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China Moves Humanoid Robots From Commercial Dominance Toward Military Trials on the Battlefield

China is transitioning humanoid robots from entertainment to military use, with the PLA testing them for battlefield applications. This shift raises questions about autonomy and ethical implications.

International Business Times UK · Sep 7

From dance floor to war: China readies humanoid robots for combat

Two days after the Games ended, the People's Liberation Army's official newspaper drew its ​own conclusions from the show. The PLA Daily called for researchers to accelerate the transfer of cutting-edge technologies from ​laboratories to military training grounds for robotic "combatants."

The Economic Times · Sep 7

Forget lasers and missiles, China wants to kill drones using a common tech households use everyday in kitchens all around the world — invisible microwave weapons can fry electronics but still require line-of-sight and proximity

China wants to counter drone swarms using high power microwave weapons similar in principle to household ovens but scaled for military air defense roles.

TechRadar · Jan 17

World's biggest weapons fair sees surge in visitors amid global turmoil

The world's largest arms exhibition, held in Paris this week, attracted bumper crowds as a result of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and increased tension between the US, Russia and China. Eurosatory 2024 was also not without controversy.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 22, 2024

Friends at any price: China seeks allies, arms markets in West Africa as French influence wanes

China’s expansion into the West African arms market is a shift in strategy for a country that has typically focussed its weapons sales on other African regions. But Beijing is not just competing for a share of a new market: amid waning French influence in West Africa, China is looking…

France 24 · Aug 26, 2023

Ukraine says it is finding more Chinese components in Russian weapons

Ukrainian forces are finding a growing number of components from China in Russian weapons used in Ukraine, a senior adviser in President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office told Reuters, as Western supplies are squeezed by sanctions.

Reuters · Apr 14, 2023

Factbox-Saudi-China energy, trade and investment ties

Saudi Arabia and China signed a series of agreements during President Xi Jinping's visit to the kingdom, demonstrating deepening ties between the two countries that Riyadh's traditional ally the United States is warily watching.

Reuters · Dec 6, 2022