producin ... more Macao Donates 14 Million Yuan To Mainland Space Program 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 10, 2009Macao people donated 14.46 million yuan (2.1 million U.S. dollars) to the China Space Foundation (CSF) at a ceremony in Beijing. The donation came from 49 Macao businessmen and the non-governmental Macao Foundation, said a statement from the CSF after the ceremony. Of the fund, 2.5 million yuan would go to Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and 1.5 million to Xichang Satellite Launch Ce ... more |
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Arlington, Va. (UPI) Mar 18, 2009 The balance in international military power may be shifting again. In the last two years, Russia, India and China have all announced or clarified major defense programs that include everything from the development of advanced fighters to upgrading aircraft carriers. It turns out that adversaries took careful note of the way the United States and its allies used air dominance in all its ... more Gates hopes to call off escorts in South China Sea 
Washington (AFP) March 18, 2009Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday said he did not think China was trying to prevent the US Navy from operating in the South China Sea and expressed hope armed escorts of surveillance ships would not be needed in the future. The US Navy said it had decided to send in destroyers to escort surveillance ships in the South China Sea after an incident last week in which Chinese ships all ... more Green tea and mushrooms cut breast cancer risk: study 
Sydney (AFP) March 18, 2009Chinese women who ate mushrooms and drank green tea significantly cut their risk of breast cancer and the severity of the cancer in those who did develop it, an Australian researcher said Wednesday. Min Zhang, from the University of Western Australia, studied the diets of 2,018 women from the southeastern Chinese city of Hangzhou -- half of whom had breast cancer -- between July 2004 and Sep ... more Feathers fly over new dinosaur find 
Paris (AFP) March 18, 2009The discovery of a petite, plant-eating dinosaur with primitive plumage could mean that the dinosaur from which all others evolved had feather-like protrusions, said a study released Wednesday. The find in northeastern China is a scientific bombshell, further shattering the once axiomatic view that feathered birds and scaly reptiles developed along different evolutionary paths. Fossils u ... more
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