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Buddahaid 08-16-24 07:02 PM
Bodycam data mining?
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Jimbuna 08-19-24 08:23 AM
China accuses Philippines of deliberating crashing into ship after vessels collide

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The confrontation in the South China Sea happened near Sabina Shoal, a disputed area in the Spratly Islands where overlapping claims are also made by Vietnam and Taiwan.

Officials from the Philippines accused the Chinese of "dangerous manoeuvres" and said two of its coastguard vessels - the BRP Bagacay and BRP Cape Engano - had been damaged.

China's coastguard accused the Philippines of deliberately crashing one of its ships into their vessel.

No injuries were reported by either nation.

Commodore Jay Tarriela, of the Philippine coastguard, said: "This is the biggest structural damage we have incurred as a result of the dangerous manoeuvres carried out by the Chinese coastguard."

The Philippines said it "stands firm" in trying to "ensure the safety and security" of its vessels while facing any "threats" to its national interests.

Gan Yu, spokesman for the Chinese coastguard, said: "The Philippine side is entirely responsible for the collision.

"We warn the Philippine side to immediately stop its infringement and provocation, otherwise it will bear all the consequences arising from that."

The spokesman claimed a Philippine ship was turned away from Sabina Shoal and had entered waters near the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, ignoring the Chinese coastguard's warnings.

"The Chinese coastguard took control measures against the Philippine ship in accordance with law and regulation," he added.

Sabina Shoal lies about 87 miles west of the Philippines' island province of Palawan and has increasingly become a new flashpoint in the territorial disputes with China.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...4299a0ae&ei=16

Jimbuna 08-20-24 12:22 PM
Beijing seeks to boost military cooperation with Vietnam despite South China Sea dispute

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China highlighting the historic relationship between the two countries’ Communist parties.

On the second day of Lam’s China trip, Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted a grand welcoming ceremony for Lam, who is both party chief and head of state, and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

As well as the customary flag-waving, 21-gun salute and honour guard, the ceremony also included a marching performance by China’s military band, an honour only granted to select foreign leaders such as Vladimir Putin.

Xi, who told his visitor that he was keen to establish a “good working relationship and personal friendship”, also hosted a small-scale tea ceremony after their formal meeting in an effort to foster what state media described as a “cordial and friendly” atmosphere.

That continued a tradition that Xi initiated for Lam’s predecessor Nguyen Phu Trong, who died last month.

Lam’s visit is his first foreign trip since he succeeded Trong as party chief two weeks ago and, in another sign of how seriously Beijing is taking the visit, he was greeted on arrival in China by foreign policy chief Wang Yi, something that has not been done for other visiting foreign leaders, not even Putin.

Lam’s first port of call was the southern city of Guangzhou, a destination with plenty of symbolic importance for the Vietnamese Communist Party because it hosted many exiled revolutionary leaders, including Ho Chi Minh.

On arrival Lam was greeted by the song “Việt Nam – Trung Hoa”, a piece written during the Vietnam war that celebrates the relationship between Ho and Mao Zedong.

Further emphasising these ties, the Vietnamese leader’s tour of the city included a visit to headquarters of the Communist Youth League and the grave of Vietnamese activist Pham Hong Thai, who died after a failed attempt to assassinate the French governor of Indochina Martial Merlin in the city in 1924.

But for all these professions of friendship, the relationship between the two countries is far more complex. Parts of northern Vietnam spent centuries under Chinese rule, prompting frequent rebellions and uprising.

Relations between the two countries also soured dramatically in the 1970s as Vietnam sided with Moscow in the Sino-Soviet split before they fought a brief border war in 1979 that remains a source of lingering resentment.

The two sides did not reestablish normal relations until 1991 and their long-running dispute over the Paracel and Spratly Islands remains unresolved.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/dipl...pgtype=article

Jimbuna 08-21-24 01:04 PM
China's growing authoritarianism: Taiwan urges global response

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At the Ketagalan Forum, dedicated to security in the Indo-Pacific region, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te expressed concern over China's growing authoritarianism. He emphasised that Beijing's threat would not be limited to the island and called on "democratic countries" to unite to counter China's expansion.

