4 d. ago China warns of covert mapping by foreign forces to steal sensitive geodata

China’s top counter-espionage agency has warned that overseas entities are attempting to steal the country’s geographic data through covert mapping operations that threaten national security. Foreign “anti-China hostile forces” have been deploying “various clandestine methods” to gather, steal and exploit China’s foundational mapping and geographic information, the Ministry of State Security said in a social media article on Tuesday. It said the data, crucial for infrastructure planning,...

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5 d. ago As Trump threatens Iran strikes, China denounces use of force in Middle East

China has voiced opposition to the use of force in the Middle East as US President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran over escalating protests there. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning on Monday said Beijing hoped Iran’s government and its people would overcome “current difficulties” and uphold stability in the country. “We always oppose interference in other countries’ internal affairs,” she said at a press conference, responding to a question about Trump’s threats to attack...

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5 d. ago China denounces use of force in Middle East as Trump threatens Iran strikes

China denounces use of force in Middle East as Trump threatens Iran strikes  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago Was PLA’s Taiwan drill testing ‘inexpensive’ ways to wear down island’s air defence?

The latest People’s Liberation Army drills around Taiwan may have been testing how to wear down the island’s air defences using rockets that are “cheap enough to be used in large quantities”, military observers said. On Tuesday, the PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command wrapped up a two-day live-fire exercise named Justice Mission 2025. The exercise surrounded large parts of the island and came less than a fortnight after the United States approved a US$11.1 billion weapons package for Taiwan – the...

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2 w. ago China launches military drills off Taiwan after U.S. approves arms package

China launches military drills off Taiwan after U.S. approves arms package  The Washington Post

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2 w. ago China launched military maneuvers around Taiwan after the US announced an arms package

China launched military maneuvers around Taiwan after the US announced an arms package  Українські Національні Новини

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3 w. ago Record Taiwan arms deal casts shadow over Trump’s 2026 Beijing visit

As 2025 draws to a close amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over new arms sales to Taiwan, analysts warn that the worsening atmosphere could weigh on the substance – if not the scheduling – of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China next year to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Washington’s announcement last week of a US$11.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, the largest to date, has sharpened frictions at a sensitive moment, making it less likely that Beijing will...

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3 w. ago Beijing sanctions 20 US defence firms over Taiwan arms sales package

Beijing has imposed sanctions against 20 US defence firms and their executives in response to Washington’s massive arms sales package to Taiwan last week. The deal, if approved by the US Congress, would mark the largest-ever American weapons package to Taiwan, valued at more than US$10 billion. It includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones. Beijing’s foreign ministry said the package “seriously violates the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiques, interferes in...

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3 w. ago Developing | Beijing sanctions 20 US defence firms over Taiwan arms sales package

Developing | Beijing sanctions 20 US defence firms over Taiwan arms sales package  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Trump provokes China after unveiling plans for a massive $11B package of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan

Trump provokes China after unveiling plans for a massive $11B package of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan  Milwaukee Independent

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4 w. ago China threatens 'forceful measures' over $11.1 billion US arms sales package to Taiwan

China threatens 'forceful measures' over $11.1 billion US arms sales package to Taiwan  France 24

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4 w. ago China threatens ‘forceful measures’ over US arms sales package to Taiwan

China threatens ‘forceful measures’ over US arms sales package to Taiwan  Arab News

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