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Friday, November 8, 2024
TopicUS-China

Topic: US-China

New Zealand PM Chris Hipkins disagree with Biden’s remark that Xi Jinping was a ‘dictator’

Hipkins is scheduled to visit China from June 25 to 30, leading a trade delegation that includes some of New Zealand’s biggest companies.

US says Modi visit ‘transformational’ moment, downplays breakthrough in Blinken’s China trip

US national security adviser said, in China, one of Blinken’s objectives will be to manage escalation to ensure that world’s two biggest military powers do not ‘veer into conflict.’

US shares concerns about Cuba hosting Chinese spy operations, says open to communications

The White House spokesperson expects these reports would not affect the US Secretary of State's visit to China later this week.

US bans imports from Chinese Ninestar & Xingjang Chemical over ‘human rights abuse of Uyghurs’

UN experts and rights groups estimate that over a million people, mainly Uyghurs and Muslim minorities, have been detained in camps & subjected to ideological training and abuse.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to travel to China for diplomatic talks

Blinken likely to meet with officials in Beijing on 18 June. Washington's top diplomat scrapped planned trip earlier this year over suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew across the US.

Chinese jet carried out ‘aggressive’ manoeuvre near US military plane, Pentagon says

The US military command responsible for the Indo-Pacific said the manoeuvre by a Chinese J-16 aircraft occurred last week and forced the US RC-135 plane to fly through its wake turbulence.

US spying leads China to drastically change espionage law. It means more control on citizens

Documents leaked by US airman Jack Teixeira show that America is gathering information through intercepting 'signals intelligence' of countries with which China interacts.

India is at frontline in US-China bipolar contest. It can’t afford to choose wrong partners

India has made itself vulnerable with its overwhelming dependence on Moscow for arms despite all talks about non-alignment.

Japan to restrict chipmaking equipment exports as it aligns with US-China curbs

Japan, home to major global chip equipment makers, did not specify China as the target of the measures, saying equipment makers would need to seek export permission for all regions.

China, US Navy in row over guided-missile destroyer in South China Sea

China claims vast swathes of the area that overlap with exclusive economic zones of various countries including the Philippines

On Camera

I am shocked Indian ‘liberals’ aren’t supporting Iranian woman Ahoo Daryaei protesting hijab

There is the fight against authoritarianism, and then there are 'liberal' Muslim women who ar supposed to be allies. Sadly, diluting the debate distracts one from the core issue.

US President-elect Trump vows to slash trade deficit with India. How trade fared under him vs Biden

India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.