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US State Department approves US$1.8bn weapons sale to Taiwan amid tension with China
The State Department of the United State formally notified Congress the approval of US$1.8 billion (around NTD 13.95 billion) sales of weapons to Taiwan on Oct 21 (Wednesday), including missiles and rocket systems.
The formal notifications to Congress covered 11 truck-based rocket launchers made by Lockheed Martin Corp, 135 Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) Missiles and related equipment made by Boeing Co, and six new external sensor pods for F16 fighters made by Collins Aerospace, for enhanced intelligence gathering ability of F16 fighters.
Further congressional notifications are expected to follow, including drones and land-based Harpoon anti-ship missiles to serve as coastal defense cruise missiles. Sources told Reuters news agency the weapons would cost about US$2 billion.
The formal notification gave Congress 30 days to object to the eighth sales of weapons to Taiwan during Donald Trump’s presidency, but there is broad bipartisan support for the defense of Taiwan.
Source: Stand news #Oct22
#US #Taiwan #WeaponSales #Defense
The State Department of the United State formally notified Congress the approval of US$1.8 billion (around NTD 13.95 billion) sales of weapons to Taiwan on Oct 21 (Wednesday), including missiles and rocket systems.
The formal notifications to Congress covered 11 truck-based rocket launchers made by Lockheed Martin Corp, 135 Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) Missiles and related equipment made by Boeing Co, and six new external sensor pods for F16 fighters made by Collins Aerospace, for enhanced intelligence gathering ability of F16 fighters.
Further congressional notifications are expected to follow, including drones and land-based Harpoon anti-ship missiles to serve as coastal defense cruise missiles. Sources told Reuters news agency the weapons would cost about US$2 billion.
The formal notification gave Congress 30 days to object to the eighth sales of weapons to Taiwan during Donald Trump’s presidency, but there is broad bipartisan support for the defense of Taiwan.
Source: Stand news #Oct22
#US #Taiwan #WeaponSales #Defense
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12 U.S. Universities Received Over a Billion Dollars in Anonymous Donations from China and Russia, Which Could Lead to Technology Transfer Leakage
The U.S. government has been very concerned about Chinese communist infiltration on campuses in recent years. The U.S. Department of Education has just released a survey on 12 famous U.S. universities, saying that many of them did not declare funds from China, Russia and other "hostile countries against the U.S.". The survey also indicated that the corresponding universities received US$1.14 billion in anonymous donations from countries such as China and Russia since 2012, most of which have financial ties to high-risk national security organizations, such as Huawei.
The Department of Education stated that because of the lack of transparency and supervision of the details of the donations, these foreign funds would be subject to conditions that allow foreign governments to gain access to sensitive research technologies, restrict academic freedom, and expand their soft power or publicity. The 12 universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT and other famous universities, are under investigation.
In fact, since last year, U.S. politicians have begun to criticize the CCP infiltration of campuses. The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee released a cross-party report at the beginning of last year, reprimanding the CCP for conducting political propaganda on U.S. campuses through Confucius Institutes. As a result, the Department of Education stepped up its investigation of universities. At the middle of last year, they announced in the middle of last year that 12 universities involved in undeclared foreign funds of US$6.5 billion.
It is worth noting that the report specifically listed two major issues. One of them was "national security". Many universities were accused of receiving donations from Huawei for research, and some even participated in a research commissioned by Alibaba on crowd surveillance.
Source: Stand News #Oct22
https://bit.ly/2THroFj
#US #USDeptOfEducation #UScampuses #China #Russia #Huawei #ConfuciusInstitutes #CCPinfiltration #USnationalsecurity #University
The U.S. government has been very concerned about Chinese communist infiltration on campuses in recent years. The U.S. Department of Education has just released a survey on 12 famous U.S. universities, saying that many of them did not declare funds from China, Russia and other "hostile countries against the U.S.". The survey also indicated that the corresponding universities received US$1.14 billion in anonymous donations from countries such as China and Russia since 2012, most of which have financial ties to high-risk national security organizations, such as Huawei.
The Department of Education stated that because of the lack of transparency and supervision of the details of the donations, these foreign funds would be subject to conditions that allow foreign governments to gain access to sensitive research technologies, restrict academic freedom, and expand their soft power or publicity. The 12 universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT and other famous universities, are under investigation.
In fact, since last year, U.S. politicians have begun to criticize the CCP infiltration of campuses. The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee released a cross-party report at the beginning of last year, reprimanding the CCP for conducting political propaganda on U.S. campuses through Confucius Institutes. As a result, the Department of Education stepped up its investigation of universities. At the middle of last year, they announced in the middle of last year that 12 universities involved in undeclared foreign funds of US$6.5 billion.
