Taiwan has detected 42 Chinese fighter jets entering its air defense zone. The fighter jets were part of military drills conducted by the Chinese military immediately after the recent visit of Taiwan’s Vice President visited the United States.
Microsoft & White House said on Wednesday that Chinese hackers breached email accounts of 25 organizations, including US government agencies. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the government has detected an attack but managed To prevent further loss .
Vietnam has banned the Barbie movie scheduled to be released on 17 July. The movie was banned after it depicted false images of the South China Sea as parts of China, territories which China had claimed illegally. Websites of the country’s major cinema chains have removed the performance schedule of the movie, following the government’s decision to ban it.
Co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates met the Chinese president and had a very fruitful discussion, according to the Chinese foreign office. The Chinese president Xi Jinping called Bill Gates “an old friend” and said he was happy to meet him after several years.
The US government has imposed a ban on importing Ninestar from China over the latter’s human rights record against the Uyghur minority. The Ninestar, who claimed to be the world’s fourth largest laser printer producer will not be able to export its products to the US after its alleged involvement in China’s aggression against Muslims.
China and Cuba have reached a secret deal to establish a Chinese spy base in Cuba, around 100 miles from Florida. The secret facility will act as an electronic eavesdropping facility where the Chinese will be able to collect data from across the US, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Chinese exports dropped by 7% this May, far more than what was anticipated by a Reuters poll. According to recently released customs data, Chinese exports to the United States dropped by 15.1% in May compared to the same time last year. Similarly, China’s exports to the European Union decreased by 4.9%.
The US and Finish governments have signed a joint declaration to work on 6G technology to counter the Chinese influence in the tech world. US State Secretary Anthony Blinken said that both the governments will roll in billions of dollars for research and development of the 6G network.
US President Joe Biden has hinted at improvement in relationship with China in the meeting of seven biggest liberal economies. In the G-7 summit, Biden responded to a question saying that Relations with China were expected to improve but due to the spy balloon incidents, things couldn’t go any further and everything fell apart.
On Wednesday, the Chinese government fined a comedy troupe and issued warnings of potential additional legal consequences. The penalty came in response to a member of the troupe who joked about the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) while performing a stand-up comedy.
A mysterious Chinese spacecraft has returned back to earth after a brief stay of 276 days in orbit. The Chinese space agency has not yet disclosed any information about the objective of the spacecraft which was launched in early August 2022.
Classified CIA documents have revealed that China is building cyberweapons to hijack western satellites. Papers show that China is working on developing high tech satellites to seize control of satellites of European countries currently in orbit. China is developing the capability to make sure it dominates the exterior of earth to hinder their communication systems.