We are all fully aware that China's growing authoritarianism will not stop at Taiwan, nor is Taiwan the only target of China's economic pressure - said Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te during a speech at the annual forum involving politicians and scholars from 11 countries.

The communist government in Beijing maintains that Taiwan, despite having a democratically elected administration, armed forces, and its own currency, is a "rebellious" Chinese province, and refers to President Lai as a "dangerous separatist".
Beijing also does not rule out the use of force to take control of the island. Shi Taifeng, head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP, stated on Tuesday in Hong Kong that China is now "more confident and capable of unification" than ever before.

In response to these remarks, Lai assessed that "China intends to alter the rules-based international order". As such, he called on "democratic countries" to unite and take concrete actions to curb the spread of authoritarianism.

Taiwan will not be intimidated - declared Lai, emphasising the island's commitment to maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait region.

The President of Taiwan added that the rise of "military expansionism" by China is also evident elsewhere, pointing to joint manoeuvres of the Chinese army with Russia in the South China Sea, the western Pacific, and the Sea of Japan.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...a708f9c5&ei=22

Jimbuna 08-23-24 12:21 PM
Chinese Navy unveils advanced submarine with groundbreaking features

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AChinese shipyard in Wuhan has launched a submarine that will likely be the Chinese navy's most advanced conventionally powered vessel. The submarine features X-shaped rudders, a first for Chinese submarines, and it is probably equipped with vertical launch systems (VLS).

According to Naval News, the submarine observed in the Chinese shipyard was launched in April 2024. However, Beijing did not publicly highlight the progress on the vessel, which was only revealed in July 2024 by naval expert Tom Shugart. Shugart noticed it while reviewing commercial images from 26 April 2024, showing the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group shipyard in Wuhan. These images were taken by one of the Chinese companies that manufacture conventional submarines.

Shugart posted on platform X, noting that the images seem to show a newly launched Hangor II class submarine, the first of eight being constructed for Pakistan. He also mentioned the possibility of a second, potentially new class of submarine. Additionally, he speculated that the images might indicate the presence of a new class of Chinese submarines. Naval News suggests that the most straightforward explanation for the new vessel's appearance is that China is developing a variant of the conventional-powered Type 039A submarines, known by its NATO codename, Yuan.

The new vessel has dimensions similar to those of Yuan-class submarines. For example, the Type 039A submarines are about 78 metres long and have a displacement of 4,028 tonnes. It is also equipped with X-shaped rudders, a novelty for Chinese submarines. This design likely aims to enhance their agility and manoeuvrability, especially in shallow waters. Naval News also notes that the slightly longer hull suggests that the new submarines may be equipped with vertical launch systems (VLS) and can accommodate between four and eight missiles, including anti-ship ballistic missiles.

According to Naval News, If this indeed happens, the vertical launch systems "will make the Chinese submarine one of the most powerful non-nuclear submarines in the world". The publication emphasises that this will surprise planners, who currently categorise China's conventional submarine forces as having "only local significance".

However, it is worth noting that not only is the Chinese submarine fleet gaining strength, but Beijing is also focusing on surface ships. China currently possesses the world's largest naval fleet, numbering approximately 370 ships. Recently, China launched the third aircraft carrier, Fujian, which has been sent for sea trials. There have also been photos of a mysterious vessel resembling the Swedish Visby-class stealth corvettes.

As we have already reported, the exact specifications of this vessel (similar to that of the new submarine) are classified. Still, satellite images suggest that the hull is designed to reduce various signatures, including optical, infrared, acoustic, and radar. This design aims to increase its survivability and effectiveness during combat missions.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/tech...0ce8aba3&ei=98

Jimbuna 08-26-24 06:22 AM
China forces Japan to scramble fighter jets after first-ever concerning move

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AChinese military aircraft briefly entered Japan's airspace during the morning of August 26, the Japanese Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

This prompted Japan to scramble fighter jets, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK.

The Chinese plane, identified by Japanese officials as a Y9 intelligence-gathering aircraft, left Japan's airspace very quickly.

The plane, Tokyo said, entered Japan's airspace off the coast of the Danjo Islands in Goto City, part of the Nagasaki area.

