danyork, 6 hours ago to space

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!

#Space #LEOs #InternetAccess #Internet #Starlink #OneWeb #China

tagesschau, 10 hours ago to China German

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, 15 hours ago to China

China Sets Up Third Fund With $47.5 Billion To Boost Semiconductor Sector

#china

https://slashdot.org/story/24/05/27/1327206/china-sets-up-third-fund-with-475-billion-to-boost-semiconductor-sector

thejapantimes, 15 hours ago to worldnews

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, 15 hours ago to worldwithoutus

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/ #asiapacific #crimelegal #uk #china #hongkong #espionage

br00t4c, 15 hours ago to China

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, 17 hours ago to Japan

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/ #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #china #southkorea

thejapantimes, 17 hours ago to Japan

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, 19 hours ago to business

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, 19 hours ago to China

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

Wild.

#espionage #surveillance #china #spy #investigation #counterintelligence #intelligence #CIA #China

thejapantimes, 20 hours ago to business

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/ #business #china #semiconductors #huawei

br00t4c, 21 hours ago to China

China: Volkswagen: Address Uyghur Forced Labor - Supply Chain, Xinjiang Plant Risk Links to Labor Abuses

#china #humanrights

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/27/volkswagen-address-uyghur-forced-labor

thejapantimes, 22 hours ago to business

A scarcity of low-risk assets in China's financial sector is obstructing the central bank's plans to make its monetary policy toolkit more efficient with a return to the treasury bond market after a 17-year hiatus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/27/markets/asset-famine-china-bond-trading/ #business #markets #china #pboc

thejapantimes, 23 hours ago to worldwithoutus

During the COVID-19 pandemic, surveillance in China reached an unprecedented scale, and President Xi Jinping wants to make that expanded control permanent, or push it even further. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/asia-pacific/politics/xi-jinping-control-surveillance/ #asiapacific #politics #china #xijinping #surveillance

thejapantimes, 1 day ago to business

In ten years, China has become the world’s largest auto market and sells more electrified vehicles than any other country, with 9.5 million cars delivered last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/27/tech/xi-china-ev-dream-10-years/ #business #tech #china #electricvehicles #xijinping