JohnBarentine, to space
@JohnBarentine@astrodon.social avatar

"The development will likely renew concerns over crowding, collisions and debris in low Earth orbit."

Yes, and it already has.

https://spacenews.com/chinese-firm-files-plans-for-10000-satellite-constellation/

Vittoria, to China
@Vittoria@mastodon.social avatar

If you’re in France, you may have already spotted some of the official and unofficial merch for the on the streets. Only a fraction of such goods are made by the host country. Even on the Paris 2024 website, most accessories hail from Asia and Eastern Europe. For more on Chinese exports to France ahead of the sporting event, FRANCE 24’s Yena Lee and Jasmine Ling visited China’s biggest wholesale market.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ05w6dUJyU

thejapantimes, to worldnews
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar

"The axis of upheaval," consisting of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea is characterized by a shared opposition to Western dominance and seeks to challenge existing global norms and institutions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/28/world/axis-of-upheaval/

kravietz, to China
@kravietz@agora.echelon.pl avatar

American author Xiran Jay Zhao just posted this on Twitter after discovering their books were among those burned by attack on the book printing works in

tagesschau, to hongkong German
@tagesschau@ard.social avatar

Mehrere Aktivisten in Hongkong festgenommen

In Hongkong wurden auf Grundlage des umstrittenen "Sicherheitsgesetzes" mehrere Menschen festgenommen. Die Polizei durchsuchte Wohnungen und beschlagnahmte Kommunikationsgeräte. Von Eva Lamby-Schmitt.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/hongkong-festnahmen-sicherheitsgesetz-104.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

GottaLaff, to Taiwan
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social avatar

#Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature passed changes on Tuesday that are seen as favoring #China and diminishing the power of the island’s president.

The changes pushed by the opposition Nationalist Party and its allies give the body greater power to control budgets, including defense spending that the party has blocked in what many see as a concession to China”

https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-politics-china-protest-legislature-21f7a505fb4f3666b3f5b044ec99a917?taid=6655a9b3faceea0001fe5b15&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

thejapantimes, to worldnews
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar

Trade imbalances and dwindling Chinese financing challenge African projects, despite China’s post-pandemic rebound focusing on minerals and infrastructure investment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/28/world/post-covid-china-africa-minerals/

ManyRoads, to China
@ManyRoads@mstdn.social avatar

"Meet the CRANKs: How China, Russia, Iran and North Korea Align Against America

Setting aside “Axis of Evil,” or its calibrated stepchild “Axis of Upheaval,” what might be a better name for the China-Russia-Iran-North Korea cluster? Consider an acronym—" ,” representing -Russia - - ."


https://nationalinterest.org/feature/meet-cranks-how-china-russia-iran-and-north-korea%C2%A0align-against-america-211186

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar

The U.S. and Europe are trying to catch up to China’s lead in industrial policy, a rival skilled in using all the levers of government and banking to dominate global manufacturing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/28/asia-pacific/politics/china-ahead-industrial-policy/

jackofalltrades, to China
@jackofalltrades@mas.to avatar

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/post-covid-china-is-back-africa-doubling-down-minerals-2024-05-28/

Eventually we'll run out of places to colonize.

But perhaps not before the climate crisis spins out of control.

br00t4c, to China
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

China conducts animal tests with Ebola-like virus that kills within three days

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/china-virus-ebola-hamsters-death-b2552324.html

t3n, to OpenAI German
@t3n@t3n.social avatar

🤖 Das neue Sprachmodell von OpenAI hat viele Verbesserungen. Chinesische Nutzer haben jedoch ein Problem: Der Tokenizer, der Texteingaben verarbeitet, wurde mit problematischen Daten trainiert. Das hat Konsequenzen.🇨🇳

Mehr dazu erfährst du hier: 👉https://t3n.de/news/merkwuerdige-gpt-4o-antworten-warum-tokenizer-trainingsdaten-fuer-china-voller-spam-und-porno-ist-1625518/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=referral

br00t4c, to China
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar
aggualaqisaaq, to news
@aggualaqisaaq@mastodon.sdf.org avatar

"Protesters are gathering in #Taipei as opposition lawmakers try to push through controversial legislation giving them greater investigative powers and effectively curbing the authority of President Lai Ching-te. Anger at the measures has already sparked violent clashes inside the legislature and some of Taiwan’s largest protests since...2014

#News #Taiwan #China

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-protesters-gather-as-opposition-pushes-contentious-law-to-limit-president-lai-s-powers

danyork, to space
@danyork@mastodon.social avatar

A third Chinese company files with the ITU to launch a 10,000 satellite mega-constellation into low Earth orbit (LEO) - https://spacenews.com/chinese-firm-files-plans-for-10000-satellite-constellation/

If all these LEO operators actually launch their constellations, it’s gonna get pretty crowded up there!

tagesschau, to China German
@tagesschau@ard.social avatar

China investiert Dutzende Milliarden in Chip-Fonds

Bei Computer-Chips geht es nicht nur um viel Geld - sondern auch um Macht. Die chinesische Regierung pumpt nun Milliarden in die heimische Produktion. Das könnte den Handelsstreit mit den USA weiter anheizen. Von Melanie Böff.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/china-staatsfonds-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#China #ChipProduktion #Staatsfonds

br00t4c, to China
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar
thejapantimes, to worldnews
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar

Refusing to offer a clear timetable for Ukraine's accession to NATO would fuel further aggression and Putin's neoimperial ambitions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/27/world/ukraine-why-nato-accession/ #commentary #worldnews #nato #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #china #nuclearweapons #sovietunion

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar

Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers have resettled in the United Kingdom since 2021, including prominent pro-democracy activists — and China has not forgotten them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/asia-pacific/crime-legal/spying-britain-hong-kong-community/

br00t4c, to China
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

China conducts animal tests with Ebola-like virus it has engineered in a lab

#china #ebola

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/china-virus-ebola-hamsters-ulcers-b2552041.html

thejapantimes, to Japan
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar

With tensions in Northeast Asia escalating into dangerous territory, the leaders of Japan, China and South Korea Monday sought to clear the air and chart a new path forward in their first three-way summit since 2019. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/japan/politics/japan-china-south-korea-summit/

thejapantimes, to Japan
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar

Japan has spotted Chinese ships sailing near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea for a record 158 consecutive days. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/japan/senkakus-chinese-ships/ #japan #senkakus #chinajapanrelations #china #disputedislands #japancoastguard #eastchinasea

thejapantimes, to business
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar

Starbucks faces intense competition and a price war in China, as rivals like Luckin Coffee surpass its sales. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/27/china-starbucks-price-war-discounting/ #business #starbucks #coffee #china #luckin

jsrailton, to China
@jsrailton@mastodon.social avatar

So... the ran a Truman Show on this 🇨🇳spy for 8 years?

Wild.

thejapantimes, to business
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar

China has set up the country’s largest-ever semiconductor investment fund to propel development of the domestic chip industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/27/china-chip-fund-self-resilience/

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