An underwater drone suspected of originating from China has been recovered from waters off the central Philippines, police said Thursday, warning of “potential national security implications.” Three fishermen found the drone on Monday about six miles off the coast of San Pascual, in Masbate province, according to a police report. The Philippines and China have … Read more
Former United States Marine Corps pilot Daniel Dugan will be extradited from Australia to the United States over allegations he illegally trained Chinese airmen. Australian Attorney General Mark Dreyfus approved the extradition on Monday, ending a nearly two-year attempt by the Boston-born 55-year-old to avoid being returned to the United States. Duggan, who served in … Read more
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz (center) pictured with participants of the Punjab-China Roundtable on December 14, 2024 in Guangzhou, China. – Provided LAHORE: On the 6th day of her 8-day visit to China, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif invited Chinese technology companies to start operations in Punjab while chairing an investment roundtable in Guangzhou. … Read more
President Asif Ali Zardari (center) in a group photo with Chinese business delegations who visited him, at Bilawal House Karachi, December 12, 2024. — PID A trade delegation led by Chinese Consul General in Karachi, Yang Yundon, met President Asif Ali Zardari and expressed interest in investing $1 billion to establish a medical city in … Read more
A central processing unit (CPU) semiconductor chip is displayed among the flags of China and the United States, in this illustrative photo taken February 17, 2023. — Reuters WASHINGTON: China’s retaliatory export control measures could take a toll on America’s growing clean energy sector and its defense industry, analysts say, as the trade fight intensifies … Read more
Volcanoes erupted on the mysterious far side of the Moon billions of years ago, just like on the side we can see, new research confirms. Researchers analyzed lunar soil reported by The Chinese Chang’e-6the first spacecraft to return with a transport of rocks and dirt from the little-explored dark side. Two separate teams discovered fragments … Read more
The US State Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Chinese research institute and several companies involved in supplying Pakistan’s ballistic missile program. Washington also imposed sanctions on three China-based companies in October 2023 for supplying Pakistan with missile components. Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement that the Beijing Machine-Building Industry Automation Research … Read more