7 h. ago Trump’s Golden Dome: will the numbers add up to deter China in the Indo

America’s view of China as a “pacing threat” has shaped its defence priorities as the military seeks to maintain an edge over a rapidly modernising PLA. In the first of a three-part series on how US budget tensions will affect efforts to deter China, we look at the Golden Dome missile defence system. China’s expanding military footprint in the Indo-Pacific is now a focus of America’s defence strategy, with a renewed emphasis on space-based capabilities since Donald Trump returned to the White...

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8 h. ago Top cyber firm warns new digital threats from China unlike any ever encountered

Top cyber firm warns new digital threats from China unlike any ever encountered  Washington Times

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16 h. ago Why China sees US trade deals with partners as a threat – and how it could react

Beijing has renewed its warning to other countries not to strike deals with the United States on terms that come at China’s expense – ahead of Washington’s looming deadline to conclude tariff negotiations with most of its trade partners. Chinese officials are concerned that nations from Europe to Southeast Asia may enter into trade agreements with the US that divert supply chains, reduce bilateral trade with China or compel governments to exit Beijing-led projects, analysts said on Monday. “The...

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65 h. ago Beijing’s celestial ambitions: China’s space tech boom rattles US defences, reshapes kill chain threat

Beijing’s celestial ambitions: China’s space tech boom rattles US defences, reshapes kill chain threat  Business Today

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66 h. ago Southwest China on alert for more deadly floods as downpours threaten county

A county in southwestern China is bracing for another deluge just days after record floods killed at least six people. Authorities in Rongjiang county in Guizhou province ordered the evacuation of half a dozen areas on Saturday as heavy rain was again forecast for the region. “Exceptionally large floods” began sweeping through the county on Tuesday, setting new benchmarks for both rainfall and water levels, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday without saying what those levels were. The...

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4 d. ago ‘Chinese will have to be careful’: US trade truce may come, but risks remain

After months of chest-thumping, accusations and threats, look for US-China trade relations to weather an uneasy pause as the giants retreat from extremist positions, guard against backtracking and alter the negotiating dynamic toward an eventual agreement, analysts and former US officials say. The breather follows this month’s London sit-down after the two engaged in a high-stakes tariff battle then went for each other’s jugulars, with China blocking rare earth exports and Washington choking off...

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4 d. ago China’s space military tech ‘threat’, EU and rare earths: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China moving ‘breathtakingly fast’ in space military tech: US general China is moving “breathtakingly fast” in space military technologies and posing strategic threats to the United States, America’s top space force official said on Tuesday. 2. US-China trade deal is near, expert says: ‘they are going to stabilise this’ The United States and China could...

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4 d. ago China warned to watch for threats as Israeli spies in Iran open ‘Pandora’s box’

Israel’s unprecedented success in infiltrating Iranian intelligence has opened up a “Pandora’s box” of global security threats, Chinese observers have warned, while urging China to tighten all national security measures against any vulnerabilities. According to Chinese military analyst and former air force member Fu Qianshao, one striking feature of the Middle East conflict is the critical role played by Israeli intelligence agents embedded in Iran. Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency reportedly...

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4 d. ago Six killed in China floods as tropical storm threatens further devastation

Six killed in China floods as tropical storm threatens further devastation  Sky News

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5 d. ago China moving ‘breathtakingly fast’ in space military tech: US general

China is moving “breathtakingly fast” in space military technologies and posing strategic threats to the United States, America’s top space force official said on Tuesday. USSF Commander General Stephen Whiting voiced concern about Beijing’s growing capabilities in three areas, echoing previous American warnings about a Chinese space-based “kill chain”. “That is very concerning,” Whiting told military website Breaking Defence. The general’s remarks came as space-based capabilities have played a...

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5 d. ago UK minister warned of threat from China when Chagos deal expires

UK minister warned of threat from China when Chagos deal expires  politico.eu

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5 d. ago E&E News: How Trump’s fight with China is threatening American EVs

E&E News: How Trump’s fight with China is threatening American EVs  POLITICO Pro

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5 d. ago New viruses discovered in bats in China could be the next pandemic threat

New viruses discovered in bats in China could be the next pandemic threat  ScienceDaily

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5 d. ago China’s top security agency mocks CIA informant drive: ‘farcical’

China’s top intelligence agency says a recent CIA campaign aimed at recruiting informants from China is a sign the US spy agency is desperately looking for ways to survive as Washington slashes budgets. “Yet, as resources shrink, the CIA has doubled down on hyping the ‘China threat’ as its lifeline, peddling fear to Congress and taxpayers to carve out a larger slice of the budget pie,” the Ministry of State Security (MSS) said in an article published on Wednesday on its official WeChat...

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5 d. ago ‘Peddling fear’: China’s top security agency mocks CIA Chinese informant drive

China’s top intelligence agency says a recent CIA campaign aimed at recruiting informants from China while hyping up the “China threat” is a sign the US spy agency is desperately looking for ways to survive Washington’s budget cuts. “As resources shrink, the CIA has doubled down on hyping the ‘China threat’ as its lifeline, peddling fear to Congress and taxpayers to carve out a larger slice of the budget pie,” the Ministry of State Security (MSS) said in an article published on Wednesday on its...

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6 d. ago US Tests Radar That Could Link Into Golden Dome to Detect China, Russia Threats

US Tests Radar That Could Link Into Golden Dome to Detect China, Russia Threats  U.S. News & World Report

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6 d. ago Communist China is 'biggest geopolitical threat' US faces for the next century: Ted Cruz

Communist China is 'biggest geopolitical threat' US faces for the next century: Ted Cruz  Fox Business

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6 d. ago China breaks RSA encryption with a quantum computer, threatening global data security

China breaks RSA encryption with a quantum computer, threatening global data security  Earth.com

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6 d. ago 'Let's not be naive' — Rutte urges NATO to face Russia, China threats, pledges support for Ukraine

'Let's not be naive' — Rutte urges NATO to face Russia, China threats, pledges support for Ukraine  The Kyiv Independent

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7 d. ago EU needs rare earths strategic reserves against China threat

EU needs rare earths strategic reserves against China threat  Mining Weekly

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