This marked the first time a Chinese military aircraft was confirmed to have violated Japanese airspace - and signalled rising tensions between the countries.

Following the incident, the Japanese Ministry of Defence announced it continued monitoring and analysing the purpose of the flight.
A Defence Ministry official told NHK: "The Chinese military is stepping up its military activities at sea, including in the East China Sea. It is unclear at this stage what their intentions were this time, but we will take every precaution and maintain surveillance."

The Y9 is a medium military transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China.

The aircraft, which started being used by the Chinese military in 2012, is powered by four propellers and can travel at a cruise speed of 350 mph.

Tensions between China and Japan have been brewing for years. In August 2023, a spate erupted when Tokyo decided to release treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. While scientists considered this move, approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency, safe, China's anger erupted, claiming Tokyo was using the waters as its "private sewer".

Moreover, Japan has long criticised China's activity in the South China Sea and Beijing's aggressivity towards Taiwan.

The relations between the two countries are also strained by territorial disputes.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...56d10b85&ei=28

Jimbuna 08-30-24 04:53 AM
Taiwan military says China lacks ability to invade, but has other options

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -China lacks the ability to "fully" invade Taiwan as it does not have the equipment, but is bringing on line advanced new weapons and has other options to threaten Taiwan, such as inspecting foreign cargo ships, the island's defence ministry said.

China, which views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up military and political pressure over the past five years to assert its claims, which Taipei strongly rejects.

China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control. The government of the defeated Republic of China fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong's communists, and no peace treaty or armistice has ever been signed.
In an annual threat assessment of China sent to lawmakers on Friday, a copy of which was reviewed by Reuters, Taiwan's defence ministry said Beijing continues to hone skills such as joint command operations.

"However, the use of tactics and strategies against Taiwan is still limited by the natural geographical environment of the Taiwan Strait and insufficient landing equipment and logistic capabilities," it said.

China "is not yet fully possessed of the formal combat capabilities for a comprehensive invasion of Taiwan".

But China is speeding up development of a slew of new weapons, such as the H-20 bomber and hypersonic missiles and beefing up the number of nuclear warheads, while trialling new tactics, the ministry said.

The report said that in May, when China staged war games around Taiwan shortly after Lai Ching-te took office as the new president, Chinese coast guard ships were sent for the first time on interception and inspection drills off the east coast.

China's aim with the drills was to practice cutting off communication with the outside world and blockade Taiwan, and boarding foreign cargo ships is an option China could take, short of open conflict, the ministry said.

The waters around Taiwan, including the Taiwan Strait, are busy international shipping lanes.

China's defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

At a regular news briefing in Beijing on Thursday, the ministry said that as long as Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party "engages in 'Taiwan independence' (efforts), there will be no peace".

"The more they provoke, the faster they will perish," spokesperson Wu Qian told reporters.

Taiwan's proposed defence spending will rise faster than expected economic growth next year, as Taipei builds more missiles, submarines and other weapons to deter China.

President Lai, whom China calls a "separatist", has repeatedly offered talks with Beijing, but has been rebuffed. He says only Taiwan's people can decide their future.

"Peace achieved by strength is true peace," Lai told officers at the defence ministry on Friday.

"We will continue to improve our self-defence capabilities and show the world that we are united as a nation and are determined to protect our country."
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...04adbba1&ei=60

Jimbuna 09-02-24 12:21 PM
Taiwan's president advises China to return Russia's 'historical' lands in Far East

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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has proposed that China should reclaim the "historical" territories in the Far East from Russia, citing Moscow's weakened state, citing Reuters.

According to Lai, if China’s claims on Taiwan are based on territorial integrity, then it should also seek the return of lands ceded to Russia by the last Chinese dynasty in the 19th century.

"If it is for the sake of territorial integrity, why doesn't it take back the lands occupied by Russia that were signed over in the Treaty of Aigun? Russia is now at its weakest right?" Lai said.

