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US blinded by the nuclear haze of own huge arsenal, sees only China's nukes
Aug 07, 2021 00:12US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed deep concern about China's growing nuclear arsenal during a meeting with foreign ministers of Asian countries, despite the fact that Washington has thousands of nuclear weapons to Beijing's few hundred, and that the United States is the only country to have actually used atomic weapons on two cities in Asia.
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China calls on the US to end embargo on Cuba
Aug 05, 2021 05:26China has called on the United States to immediately and fully lift its sanctions and decades-long embargo against Cuba, and to stop making excuses to interfere in and destabilize the small Caribbean island.
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India deploys warships to South China Sea, joining US in countering China
Aug 04, 2021 07:21India has deployed warships to the South China Sea in what New Delhi proclaims to be a bid to expand security ties with “friendly countries” and in an apparent move to join and play a bigger role in a US-led scheme to counter China near Chinese territorial waters.
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China says US ‘empire of theft of secrets’, poses ‘biggest threat to global cybersecurity’
Jul 29, 2021 23:40China has branded the US as the “biggest threat to global cybersecurity,” more than a week after Washington publicly accused Beijing of an attack on Microsoft’s Exchange email server software that compromised tens of thousands of computers worldwide.
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Italian blood samples revive debate over first signs of COVID in Europe
Jul 29, 2021 14:36Renewed tests of blood samples collected in Italy as early as October 2019 have revived a debate over whether coronavirus was circulating in Europe before Chinese authorities confirmed the first case in Wuhan.
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Chinese media rebuff new US concerns over nuclear weapons
Jul 28, 2021 12:22Chinese media have rebuffed concerns by US officials over a recent report which calls into question Beijing's commitment to its "minimum deterrence" strategy and accused the Asian-Pacific country of expanding its nuclear capabilities.
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Chinese steelmaker starts using Iranian technology
Jul 27, 2021 00:18A major Chinese steel manufacturing company has introduced a technology developed in Iran to boost its output and improve its environmental credentials.
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Crypto mining machines could flood into Iran amid China crackdown, official warns
Jul 26, 2021 15:06A senior Iranian Energy Ministry official has warned against the flood of illegal cryptocurrency mining machines into the country amid an intensifying crackdown on crypto miners in China.
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Beijing urges Washington to quit ‘misguided, dangerous policy’ as US diplomat visits
Jul 26, 2021 05:10Beijing has urged Washington to put aside its “misguided mindset and dangerous policy” of viewing China as an “imaginary enemy,” which has led to a stalemate in relations between the world's two largest economies.
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Typhoon In-Fa inundates east China
Jul 25, 2021 12:17Typhoon In-Fa lashes eastern China with high winds and heavy rain even as other parts of the country are still cleaning up following historic flooding. Shanghai and neighboring coastal areas, including Hangzhou, cancelled all flights, transport links were suspended, and schools and businesses closed as winds reached up to 137 km/h (85mph).