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A report to the US Congress on Thursday voiced concern about Hong Kong's export controls, fearing that mainland China could use the territory to import sensitive technology. The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, in its annual wide-ranging report to advise Congress, also said Beijing has been "chipping away" at the special status of Hong Kong since its 1997 handover by Britain ... read more 
Seoul (UPI) Nov 19, 2009 In contrast to the tough summits he faced in China and Japan, U.S. President Barack Obama perhaps felt more at ease during his meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday, reflecting bilateral relations that are on an upswing. There were no major anti-American protests such as those that swept South Korea whenever Obama's predecessor George W. Bush traveled to Seoul. ... more
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Washington (AFP) Nov 19, 2009China is sharply stepping up espionage against the United States as the rising Asian power grows more sophisticated in cyber warfare and spy recruitment, a report to Congress warned Thursday. "China is changing the way that espionage is being done," said Carolyn Bartholomew, the chair of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. In its wide-ranging annual reportto Congress, ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 20, 2009The foreign ministers of Japan and China agreed Thursday to advance political and military exchanges in a bid to foster mutual trust, a Japanese diplomat said. Japan's Katsuya Okada and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi also reiterated their shared resolve to press North Korea to stop its nuclear programmes, to tackle climate change and to boost economic cooperation, he said. ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Nov 19, 2009Although US President Barack Obama raised the thorny issue of human rights during his first visit to China this week, he left many political dissidents -- those who were not locked up -- disappointed. Obama spoke about his belief in "universal rights" during a town hall meeting with Chinese youth in Shanghai on Monday and again Tuesday at a press conference with President Hu Jintao, but ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2009Warning of a "cyber arms race," a leading Web security firm said Tuesday that China, France, Israel, Russia and the United States were among countries that have developed "cyber weapons." "McAfee began to warn of the global cyber arms race more than two years ago, but now we're seeing increasing evidence that it's become real," said Dave DeWalt, president and chief executive of McAfee Inc. ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 18, 2009US President Barack Obama made few breakthroughs but left Beijing on Wednesday hoping he had nurtured a bond with China vital to tackling the gravest global threats. Any aspirations of a complementary compact with the Chinese people though were muffled by state censorship, on a trip which failed to move Beijing on several key issues such as the value of the yuan, trade imbalances or Iran. ... more 
Seoul (AFP) Nov 18, 2009US President Barack Obama arrived in South Korea Wednesday on the last leg of his debut Asian tour, with North Korea's nuclear programme due to top the agenda after three days of negotiations in China. Obama and his host President Lee Myung-Bak, who hold summit talks Thursday, were expected to be largely in step on efforts to bring the North back to the six-nation nuclear disarmament talks ... more |
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