Lai added that China is not pursuing this but continues to threaten the annexation of Taiwan. He believes this is because Beijing's intention to annex Taiwan is not genuinely about territorial integrity.
"China's intention to attack and annex Taiwan is not because of what any one person or political party in Taiwan says or does. It is not for the sake of territorial integrity that China wants to annex Taiwan," Lai said.

Taiwan-China relations

The relationship between Taiwan and China is complex and tense, primarily revolving around the issue of sovereignty. China considers Taiwan a breakaway province and seeks to reunify it with the mainland through both diplomatic and military pressure. On the other hand, Taiwan operates as a de facto independent state with its own government, economy, and military, though it avoids declaring formal independence to prevent escalating the conflict with China.

China actively works to isolate Taiwan on the international stage, barring it from participating in many international organizations and events. Meanwhile, Taiwan enjoys support from several countries, notably the United States, which supplies the island with arms for its defense.

Recently, tensions between Taiwan and China have escalated, particularly with Chinese military drills and aircraft flights near Taiwan's borders.

In June, it was reported that Taiwan, in response to the threat from China, would conduct military exercises closely resembling combat situations. One of the unique elements of these exercises for the Taiwanese military will be night drills.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...f2292089&ei=66

Jimbuna 09-05-24 08:06 AM
Malaysia says it won't bow to China's demands to halt oil exploration in the South China Sea

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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Thursday that Malaysia will not bow to demands by China to stop its oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea as the activities are within the country's waters.

Anwar said Malaysia would continue to explain its stance following China's accusations in a protest note in February to the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing that Kuala Lumpur had infringed on its territory. Malaysia's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it was investigating the leak of the diplomatic protest note that was published by a Filipino media outlet on Aug. 29.

“We have never intended in any way to be intentionally provocative, unnecessarily hostile. China is a great friend, but of course we have to operate in our waters and secure economic advantage, including drilling for oil in our territory,” Anwar said in a televised news conference from Russia, where he is on an official visit.

The Philippine Daily Inquirer published the diplomatic note in which Beijing reportedly demanded that Malaysia immediately halt all activities in an oil-rich maritime area off Sarawak state on Borneo island.

The report said China had accused Malaysia of encroaching on areas covered by its 10-dash line, Beijing’s controversial map showing its claims to sovereignty in the South China Sea. The diplomatic note also expressed Beijing’s displeasure over Malaysia’s oil and gas exploration activities near the Luconia Shoals, which is near to Sarawak, it said.

Anwar said it wasn't the first time China had sent a protest note over the South China Sea dispute but stressed it shouldn't mar a strong relationship. Anwar had called China a "true friend” during a visit to Malaysia by Chinese President Li Qiang in June to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties.

“We have said that we will not transgress other people’s borders,” Anwar said. “They know our position ... They have claimed that we are infringing on their territory. That is not the case. We say no, it is our territory. But if they continue with the dispute, then okay, we will have to listen, and they will have to listen.”
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...1bdd7203&ei=11

mapuc 09-05-24 05:17 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3KtOmIosbs

Markus

Jimbuna 09-06-24 11:49 AM
Uncertainty for families as China ends foreign adoptions

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China has announced that it is ending the practice of allowing children to be adopted overseas, bringing uncertainty to families currently going through the process.

A spokeswoman said that the rule change was in line with the spirit of international agreements.

At least 150,000 Chinese children have been adopted abroad in the last three decades.

More than 82,000 have gone to the US, a greater number than anywhere else in the world.

At a daily briefing Thursday, foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said in the future Beijing would only allow foreign nationals who are relatives to adopt Chinese children.

She did not explain the reason for the decision, other than saying it was in line with international agreements.

Ms Mao thanked families "for their desire and love in adopting children from China".

The ban on foreign adoptions has created uncertainty for hundreds of families in the US currently going through the process of adopting children from China.

In a call with US diplomats in China, Beijing said it would "not continue to process cases at any stage" other than those cases covered by an exception clause. This position was confirmed by spokeswoman Ms Mao.

Washington is seeking clarification from China's civic ministry.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmwrpe3m3do

Rockstar 09-08-24 09:00 AM
China’s population collapse and other population tidbits

https://youtu.be/7Me2G6FJZMI

Jimbuna 09-08-24 11:42 AM
China’s ‘disappeared’ foreign minister demoted to low-level publishing job, say former U.S. officials

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His rise was meteoric, his fall equally abrupt. Ever since the summer of 2023, when then-Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang mysteriously disappeared from public view, his fate has been the subject of intense speculation.

