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China Cranking Up Political Espionage, German Official Tells Newspaper

The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency fears that China is expanding its spy activities against Berlin, he said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday, adding that Beijing was focusing increasingly on political espionage. "China is developing wide-ranging spying and influence activities. We must be prepared for these to…

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India drops 'Air Suvidha' requirement for 6 countries; 2 percent random testing to continue

As per the latest development, the Indian Government has announced to drop the requirement of COVID-19 testing and uploading of the ‘Air Suvidha’ form for international arrivals from Singapore, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Japan.

The Times of India

India Poised To Become World's Most Populous Country This Year: Report

India is poised to become the world's most populous country in 2023, surpassing China which has held the position since 1950, according to a report by Washington-based think tank Pew Research Centre. Read further on Dynamite News:

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China cranking up political espionage, German official tells newspaper

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US Adds 6 Chinese Entities Tied to Balloon Program to Blacklist

The Biden administration on Friday added six Chinese entities connected to Beijing's suspected surveillance balloon program to an export blacklist. The new restrictions come after the White House said it would consider broader efforts to "expose and address" China's larger surveillance activities that threaten US national security and allies. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China’s censored feminist movement finds solace in Sally Rooney

Rooney is among a number of successful western authors who have found a growing audience in China’s restless younger generation

The Guardian - AU

Regional shares retreat, foreign selling continues

RECAP: Asia-Pacific stocks retreated on Friday, slumping towards a second weekly loss as investors fretted about the potential for further US Federal Reserve tightening.

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US downs unknown object over Alaska as China tension grows

President Joe Biden ordered the Pentagon to shoot down an object spotted at 40,000 feet over Alaska, less than a week after fighter jets targeted an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon that had crossed the U.S. and provoked a national uproar.

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With China looming, U.S. signs MoU with another Pacific island state

The United States said on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Federated States of Micronesia, , reflecting a shared understanding on future U.S. assistance to the Pacific island country that Washington is anxious to keep out of China's orbit.

Reuters

Everything we know about the mysterious ‘objects’ shot down by US warplanes

Three high-altitude objects were destroyed days after a fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon

The Independent UK

The West bags China and Russia but ignores its own track record

Spy balloon shootings and gas line sabotage

Newcastle Herald

US shoots down unknown object over Alaska as China tension grows

President Joe Biden ordered the Pentagon to shoot down an object spotted at 40,000 feet over Alaska less than a week after fighter jets targeted an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon that had crossed the U.S. and provoked a national uproar.

Tribune News Service

MSCI Adds 17 and Drops 13 China Stocks From Two Indexes

Haichang Ocean Park falls 10% in Hong Kong on news it will fall out; additions include Hainan Airlines, Hainan Airport and Offcn Education Tech

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Thousands of international students set to return to Australia amid rental crisis after China online learning ban

More than 40,000 Chinese students are expected to return to Australia for face-to-face classes, after China announced a snap ban on online learning at foreign universities a fortnight ago.

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US shoots down unknown object flying above Alaska as spat with China over alleged spy balloon continues

U.S. fighter jets shot down an object flying at 40,000 feet over Alaska after officials determined it “posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight,” according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.

ABC News

What technologies and tactics are countries using to spy on each other?

China's balloons are a reminder countries are constantly watching each other. In the ever-evolving world of espionage, which intelligence tactics are being used in the face of growing global tensions?

The Guardian - US

China ‘spy balloon’ wakes up world to new era of war at edge of space

The ‘poor man’s satellite’ offers a relatively cheap way of exploiting a previously inaccessible high-altitude level of the skies

Reuters

China says it is ready to work with Belgium to deepen relations

China's foreign ministry said that Beijing is ready to work with Belgium to develop their bilateral relations.

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Amid spy balloon fears, California bill bars China from owning land near military bases

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Just days after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon capable of collecting communications signals, two California lawmakers have introduced a bill intended to block hostile foreign governments from conducting surveillance of sensitive American locations.

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Biden and Brazil's Lula find common ground against violent extremism

It was just over a month ago that hundreds of extremist supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the capital and ransacked the Congress, Supreme Court and the presidential offices.

The Texas Tribune

For U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, national security can’t be a partisan fight

The Austin Republican and new chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee hopes to reach across the aisle to project a unified front as the country faces new threats, despite a staunchly conservative record.

France 24

Anger of China's zero-Covid generation remains intact

In November 2022, thousands of young Chinese people took to the streets to protest repeated Covid-19 lockdowns, constant PCR tests and to demand greater freedom. The movement was stifled in a few days and authorities abandoned their strict zero-Covid policy. But if China's youth took the risk to voice their…

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China insists balloon had ‘civilian use’ as US makes spy case

China accused the U.S. of exaggerating the dispute over a balloon the Biden administration says was conducting surveillance, signaling the nations remain at odds over an issue that’s rekindled tensions.

Reuters

Let's work to keep peace, China tells visiting Taiwan KMT official

A top Chinese official told a senior Taiwan opposition figure on Friday that both China's Communist Party and Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) should oppose Taiwan independence and interference by external forces.

Reuters

Top Chinese official meets Taiwan's senior opposition leader

China's politburo standing committee member Wang Huning met Taiwan's senior opposition leader Andrew Hsia, state television said on Friday.

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