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New Prospect For Space Arms ControlZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 21, 2010 Over the past two decades, the absence of a peer military competitor has tempted US warfighters to seize the ultimate high ground and place weapons in space. The Russians and Chinese have vehemently opposed this effort and recently drafted a space arms control treaty. Although the previous administration disregarded the Russian-Chinese proposal, President Barack Obama expressed the will to come to the table and discuss preventing a potential arms race in outer space. Obama's space policy emp ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) July 20, 2010A strike by workers at a Honda parts supply factory in southern China has entered its second week, but car production has so far not been affected, the Japanese automaker said Tuesday. The strike is the latest in a series of walkouts by factory workers - many of them at foreign-invested companies - over pay and poor conditions in the so-called "workshop of the world". The work stoppage ... more  
Islamabad (AFP) July 19, 2010The United States has conveyed its "concerns" to Islamabad over China's sale of two civilian nuclear reactors to Pakistan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a press conference Monday. Washington has already sought clarification from Beijing on the deal to build two new 650-megawatt reactors in Pakistan's Punjab province, saying it must be approved by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG ... more  
Taipei, Taiwan (AFP) July 19, 2010Taiwan on Monday started a computerised wargame simulating a D-Day style attack by China, the defence ministry said. During the five-day drill, Chinese forces attack the island from Guangzhou and Nanjing, the military districts nearest Taiwan, while Taiwanese forces test counterattack strategies. "The purpose of the drill is aimed to test our defence capabilities in case the People's Lib ... more |
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Solar powers Shanghai train stationShanghai, China (UPI) Jul 19, 2010 Shanghai's high-speed rail station has installed a massive solar power system. The project is the world's largest stand-alone integrated photovoltaic - or BIPV - project, reports China's state-run news agency Xinhua. Using 20,000 solar panels, the 6.68-megawatt system covers an area of 73,000 square yards. The system, which started transmitting power to the grid in Shanghai Sunday, is capable of producing 6.3 million kilowatts hours of electricity each year, supplying power to 1 ... read more |
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