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China's military has made dramatic progress in space over the past decade and the goals of its program remain unclear, a top American general said on Tuesday. Citing Beijing's advances in space, General Kevin Chilton, head of US Strategic Command, said it was crucial to cultivate US-China military relations to better understand China's intentions. "With regard to China's capabilities ... read more 
Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2009China's military has made dramatic progress in space over the past decade and the goals of its program remain unclear, a top American general said on Tuesday. Citing Beijing's advances in space, General Kevin Chilton, head of US Strategic Command, said it was crucial to cultivate US-China military relations to better understand China's intentions. "With regard to China's capabilities ... more
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Koror (AFP) Nov 3, 2009Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs on Tuesday thanked Palau for giving them sanctuary in the Pacific island nation after their release from nearly eight years of imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay. Two days after the six men were secretly flown from the US naval base in Cuba, one of the six former prisoners expressed gratitude to the Palau government. "Our overall feeling about Palau is their genero ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Nov 3, 2009Police in China's restive Xinjiang region have launched a fresh manhunt aimed at capturing fugitives wanted in connection with deadly ethnic violence in July this year, state media said Tuesday. The regional public security bureau's "strike hard and rectify" campaign, which began on Sunday, will run until the end of the year, the Xinjiang Daily reported. "We must expand the scope of our ... more  
Seoul (UPI) Nov 3, 2009 South Korea is set to seek help from China to trace the origins of high-profile cyberattacks that crippled Web sites in the country and the United States last July. "We are seeking help from Chinese authorities to launch a joint investigation," Defense Talk cited an anonymous police official as saying. Seoul's decision comes nearly a week after Woo Sei-Hoon, chief of South Korea' ... more |
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Sydney (AFP) Nov 3, 2009Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto said China could be priced differently from other iron ore markets in 2010, as it warned that "unfair" costs would make talks difficult, reports said Tuesday. The mining giant said the iron ore price-setting mechanism was evolving. "Any number of scenarios could relate to an outcome in 2010, with one scenario being a different pricing mechanism in China ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 3, 2009The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that Hong Kong faced a potential surge in property prices and endorsed a government plan to cool any overheating in the market. The Washington-based organisation's warning came as prices in the southern Chinese city soared with luxury developments up more than 40 percent since January this year. Concerns about the price spike -- largely driven ... more
Seoul (AFP) Nov 2, 2009South Korean police said Monday they would request help from China to track the origins of cyber attacks that briefly crippled US and South Korean government and commercial websites in July. "We are now seeking help from Chinese authorities to launch a joint investigation," a national police agency official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. The move follows last week's remark ... more |
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