16 h. ago Australia on high alert as PLA naval fleet in Philippine Sea sails south

China’s deployment of a naval fleet, led by a Type 075 amphibious assault ship in the Philippine Sea this week, has triggered a rapid response from Australia. Canberra deployed a P-8 maritime patrol aircraft to track the flotilla, reviving security concerns raised after an unprecedented circumnavigation of the Australian continent by a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fleet nine months ago. US satellite images, first reported by Australian media on Wednesday, confirmed the presence of the Chinese...

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16 h. ago Australia on high alert as PLA Navy fleet in Philippine Sea sails south

China’s deployment this week of a naval fleet led by a Type 075 amphibious assault ship in the Philippine Sea has triggered a rapid response from Australia. Canberra deployed a P-8 maritime patrol aircraft to track the flotilla, reviving security concerns raised after an unprecedented circumnavigation of the Australian continent by a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fleet nine months ago. US satellite images, first reported by Australian media on Wednesday, confirmed the presence of the Chinese...

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36 h. ago Satellite Imagery Reveals Chinese Naval Group in West Pacific

Satellite Imagery Reveals Chinese Naval Group in West Pacific  Newsweek

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40 h. ago Chinese navy task force captured by new satellite images in Philippine Sea

Chinese navy task force captured by new satellite images in Philippine Sea  BBC

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63 h. ago China ramps up surveillance equipment at Spratly Islands bases: US think tank

China has carried out extensive upgrades to its surveillance and electronic warfare systems across its Spratly Islands outposts to improve its intelligence gathering in the South China Sea, according to an American think tank. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative under the Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said in a report on Tuesday that satellite images revealed new and upgraded radar sites, antenna fields and other reinforced electronic warfare...

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64 h. ago Tesla scored a win in China just as its biggest rival stumbled

Tesla scored a win in China just as its biggest rival stumbled  Business Insider

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4 d. ago Changan Auto becomes latest Chinese carmaker to join humanoid robot bandwagon

Chinese carmakers, which are increasingly deploying robots in factories, are now moving into humanoid robotics following US rival Tesla despite a warning from Beijing about a potential investment bubble. State-owned Changan Automobile has become the latest entrant into the sector. The Shenzhen-listed company planned to invest 225 million yuan (US$31.8 million) for a 50 per cent stake in Changan Tianshu Intelligent Robotics Technology, according to an exchange filing on Friday. The company...

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1 week ago ‘Could be a decoy’: North Korea’s nuclear upgrades are visible from space

New satellite imagery suggests North Korea has spent the past year steadily enlarging and modernising its main fissile material site, in what analysts call a concrete response to leader Kim Jong-un’s demand for his nuclear arsenal’s “exponential growth”. Commercial satellite images of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre from October and November show renovation and large-scale expansion across the complex, according to 38North, a website from US think tank the Stimson Centre devoted...

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1 week ago North Korea’s nuclear arsenal shows ‘exponential growth’ in new satellite images

New satellite imagery suggests North Korea has spent the past year steadily enlarging and modernising its main fissile material site, in what analysts call a concrete response to leader Kim Jong-un’s demand for his nuclear arsenal’s “exponential growth”. Commercial satellite images of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre from October and November show renovation and large-scale expansion across the complex, according to 38North, a website from US think tank the Stimson Centre devoted...

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2 w. ago ‘Limited alternatives’: why Japan will struggle to replace China’s tourists

Japan will find it hard to replace the revenue lost if Chinese tourists keep avoiding the country amid a diplomatic row over Taiwan, a subsidiary of the data provider Fitch Solutions warned on Friday. A sustained drop-off in visitor numbers from China would “significantly impact” Japan’s retail and tourism industries, as Chinese tourists were not only Japan’s largest source of overseas visitors but were also higher-than-average spenders, subsidiary BMI said in a research note. In the short term,...

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2 w. ago China’s aerospace giants seek to boost arms sales abroad at global air shows

China’s aerospace manufacturers have become a growing presence at overseas air shows as the country seeks to expand its arms sales abroad, bolstered by technological advances in the defence and aviation industries. More than 1,500 companies took part in this year’s Dubai Airshow, the largest air show in the Middle East, including around 80 Chinese companies, such as China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (Catic). Catic is the international arms sales subsidiary and the global...

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2 w. ago Chinese tech giants from Kuaishou to Tencent reap early gains from big AI bets

Chinese technology powerhouses are beginning to reap early returns from their heavy investments in artificial intelligence, with quarterly results showing the impact across businesses from short video platforms like Kuaishou Technology to social media giants like Tencent Holdings. Kuaishou, China’s second-largest short video app and rival to TikTok’s Chinese sibling Douyin, was the latest to highlight gains from AI adoption. The company, in an earnings statement on Wednesday, attributed its...

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2 w. ago Xiaomi reaffirms safety focus after raising 2025 sales target to 400,000 units

Xiaomi, one of Tesla’s biggest challengers in mainland China over the past year, pledged to focus on the safety and reliability of its cars after its factory reached another milestone. Founder and CEO Lei Jun said on Thursday that Xiaomi had raised its full-year delivery target from 350,000 vehicles to 400,000 after ramping up production, but stressed that the quality of the SU7 sedan and YU7 SUVs would not be compromised. “We firmly believe that safety is a foundation and a priority,” he said...

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3 w. ago Tesla Rival BYD's China Factory Is 6 Times Bigger Than TSLA's Texas Gigafactory

Tesla Rival BYD's China Factory Is 6 Times Bigger Than TSLA's Texas Gigafactory  Benzinga

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3 w. ago Satellite images show how Tesla rival BYD is expanding its largest Chinese megafactory

Satellite images show how Tesla rival BYD is expanding its largest Chinese megafactory  Business Insider

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3 w. ago BYD's largest Chinese megafactory dwarfs Tesla's Austin site. Satellite images show it's getting even bigger.

BYD's largest Chinese megafactory dwarfs Tesla's Austin site. Satellite images show it's getting even bigger.  Business Insider

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4 w. ago Exclusive: Satellite images show dramatic growth of China’s military production sites

Exclusive: Satellite images show dramatic growth of China’s military production sites  CNN

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4 w. ago Video: Satellite images show dramatic growth of China’s military production sites

Video: Satellite images show dramatic growth of China’s military production sites  CNN

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4 w. ago Nvidia CEO says no ‘active discussions’ on selling Blackwell chips to China

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Friday that there were “no active discussions” about selling the company’s state-of-the-art Blackwell chips to China. Blackwell is Nvidia’s current flagship artificial intelligence chip that the Trump administration has so far prevented from being sold to the world’s second-largest economy, for fear it would aid the Chinese military and the domestic AI industry. While there was speculation last week that talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese...

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4 w. ago ‘A new arms race’: Satellite images, maps and records reveal huge surge in China’s missile production sites

‘A new arms race’: Satellite images, maps and records reveal huge surge in China’s missile production sites  CNN

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