OTTAWA, Canada (AFP)–Canadian federal police on Monday charged an American, a Briton and two Canadians with stealing sensitive satellite imaging technology and selling it to China in violation of export laws. Two of them stole the sensor from their employer Teledyne Dalsa of Waterloo, Ontario with help from a former employee, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They then sold it to two Chinese firms, one of them state-owned, in violation of the Canadian […]
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Pasugo drive in Yuen Long, China
Pasugo drive in Yuen Long, China
Senior American military officer says China seeks to keep the U.S. out of the Pacific
UNITED States — The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff says China’s military buildup in the South China Sea is intended to dissuade America’s Navy from operating in the region. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford, “It is very clear to me that those capabilities that are being developed are intended to limit our ability to move into the Pacific or to operate freely within the […]
China nais dominahin ang East Asia; missiles banta sa U.S. Aircraft carriers – US.
UNITED States — Pinaghahandaan umano ng China ang pagdomina sa East Asia. Sinabi ni U.S. Pacific fleet Commander admiral Harry Harris, sa pag-deploy ng Beijing ng missiles sa Paracel Islands sa West Philippine Sea o South China Sea, ang paglagay ng bagong radars sa Cuarteron reef sa Spratly Islands at paggawa ng mga airstrips ay nagpapabago ng operational landscape sa pinag-aagawang mga teritoryo. Ayon kay Harris, bahagi ito ng kagustuhan ng China na militarisasyon sa […]
China to secure ‘de facto’ control of S. China Sea: US admiral
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — China is on its way to securing “de facto” control of the South China Sea, a top US admiral warned Thursday, amid growing unease over Beijing’s continued military build up in the contested waterway. By building air bases and hardened bunkers on tiny islands, some of which are reclaimed from the sea, and by installing sophisticated radar and missile defense systems, China has shown it is determined to achieve military primacy in […]
US, China agree on UN N. Korea reso
Washington, United States (AFP)—The United States and China have agreed on a UN resolution on North Korea and will not accept Pyongyang as a “nuclear weapons state,” the White House said Wednesday. National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed “on the importance of a strong and united international response to North Korea’s provocations, including through a UN Security Council Resolution that goes beyond previous resolutions,” National Security Council spokesperson Ned […]
Important progress made on UN resolution to solve DPRK nuclear issue: Chinese FM
WASHINGTON D. C., United States (CCTV/Reuters) — Important progress has been made in talks on a UN resolution on the nuclear issue of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. Wang made the statement at a joint press briefing after he met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington, D.C. Wang said China does not accept the DPRK’s nuclear missile program and does not recognize the […]
Hong Kong official warns of political volatility hurting economy amid protests
HONG KONG, China (Reuters) — Political tensions in Hong Kong are hurting the economy, said the city’s financial secretary in his annual budget speech on Wednesday (February 24), as he rolled out a multi-billion dollar package of sweeteners to bolster growth hit by a slowdown in China. In unusually blunt comments for a budget address, John Tsang said “political volatility” was threatening to undermine the economy and warned disputes would intensify ahead of legislative elections […]
China deploys fighter jets to disputed Woody Island in South China Sea
Washington, United States (AFP)—China has deployed fighter jets to the same contested island in the South China Sea to which it also has sent surface-to-air missiles, US officials said Tuesday. Citing two unnamed US officials, Fox News said US intelligence services had spotted Chinese Shenyang J-11 and Xian JH-7 warplanes on Woody Island in the disputed Paracel Islands chain over the past few days. Navy Captain Darryn James, a spokesman for US Pacific Command, confirmed […]
Chinese foreign minister Wang blames Philippines for South China Sea tension
WASHINGTON D. C., United States (Reuters) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi assailed the Philippines on Friday (February 23) as the instigator of tension in the South China Sea. “It is exactly one country, and let me not avoid mentioning the name: that is, the Philippines has violated the stipulation of Article 4 of DoC (the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea) and has given up on the dialogue and […]
Kaso ng Zika, tumaas
QUEZON City, Philippines — Tumaas ng tatlumpu’t pitong libo katao ang na-infect ng Zika virus sa Colombia. Kinumpirma naman ng China ang ikatlong imported case ng Zika virus sa kanilang bansa. https://youtu.be/q2Ey3ik82f4
US expresses concern on China’s installation of missiles in West Philippine Sea
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America – “Serious concern” is how United States Secretary of State John Kerry described the latest action of China in the disputed territories in West Philippine Sea. China recently installed surface-to-air missiles in the said area. Kerry added that there should be no acts of militarization in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
