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China military incursions inch closer to Taiwan, sources say
TAIPEI — China's military has sailed and flown closer to Taiwan in recent weeks than it has before, and staged mock attacks on foreign vessels ahead of the inauguration of the island's next president on Monday, according to Taiwanese government reports.
Australia suspends China working holiday visas to overhaul scheme
The intake of Chinese applicants in the current financial year has been “paused” while the changes are being put in place, the spokesperson added. The application process is expected to restart later in 2024.
Vietnam’s Catch-22 in courting China as a rare earth partner
Rare earths, essential in powering the global energy transition, are growing in value. They are required to produce the permanent magnets in clean-energy products from electric vehicles to wind turbines.
China’s international students under pressure as economic uncertainty looms
When Xiao Zhang went to the U.S. to study in 2019, she never expected that she would one day have to look for odd jobs to help fund her college fees.
Can’t blame all Chinese cyberattacks on the government
The UK’s national security agency, MI5, warned in April that British universities participating in military research are targets for cyberattacks by foreign states.
US bases woefully exposed to Chinese missile attacks
US lawmakers are demanding urgent upgrades to US military bases in the Indo-Pacific, citing the severe threat posed by China’s improving strike capabilities while criticizing the US Department of Defense’s (DOD) slow adoption of critical defenses.
Biden, Xi taking lumps for allies’ bad behavior
The United States and China are divided by many things, but the world’s two leading powers have one problem in common: Each of their presidents has trapped himself into supporting a close ally that has invaded a neighbor and whose forces are committing every day what many consider to be war crimes.