Wednesday, May 01, 2024

CHINESE TAKE-AWAYS } South China Morning Post

China’s support for Russia is one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between Beijing and Washington. Photo: Reuters

US targets Chinese firms in wave of sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine

  • 20 companies based in mainland China and Hong Kong were among hundreds of entities hit by the wide-ranging move
  • The sanctions follow warnings by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen over Chinese support for Russia’s military
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Ukraine war: Russia breached global chemical weapons ban, US says

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‘Turtle tanks’: Russians unveil effective innovation on Ukraine battlefield


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Open Questions | China used water cannons as ‘deterrence’ against Philippines, PLA’s Zhou Bo says

  • Zhou Bo shares his insights on global and regional challenges, based on long experience in military diplomacy
  • Wide-ranging interview covers tensions in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, and the PLA’s modernisation
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Open Questions | Idea that China is peaking as a power a ‘dangerous assumption’: David Lampton

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Open Questions | ‘Troubled, no matter what’: James Heimowitz on US election’s impact on China

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Dinosaur footprints in China hint at giant raptors that defy Jurassic Park depictions

  • Fossilised footprints in Fujian province point to new type of dinosaur, dubbed Fujianipus, that is among biggest known raptors at five metres (16 feet) long
  • Researchers say they were far larger than the human-sized ‘aggressive hunters’ shown in blockbuster films
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China was predicted to join ranks of high-income nations by 2022. What happened?

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