#theguardian.com. × China’s defence ministry warns Taiwan ‘we will get you, sooner or later’. Threat after Taipei announces bigger military drills appears to mirror a line from children’s film Ne Zha 2
#Feb.28.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × No reason for China to apologise to Australia for live-fire drills, ambassador says. Xiao Qian says exercises in Tasman Sea posed ‘no threat’ to Australia and were ‘a normal kind of practice for many navies in the world’
#Feb.28.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico will take effect next week. President says tariffs on US neighbors to proceed as planned and 10% levy on imports from China will be doubled
#Feb.27.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Thailand deports dozens of Uyghurs to China despite torture fears. Rights experts say group, who have been detained for more than 10 years, face risk of disappearance and imprisonment
#Feb.27.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Penny Wong accuses Coalition of ‘gunboat diplomacy’ in Senate estimates as Chinese warships sail into Great Australian Bight. James Paterson questions whether PM was across detail of live-fire drill, prompting Wong to say opposition senator ‘not actually interested in detail’
#Feb.27.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × New Zealand’s top diplomat tells China sudden live-fire drills represent ‘failure’ in relationship. Winston Peters says he told Chinese counterpart Wang Yi not enough warning was given about recent navy exercises that forced planes to divert
#Feb.27.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Viral photo makes ‘Puppy Mountain’ in China an instant sensation. Guo Qingshan’s image of a cliff on the edge of the Yangtze River in Hubei province has been viewed millions of times
#Feb.26.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Nvidia to report first earnings since shock debut of Chinese AI DeepSeek. Investors will be eyeing firm’s financials for signs of slowing demand after revelation high-end chips not necessary
#Feb.26.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × A murky picture has emerged over China’s live-fire drills. Who knew what when?. Here’s what we know about how Australia learned about Chinese navy exercises held in the Tasman Sea over two days
#Feb.26.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × ‘Homegrown’ Swedish battery startup admits importing vital components. Northvolt, which claims to run Europe’s first homegrown gigafactory, admits it depends on Chinese suppliers for cathode active material
#Feb.26.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Dutton accuses Albanese of ‘ducking and weaving’ as PM at odds with ADF timeline of Chinese live-fire drill notification. Opposition leader says Albanese ‘failing to answer basic questions’ as PM claims civilian and military notification happened ‘at around the same time’
#Feb.26.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × UK battery firm says it has learned from others’ errors as it licenses Chinese tech. Volklec aims to start making batteries at part-government-funded site near Coventry before building its own factory
#Feb.26.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Donald Trump orders new tariff investigation into US copper imports. President opens new front in assault on global trade norms as advisers claim China moving to dominate copper market
#Feb.25.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Ex-US security officials urge funding for science research to keep up with China. Appeal from officials, including two senior figures from Trump’s first term, comes amid reports National Science Foundation’s budget will be slashed
#Feb.25.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed cargo ship after undersea cable damaged. Taiwan’s coastguard says it ‘cannot be ruled out that it was a grey zone intrusion by China’
#Feb.25.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Australian aviation authorities first informed about Chinese live firing drill by Virgin pilot. Airservices Australia notified Australian defence force about drills 10 minutes after initial contact with pilot, estimates hears
#Feb.25.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Chinese fishing fleets using North Korean forced labour in potential breach of sanctions, report claims. Report by Environmental Justice Foundation has found at least 12 Chinese fishing vessels had employed North Korean crew between 2019 and 2024
#Feb.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × ‘Extremely capable’ weapons on Chinese warships off Australia’s east coast, NZ government says. New Zealand defence minister Judith Collins says department has ‘never seen a task group of this capability undertaking this sort of work’
#Feb.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × China conducts second live-fire drill near New Zealand. Report from New Zealand navy personnel comes a day after similar drill forced multiple airlines to change flight paths between Australia and New Zealand
#Feb.22.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Australia confronts China over apparent live-fire exercises conducted off coastline. Deputy PM Richard Marles says explanation for the drills, which were conducted in international waters and according to international law, are ‘unsatisfactory’
#Feb.21.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China. PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional dispute
#Feb.21.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Commercial flights diverted as Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill in sea between Australia and New Zealand. Three Chinese vessels currently in international waters notified Australia’s defence department before the drill
#Feb.21.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Tens of thousands could be held in illegal scam compounds in Myanmar, Thai police general says. Head of anti-trafficking agency says dozens of Chinese criminal gangs were running the centres
#Feb.21.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party says it will begin process of disbanding. Democratic party chair Lo Kin-hei would not comment on whether Beijing had put pressure on members
#Feb.21.2025 ×
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