Wild rumours abounded: He’d been imprisoned. Killed himself. None was true.

In fact, Qin is alive but, according to two former U.S. officials, in a position very diminished from his once lofty perch close to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Qin has been nominally assigned to a low-level job at a publishing house affiliated with the Chinese Foreign Ministry, according to the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity.

The former officials say that Qin, 58, has been placed — at least on paper — at a job with World Affairs Press, a state-owned publishing house affiliated with the Foreign Ministry.
The demotion, which the former officials said took place sometime in the spring, is a “fall from grace” but also means “he’s off the hook,” one of them said. “He’s not going to jail, but his career is over.”

It probably serves not just as a punishment, but as a cautionary tale, the official said. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has repeatedly declined to comment on its former boss’s fate and did not respond to faxed questions about Qin’s new role.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...d=BingNewsSerp

Jimbuna 09-09-24 08:48 AM
China announces joint naval and air drills with Russia amid ongoing Ukraine conflict

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China’s Defense Ministry announced on Monday that joint naval and air drills with Russia will begin this month, emphasizing the growing military ties between the two nations as Russia continues its protracted invasion of Ukraine.

The ministry said the “Northern United-2024” exercises would take place in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of ​​Okhotsk farther north, but gave no details.

It said the naval and air drills aimed to improve strategic cooperation between the two countries and “strengthen their ability to jointly deal with security threats.”

The notice also said the two navies would cruise together in the Pacific, the fifth time they have done so, and together take part in Russia’s “Great Ocean-24” exercise. No details were given.
China has refused to criticize Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now in its third year, and blamed the US and Nato for provoking President Vladimir Putin.

While China has not directly provided Russia with arms, it has become a crucial economic lifeline as a top customer for Russian oil and gas as well as a supplier of electronics and other items with both civilian and military uses.

Russia and China, along with other US critics such as Iran, have aligned their foreign policies to challenge and potentially overturn the Western-led liberal democratic order. With joint exercises, Russia has sought Chinese help in achieving its long-cherished aim of becoming a Pacific power, while Moscow has backed China's territorial claims in the South China Sea and elsewhere.

That has increasingly included the 180-kilometer (110-mile) wide Taiwan Strait that divides mainland China from the self-governing island democracy that Beijing considers its own territory and threatens to invade.

Based on that claim, the Taiwan Strait is Chinese. Though it is not opposed to navigation by others through one of the world's most heavily trafficked seaways, China is "firmly opposed to provocations by countries that jeopardize China’s sovereignty and security under the banner of freedom of navigation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a daily briefing on Friday.

Mao was responding to a report that a pair of German navy ships were to pass through the strait this month for the first time in more than two decades. The US and virtually every other country, along with Taiwan, considers the strait international waters.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...bcaa00bd&ei=17

Jimbuna 09-11-24 05:54 AM
Philippines calls summit of Pacific allies amid fears one ‘wrong move’ could trigger war in South China Sea

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Twenty allies of the Philippines are meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York amid fears that one “wrong move” could escalate tensions in the South China Sea.

The summit is aimed at finding ways to “talk some sense” into China and send a message to president Xi Jinping, Manila’s envoy to America said on Tuesday. Jose Manuel Romualdez did not name any of the countries that are likely to attend.

The Philippine Navy claims China is deploying ever more maritime vessels and warships in the disputed waters amid increasing skirmishes between the two countries.

The Philippines and China have exchanged accusations of intentionally ramming coast guard vessels in the disputed waters in recent months, including a violent clash in June in which a Filipino sailor lost a finger.

The tensions are centred around the Sabina Shoal, a coral atoll in the disputed Spratly Islands which is closer to the Philippines than the earlier flashpoint of the Second Thomas Shoal.

The new flashpoint emerged after the two countries made a deal to try to stop dangerous confrontations at the Second Thomas Shoal.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...0ba372cc&ei=31


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