#EnergyInvestment #ChinaUKRelations #NationalSecurity
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Miliband deal opens door to Chinese investment in UK wind farms
Ed Miliband has opened the door to greater investment by Chinese companies in Britain's energy infrastructure in a deal that critics say threatens national security.
#China #SpaceSecurity #LatinAmerica
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China expands space footprint in Latin America, raising military alarms in America's backyard
FIRST ON FOX: China is expanding a network of space facilities across Latin America that could strengthen Beijing's military surveillance and war-fighting capabilities in the Western Hemisphere, according to a new report.
#NationalSecurity #MilitaryTraining #ChinaRelations
www.newsweek.com
Who is Gerald Brown? Ex-Air Force pilot accused of betraying U.S. for China
Former U. S. Air Force pilot Gerald Eddie Brown Jr. , 65, was arrested Wednesday in Jeffersonville, Indiana, for allegedly helping train Chinese fighter pilots.
#NationalSecurity #MilitaryTraining #ChinaRelations
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Former US F-35 instructor charged with conspiring to train Chinese military
A former US Air Force fighter pilot with more than two decades of experience with nuclear delivery systems and aircraft, including advanced F-35 stealth jets, has been arrested and charged with conspiring to help the Chinese military.
#ChinaMilitary #PLA #MilitaryAnalysis
www.newsweek.com
China's purges create military weakness -- for now
China's military is experiencing weakness in its command structure as President Xi Jinping continues rolling purges that have removed dozens of top generals and hundreds of lower-ranking officers, but the weakness is not expected to last and the People's Liberation Army is growing fast overall, according to a report published this week.
#Germany #China #TradeRelations
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Germany's Merz presses China on "fair' trade competition in visit
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, his first visit to China as his country's leader, as the latest Western leader seeking to strike a balance between Washington and Beijing as tensions deepen between the world's two largest economies.
#China #MilitaryPurge #XiJinping
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How Xi's military purges could hamper China's ability to fight
HONG KONG -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's purges of senior military officials run far deeper than previously thought, researchers say, threatening the effectiveness of his People's Liberation Army.
#XiJinping #ChinaMilitary #CorruptionPurge
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Xi's purges of Chinese military run deep, raising questions of readiness, think tank says | CNN
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has taken his purge of the country's military to the very top, targeting his highest-ranked general in a stunning move last month.
#China #Military #AircraftCarriers
www.newsweek.com
China's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will challenge US sea power
New satellite imagery obtained by Newsweek shows work advancing on China's fourth aircraft carrier, with defense analysts increasingly convinced the vessel will be nuclear-powered -- a step that would give it far greater range, endurance and sustained speed than its conventionally powered predecessors.
#China #Germany #InternationalRelations
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German leader arrives in China to press for fair trade and help ending Ukraine war
BEIJING (AP) -- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is meeting China's top leaders Wednesday at the start of a whirlwind two-day visit to press for a fair economic playing field for German companies, and China's assistance in bringing about an end to Russia's four-year-old war in Ukraine.
#China #MilitaryCorruption #DefenceReform
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China military purge taking toll on command and readiness, study finds
HONG KONG, Feb 24 (Reuters) - China's ongoing military corruption purges are leaving serious deficiencies in its command structure and are likely to have hampered the readiness of its rapidly modernising armed forces, a leading defence research centre said on Tuesday.
