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Proliferating Surveillance SatellitesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2011 Almost 50 Earth observing satellites were launched in the past 10 years in addition to military and weather satellites. A further 200 or so are expected to be launched by 2020. Eight countries have explicitly military observation satellites in operation2: China, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Russia and the USA and the underlined countries have an indigenous launcher with which to place the satellites in orbit. The list of countries with civilian observation satellites that have military-c ... read more |
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  Production on major part of China jumbo rocket completed, maiden voyage by 2015 Production on a major part of China's Long March-5 large-thrust carrier rocket has been completed and its maiden voyage is expected to take place during the country's 12th Five-Year Plan period (201 ... more | .. |
  Taiwan candidate tells US she's no 'radical' Taiwan's opposition presidential candidate on Tuesday assured the United States she would not whip up tensions with China if elected but pledged to boost defense spending to counterbalance a rising Beijing. ... more | .. |
  Key US lawmaker: China 'drunk' with economic might China seeks to match US military might, hacks US government computers "daily," and is "drunk with economic power," a key US lawmaker warned Monday as he warned against new cuts at the Pentagon. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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US senators seek to force fighter sale to Taiwan Two US senators introduced legislation on Monday demanding President Barack Obama sell Taiwan no fewer than 66 advanced F-16 fighter jets despite Beijing's fierce objections. ... more | .. |
  Kadhafi forces fight back, China recognises NTC A defiant Moamer Kadhafi vowed to fight until victory as his forces launched surprise fightbacks on three fronts on Monday, and as Libya's interim government won recognition from China. ... more | .. |
  China uses 9/11 to crack down on Xinjiang: group Over the past decade China has used the global "war on terror" to jail thousands of ethnic Muslim Uighurs in the far-western and restive Xinjiang region, a minority rights group said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Fear of rising China unites polarized US politicians With the 2012 election cycle heating up, US politicians this week harnessed worries over a rising China to power support for everything from patent law reform to debt reduction - and their own ambitions. ... more |
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  China arrests 32 over 'gutter' cooking oil scam China said Tuesday it had arrested 32 people over the sale of cooking oil made from leftovers taken from gutters, in the latest food safety scandal to hit the country. ... more | .. |
  S.Africa mulling Dalai Lama visa: foreign minister South Africa is considering a visa request from the Dalai Lama, the government said Tuesday, two years after refusing entry to the Tibetan exiled spiritual leader over fears of angering China. ... more | .. |
  France fails to twist China's arm on Syria French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said he made little headway Tuesday in convincing Beijing to back a tough United Nations resolution condemning Syria's crackdown on pro-democracy protests. ... more | .. |
  Blast at China chemical plant kills three: state media Three people were killed and another three wounded in an explosion at a chemical plant in east China on Tuesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported. ... more |
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Nepal arrests 20 Tibetan teens crossing from China Nepal has detained 20 Tibetan teenagers for entering the country illegally from China, police said Monday, weeks after the government assured Beijing that it would crack down on anti-China activity. ... more | .. |
  Libya's new rulers to uphold China deals: Beijing The National Transitional Council has agreed to uphold agreements with China made before the fall of Moamer Kadhafi, Beijing said Tuesday, a day after recognising the NTC as Libya's government. ... more | .. |
  Italy admits China meeting, but says sought no bond help Italy admitted meeting with the head of the biggest Chinese sovereign wealth fund CIC for talks, but denied on Tuesday asking Beijing to help reduce record borrowing prices by buying Italian bonds. ... more |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
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  Australia regulator in Chinese anti-trust probe Three executives at a Chinese mining firm stood down Tuesday after Australia's corporate watchdog said it was probing claims of insider dealing related to proposed investments in two local firms. ... more | .. |
Oil price in 'paradox' of slow growth, tight supplies: OECD The oil market is cooling as the global economy slows down, the IEA said on Tuesday but said a price "paradox" is at work despite a revival of Libyan production. ... more | .. |
China recognises new Libyan authorities China on Monday formally recognised the National Transitional Council (NTC) as Libya's government following the fall of Moamer Kadhafi, after weeks of holding back. ... more | .. |
 China says "trust" main challenge for relations with EU The main challenge for China-EU relations lies in the lack of trust produced by Europe's "double standards", China's vice minister for foreign affairs Fu Ying said here on Saturday. ... more |
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  Satellites improve disaster monitoring efficiency in China Two small disaster monitoring satellites, launched in 2008, have allowed China to more rapidly monitor natural disasters with greater range, said the National Commission for Disaster Reduction Tuesd ... more | .. |
Fewer Taiwanese want to work or live in China: poll Fewer Taiwanese people intend to work or live in China despite efforts promoting closer trade and tourism links, a survey showed Saturday. ... more | .. |
Speeches offer insight into former China premier Zhu Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, considered by many the architect of the country's economic boom, this week published a collection of speeches he gave to party officials. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama addresses thousands in Mexico City Thousands gathered to listen to the Dalai Lama in Mexico City on Sunday, after China complained over Mexican President Felipe Calderon's meeting with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. ... more |
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Ariane 6 to deliver inaugural Galileo 2nd Gen satellites as European industry backs Arianespace
Momentus to conduct multi sensor rendezvous trial with US Air Force
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 At least 11 dead in China ferry sinking: reports At least 11 people, including nine schoolchildren, died when an apparently overloaded ferry capsized in a river in southern China, reports said Saturday. ... more | .. |
China says stabilising prices a priority China's central bank said Monday stabilising prices remained a top priority as the nation's politically sensitive inflation rate was still high, despite a slight easing in August. ... more | .. |
  Westinghouse In Collaborative Effort to Supply Nuclear Power Plants In China and United States Westinghouse Electric reports that the acquisition of Shaw Group's 20 percent ownership stake in Westinghouse by its current majority owner Toshiba Corporation would have no impact on any of the fou ... more | .. |
 China launches offshore safety checks China has launched safety inspections of all its offshore petroleum exploration and production bases, following an oil spill in the nation's northern Bohai Bay, the government said Sunday. ... more |
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 Taiwan's Fubon braves risks of China market For Fubon, Taiwan's second-largest publicly listed financial group, a gamble on the boom time in China is worth taking, even though it comes laden with political risks. ... more | .. |
 China's August trade surplus tumbles to $17.8bn China's trade surplus contracted sharply to $17.8 billion in August, down from $31.5 billion in July, as imports rose to a new record high, according to official data released Saturday. ... more | .. |
  China's Alibaba chief silent on Yahoo stake The head of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba, Jack Ma, Saturday gave no hint of the future of Yahoo!'s stake in his firm but said he wasn't responsible for the recent ouster of its chief. ... more | .. |
 Islamic group behind Xinjiang attacks A group calling itself the Turkestan Islamic Party claimed responsibility for the attacks in China's Xinjiang region in July, a security intelligence Web site said. ... more |
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