China plans mass rocket launch to divert asteroid that could wipe out life on Earth
Chinese researchers want to send more than 20 rockets from the country to practise diverting asteroids away from Earth.
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July 12, 2021 U.S. repeats warning to China against attack on Philippine forces
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Sunday repeated a warning to China that an attack on Philippine armed forces in the South China Sea would trigger a 1951 U.S.-Philippines mutual defense treaty.
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SPORTS
July 9, 2021 China rebukes UK threat for political boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
China has rebuked the UK calls to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, saying any such practice “is doomed to fail”.
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POLITICS
June 14, 2021 Boris Johnson to urge Nato to address security challenge from China
Boris Johnson will on Monday urge fellow Nato leaders to address the growing security challenge posed by China, as members of the military alliance gather in person for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
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May 30, 2021 Automated spacecraft docks with China’s new space station
An automated spacecraft docked with China’s new space station on Sunday carrying fuel and supplies for its future crew, the Chinese space agency announced.
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May 23, 2021 More than 20 runners killed as sudden ‘disastrous weather’ hits cross-country mountain race in China
Twenty-one people were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100km (62-mile) cross-country mountain race in China.
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May 3, 2021 Russia, facing lags, turns to China to produce Sputnik shots
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Russia is turning to multiple Chinese firms to manufacture the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in an effort to speed up production as demand soars for its shot.
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May 3, 2021 New Zealand’s differences with China becoming ‘harder to reconcile’, Jacinda Ardern says
New Zealand’s differences with China are becoming “harder to reconcile,” the prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said, as she called on China “to act in the world in ways that are consistent with its responsibilities as a growing power”.
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WORLD
April 14, 2021 China accuses US Navy of ‘cognitive warfare’ after ‘unusual’ photo emerges
Chinese commentators have accused the United States of “cognitive warfare” after the US Navy released a puzzling photo.
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March 26, 2021 US-China war fears: Expert warns any conflict will ‘get worse before it gets worse’
Tensions between the two nuclear nations have continued to escalate despite the US President’s pledge not to seek conflict with China. However, on Thursday Joe Biden chose to criticise his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a brutal blast.
