4 h. ago Japan protests after a Chinese military aircraft locks its radar on Japanese jets

Japan has protested to China after a Chinese military jet locked its radar on Japanese fighter jets near Okinawa

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64 h. ago China’s new ‘dirt cheap’ missile made of concrete is 40 times cheaper than average US weapon

A Chinese military commentator claimed the ‘cement-coated’ missile could transform the global defence market given its cheap price

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7 d. ago British chef who ran Asian restaurants in Liverpool was jailed in US as 'Chinese spy' over £400,000 plot to buy military

Jian Fun Tso, 52, was arrested in a Department of Defence sting in Arizona after he tried to buy radiation-hardened microchips that are used in space probes and ballistic missiles.

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9 d. ago Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm hired by company linked to Chinese military

Global Counsel signed $3m contract with WuXi AppTec in Europe months after it was named in US national security driveGlobal Counsel, the lobbying firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson, was brought in to advise the Chinese pharmaceutical company WuXi AppTec in Europe months after it was targeted in a US national security crackdown.WuXi AppTec signed a $3m contract with Global Counsel last year to deal with the international fallout from claims that it had links with the Chinese military and was implicated in human rights abuses in Xinjiang. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Japan scrambles warplanes as Chinese military drones circle disputed islands

Japan was forced to scramble warplanes on Sunday after it detected a suspected Chinese drone near its southern island of Yonaguni amid rising tensions between the two countries. 

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2 w. ago Cars have ears! MoD warns troops not to discuss military information in fleet vehicles over Chinese spying fears

Warnings have been stuck to the dashboards of hundreds of official vehicles used in the UK and overseas. Defence officials acted on the threat of spying by China on military vehicles.

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3 w. ago White House accuses internet giant Alibaba of helping the Chinese military to target America

WASHINGTON is accusing tech heavyweight Alibaba of quietly helping China’s military target the United States. The bombshell claims were made in a national security memo that cites declassified “top secret” intelligence. The document, shared with the Financial Times, reportedly outlines how Alibaba provides the People’s Liberation Army with technology and data that US officials believe...

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3 w. ago How worried should we be about the curious clusters of Chinese restaurants surrounding our most sensitive military bases?

The Daily Mail can reveal a bizarre anomaly in the distribution of Chinese restaurants across the country.

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3 w. ago White House memo claims Alibaba is helping Chinese military target US

National security document outlines intelligence on tech support given to PLA ‘operations’

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3 w. ago China hungry for 'slice of nuclear weapons cake' as Xi Jinping appears on 'warpath'

Satellite images of top-secret Chinese Lop Nur military base appear to have highlighted efforts of expansion, with one defence expert claiming this is proof of Xi Jinping wanting a 'slice of the nuclear weapons cake'

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4 w. ago China’s latest aircraft carrier enters service to extend reach into high seas

Experts say hi-tech Fujian will help expand country’s military influence and reach farther beyond its own watersChina’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier officially entered service this week, signalling a new era in Chinese military expansion after a ceremony overseen by the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, state media has confirmed.The Fujian is China’s first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, and the third for China’s rapidly expanding navy, which is already the world’s biggest by ship count. Continue reading...

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