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  Matsu, Taiwan (AFP) April 13, 2023 Taiwanese hostel worker Wang Chuang-jen's business took a hammering when undersea telecoms lines serving tiny Matsu archipelago were cut in February. "It was very inconvenient," said the 35-year-old from Matsu's Beigan island, where customers struggled to book or pay online due to slow connectivity. "We all heavily depend on the internet." The cut-off not only caused headaches for businesspeople such as Wang, it also highlighted Taiwan's digital vulnerability at a time of heightened menace from ... read more |
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China rocket launch sends debris into sea near Taiwan: Taipei authoritiesTaipei (AFP) April 16, 2023 China said Sunday it had launched a satellite into orbit, with authorities in Taiwan saying rocket debris had fallen into the sea where Beijing announced a no-sail zone this week. ... more 
China's space station achieves 100 pct regeneration of oxygen resourcesBeijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023 China's space station, with the Shenzhou-15 crew now in orbit, can produce 100 percent of its oxygen supply through its onboard regeneration system, according to a space technology conference in Har ... more 
China, France join hands in spaceBeijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023 There are solid reasons that China and France should join hands in space exploration and development, industry observers said. Pang Zhihao, a space analyst in China, said on Wednesday that bot ... more  
China bans ships from area north of Taiwan Sunday due to 'falling rocket wreckage'Beijing (AFP) April 13, 2023 China will ban ships from entering an area north of Taiwan on Sunday due to "possible falling rocket wreckage", a provincial maritime authority said. ... more |
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China releases rocket rideshare schedule in 2023, 2024Beijing (SPX) Apr 12, 2023 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has recently announced its rocket rideshare program schedule for the years 2023 and 2024. The program will consist of nine launch opportunit ... more  
Brazil's Lula raises Russia war mediation with China, UAEAbu Dhabi (AFP) April 16, 2023 Brazil's president on Sunday said he had discussed joint mediation for Russia's war in Ukraine with China and the United Arab Emirates, accusing the United States and Europe of prolonging the conflict. ... more  
Zelensky says discussed Macron's China visit with French presidentKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 15, 2023 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he discussed with Emmanuel Macron his visit to China, after the French president raised ire over remarks he made relating to Taiwan. ... more  
Polish PM blasts 'short-sighted' European opening to China after Macron visitWashington (AFP) April 13, 2023 Poland's prime minister on Thursday accused Europeans of making a potentially historic mistake by seeking greater ties with China, in a clear reference to French President Emmanuel Macron, as he warned of consequences for Ukraine. ... more |
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China's Korea envoy accuses US of 'using' tensionsParis (AFP) April 15, 2023 China's ambassador for the Korean peninsula on Friday accused the US of "using" regional tensions to reinforce an anti-Beijing alliance, after weeks of mounting rhetoric and missile tests by Pyongyang. ... more
US should stop 'encouraging' war in Ukraine, says Brazil's LulaBeijing (AFP) April 15, 2023 Brazil's president said Saturday that the United States should stop "encouraging war" in Ukraine, as he wrapped a state visit to China in which he has strengthened economic ties with his country's main trading partner. ... more 
China, Ukraine headline as G7 foreign ministers meetKaruizawa, Japan (AFP) April 16, 2023 The G7's top diplomats arrived in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa Sunday for talks set to be dominated by twin crises: China's growing pressure on Taiwan, and Russia's war in Ukraine. ... more  
Montana lawmakers vote to ban TikTok in US stateWashington (AFP) April 14, 2023 Lawmakers from the western US state of Montana voted Friday to impose a total ban on TikTok setting up a legal fight over accusations that the popular app is a tool of the Chinese Communist Party. ... more |
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China would gain swift air superiority over Taiwan, US leaks showWashington (AFP) April 15, 2023 China would probably gain air superiority very quickly in any attack on Taiwan, something Russia crucially failed to do in its invasion of Ukraine last year, leaked US intelligence documents show, according to media reports Saturday. ... more
China blames 'negative impact' of US military drills for N. Korea tensionsBeijing (AFP) April 13, 2023 China on Thursday blamed the "negative impact" of US military drills for tensions on the Korean peninsula, after Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile that prompted Japan to briefly issue a seek shelter warning. ... more 
China to ban ships from area near Taiwan due to 'falling rocket wreckage'Beijing (AFP) April 13, 2023 China will ban ships from entering an area north of Taiwan on Sunday due to "possible falling rocket wreckage", a provincial maritime authority said, days after Beijing conducted large-scale military drills around the self-ruled island. ... more 
Taiwan stages war and disaster drills after Chinese exerciseTaichung, Taiwan (AFP) April 13, 2023 Screaming citizens reacted to everything from missile strikes to a chemical weapons blast and a deadly metro station attack during disaster-preparedness drills in Taiwan on Thursday. ... more |
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Germany reviews controversial Chinese stake in Hamburg portBerlin (AFP) April 12, 2023 Germany is reassessing whether to allow a Chinese firm to buy a stake in a Hamburg port, the economy ministry said Wednesday, after the terminal was classed as critical infrastructure. ... more 
Germany FM urges China to tell Russia to stop warBeijing (AFP) April 14, 2023 German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged Beijing Friday to ask "the Russian aggressor to stop the war" in Ukraine, saying "no other country has more influence on Russia than China". ... more  
Is the US in a space race against ChinaMaxwell AFB AL (SPX) Apr 13, 2023 Is the US in a space race against Chinas proclaiming the rise of a new "space race" between the U.S. and China have become common in news coverage following many of the exciting launches in recent y ... more 
Orban backs Macron over China remarks as EU allies exasperatedBudapest (AFP) April 14, 2023 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday backed French President Emmanuel Macron over his controversial warning against Europe potentially becoming a "vassal" of the United States. ... more |
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