8 h. ago China’s rebuilding of Micronesian airport runway raises alarm in US

The rebuilding of a World War II-era airfield in Micronesia with the help of Chinese companies has raised alarm in the United States, with US defence analysts warning about Beijing’s growing footprint in the strategic western Pacific. Cleo Paskal, a non-resident senior fellow at the Washington-based Foundation for Defence of Democracies, posted a video on social media last week showing an airport runway being rebuilt on Woleai, a remote 4.5 sq km atoll in Micronesia’s Yap state. “Chinese company...

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3 d. ago We crunched the numbers on drug discovery in the U.S. vs. China. The results were alarming

We crunched the numbers on drug discovery in the U.S. vs. China. The results were alarming  statnews.com

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5 d. ago China to fully cover childbirth costs for all as fertility crisis sparks economic alarm

China will expand its national healthcare insurance programme next year to fully cover all out-of-pocket expenses related to childbirth, according to state media reports. It is the country’s latest bid to lift birth rates and avert a looming demographic crisis that threatens to undermine long-term growth prospects. The pledge to widen the medical insurance coverage was unveiled at a national healthcare security conference in Beijing on Saturday, state news agency Xinhua reported. According to a...

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6 d. ago How China is building a great green wall to protect itself from desertification

After decades of human activities and overgrazing, desertification has accelerated at an alarming speed in China, resulting in sandstorms, flooding and drought. The economic repercussions are potentially affecting more than 400 million people. In the past, Chinese kingdoms and empires erected the Great Wall to prevent steppe nomads from invading from the north. Now, the government is planting a whole new kind of wall to protect from encroaching deserts.

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7 d. ago White House AI Czar Sounds Alarm On Nvidia As China Rejects H200 Chips In Favor Of Local Rivals: Report

White House AI Czar Sounds Alarm On Nvidia As China Rejects H200 Chips In Favor Of Local Rivals: Report  Stocktwits

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7 d. ago Trump's green light for NVIDIA sales to China sparks alarm on Capitol Hill

Trump's green light for NVIDIA sales to China sparks alarm on Capitol Hill  Fox News

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9 d. ago Democrat sounds alarm on Hegseth’s use of ‘G2’ to describe US

Democrat sounds alarm on Hegseth’s use of ‘G2’ to describe US-China relationship  thehill.com

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1 week ago Trump Greenlights Nvidia AI Chip Sales to China, Prompting Security Alarms

Trump Greenlights Nvidia AI Chip Sales to China, Prompting Security Alarms  MeriTalk

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1 week ago The Beijing data blackout raising alarm bells about China’s economy

The Beijing data blackout raising alarm bells about China’s economy  The Telegraph

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1 week ago Beijing Sounds the Alarm: China’s Own Regulators Warn of a Humanoid

Beijing Sounds the Alarm: China’s Own Regulators Warn of a Humanoid-Robot Bubble  Quasa.io

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2 w. ago Taiwan, Japan raise alarm over China’s maritime deployment; Beijing says operations fully compliant with law

Taiwan, Japan raise alarm over China’s maritime deployment; Beijing says operations fully compliant with law  Firstpost

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2 w. ago China draws in Europe’s businesses despite alarm over competition

China draws in Europe’s businesses despite alarm over competition  Financial Times

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3 w. ago Tripwire clauses: why is China alarmed by Malaysia’s new trade deal with the US?

China has expressed “serious concerns” regarding a trade agreement signed last month between Malaysia and the United States, and some analysts suggest it might be related to how the pact could force the Southeast Asian nation to align with Washington’s sanctions regime. The official reaction on Thursday followed a meeting between Chinese and Malaysian commerce officials earlier in the week. While Beijing did not publicly specify the offending clauses, critics point to provisions that ostensibly...

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3 w. ago Map Shows ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Japan Missile Plan Alarming China

Map Shows ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Japan Missile Plan Alarming China  Newsweek

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last month CEO sounds alarm on risks as China builds its own technology

CEO sounds alarm on risks as China builds its own technology  Fox Business

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