Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese believed Australia would be able to make a breakthrough in resolving the trade war with China following a recent delegation to Beijing. Trade Minister Don Farrell has returned after visiting China on the week ending May 14 to discuss with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao the possibility of Beijing lifting…
Australian PM Believes Breakthrough in Trade Relationship with China Is Possible
May 16, 2023
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ANALYSIS: China’s Heightened Use of ‘Exit Bans’ Creates Hostile Environment for Foreign Firms
May 15, 2023
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A growing number of Chinese laws that enable “exit bans” has heightened fears of a more hostile environment for foreign companies operating in China. Experts say that Beijing’s tactics go against its professed desire to bolster business confidence and foreign investment in the country and may trigger an accelerated exodus of foreign companies. The Chinese…
Budget Neglects National Security
May 15, 2023
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Commentary “Mr Speaker, I am announcing tonight a schedule to increase Australia’s defence expenditure to three percent of GDP over the next 10 years. “This is a necessary response to the Defence Strategic Review which the Albanese government commissioned, the recommendations of which we endorsed recently. It is a realistic response to the threats to our…
Beijing Snares Top UK Physicist to Assist With Hypersonic Weapons Research
May 15, 2023
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Beijing has reportedly lured one of the United Kingdom’s (UK) top physicists and leading experts in the fields of multiscale gas, liquids, and solid systems—critically important for hypersonic research. Zhang Yonghao, who worked in the UK for more than 20 years in leading universities, also held the Weir Professor of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics chair…
CUHK and Tongji University Collaborate to Invent an Aerial-Aquatic Hybrid Drone With Diverse Applications In Search-and-Rescue Operations
CUHK and Tongji University have joined forces to develop a prototype aerial-aquatic hybrid drone capable of operating in air and water, offering great potential for various underwater operations. Named “TJ-FlyingFish,” this amphibious drone is a collaborative effort between the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering (MAE) at CUHK and Tongji University’s Shanghai Research Institute for…
78-Year-Old US Citizen Sentenced to Life by Chinese Court
One Hong Kong-based U.S. citizen, nearly 80 years old and facing a life sentence, has just been convicted by a Chinese court. He was found guilty of spying and stripped of his political rights after heading off a number of pro-China groups overseas and visits with Beijing officials. It all started back in spring 2021,…
University of Montreal Signed Agreements in 2019 With Chinese Tech Institute Tied to China’s Military
May 15, 2023
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The University of Montreal (UdeM) says two 2019 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) it signed with a China-based educational institution linked to the Chinese military never moved forward to begin actual work. The China-based school, the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), is on the U.S. Commerce Department’s Entity List, added “for acquiring and attempting to acquire U.S.-origin items…
Communist China One of World’s ‘Worst Abusers of Human Rights and Religious Freedom’: State Department Report
May 15, 2023
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China’s ruling regime continues to be “one of the worst abusers of human rights and religious freedom in the world,” a senior State Department official said as the department releases its annual report on international religious freedom. “They continue to engage in genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs. They’re also continuing their repression of…
China Is Still Conducting Police Activities in Berlin, Germany Says
May 15, 2023
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German officials said on May 15 that they believe the two unauthorized Chinese police outposts remain in operation in the country, though Beijing had promised to shut them down in February. These police outposts were “not fixed-location offices, but mobile facilities,” a spokesperson of the Federal Ministry of the Interior said at a daily briefing…
CUHK Research Identifies 11 Shrimp-Related Allergens for More Accurate Diagnosis of Shrimp Allergies
The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) collaborated with Mahidol University and Samitivej Thonburi Hospital in Thailand to conduct a research study that utilized serum samples to identify 11 allergens associated with shrimp allergies. This breakthrough is expected to enhance the accuracy of diagnosing shrimp allergies. CUHK, Mahidol University, and…
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