It is worth noting that the report specifically listed two major issues. One of them was "national security". Many universities were accused of receiving donations from Huawei for research, and some even participated in a research commissioned by Alibaba on crowd surveillance.
Source: Stand News #Oct22
https://bit.ly/2THroFj
#US #USDeptOfEducation #UScampuses #China #Russia #Huawei #ConfuciusInstitutes #CCPinfiltration #USnationalsecurity #University
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Brazil President Refused to Buy Chinese Vaccine
Brazil, where the COVID-19 epidemic is severe, plans to launch a national vaccination program. The authorities once stated that they would use a Chinese vaccine, but this action aroused public opposition. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that he would not buy the Chinese vaccine.
BBC reported that a Bolsonaro supporter urged the authorities not to buy coronavirus vaccine from Sinovac, a Chinese company, on social media, to which Bolsonaro responded, "We will not buy the Chinese vaccine." He added that the Brazilian authorities have not yet approved the use of Sinovac vaccine.
São Paulo Governor João Doria once said the federal government would include CoronaVac, the vaccine from Sinovac, in National Vaccination Program, and agreed to purchase 46 million doses for the citizen of São Paulo. The vaccination program was planned to begin in January 2021. The Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Tuesday (20 October) that the authorities would buy CoronaVac, but Bolsonaro directly rejected it.
#Brazil #NationalImmunizationProgram #Bolsonaro #JoãoDoria #EduardoPazuello #Sinovac #CoronaVac #BBC #COVID19 #ChineseVaccine
Source: The Stand News #Oct22
https://bit.ly/323uY0T
Brazil, where the COVID-19 epidemic is severe, plans to launch a national vaccination program. The authorities once stated that they would use a Chinese vaccine, but this action aroused public opposition. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that he would not buy the Chinese vaccine.
BBC reported that a Bolsonaro supporter urged the authorities not to buy coronavirus vaccine from Sinovac, a Chinese company, on social media, to which Bolsonaro responded, "We will not buy the Chinese vaccine." He added that the Brazilian authorities have not yet approved the use of Sinovac vaccine.
São Paulo Governor João Doria once said the federal government would include CoronaVac, the vaccine from Sinovac, in National Vaccination Program, and agreed to purchase 46 million doses for the citizen of São Paulo. The vaccination program was planned to begin in January 2021. The Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Tuesday (20 October) that the authorities would buy CoronaVac, but Bolsonaro directly rejected it.
#Brazil #NationalImmunizationProgram #Bolsonaro #JoãoDoria #EduardoPazuello #Sinovac #CoronaVac #BBC #COVID19 #ChineseVaccine
Source: The Stand News #Oct22
https://bit.ly/323uY0T
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Brazil President Refused to Buy Chinese Vaccine
Brazil, where the COVID-19 epidemic is severe, plans to launch a national vaccination program. The authorities once stated that they would use a Chinese vaccine, but this action aroused public opposition. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that he would not buy the Chinese vaccine.
BBC reported that a Bolsonaro supporter urged the authorities not to buy coronavirus vaccine from Sinovac, a Chinese company, on social media, to which Bolsonaro responded, "We will not buy the Chinese vaccine." He added that the Brazilian authorities have not yet approved the use of Sinovac vaccine.
São Paulo Governor João Doria once said the federal government would include CoronaVac, the vaccine from Sinovac, in National Vaccination Program, and agreed to purchase 46 million doses for the citizen of São Paulo. The vaccination program was planned to begin in January 2021. The Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Tuesday (20 October) that the authorities would buy CoronaVac, but Bolsonaro directly rejected it.
#Brazil #NationalImmunizationProgram #Bolsonaro #JoãoDoria #EduardoPazuello #Sinovac #CoronaVac #BBC #COVID19 #ChineseVaccine
Source: The Stand News #Oct22
https://bit.ly/323uY0T
Brazil, where the COVID-19 epidemic is severe, plans to launch a national vaccination program. The authorities once stated that they would use a Chinese vaccine, but this action aroused public opposition. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that he would not buy the Chinese vaccine.
BBC reported that a Bolsonaro supporter urged the authorities not to buy coronavirus vaccine from Sinovac, a Chinese company, on social media, to which Bolsonaro responded, "We will not buy the Chinese vaccine." He added that the Brazilian authorities have not yet approved the use of Sinovac vaccine.
São Paulo Governor João Doria once said the federal government would include CoronaVac, the vaccine from Sinovac, in National Vaccination Program, and agreed to purchase 46 million doses for the citizen of São Paulo. The vaccination program was planned to begin in January 2021. The Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Tuesday (20 October) that the authorities would buy CoronaVac, but Bolsonaro directly rejected it.
#Brazil #NationalImmunizationProgram #Bolsonaro #JoãoDoria #EduardoPazuello #Sinovac #CoronaVac #BBC #COVID19 #ChineseVaccine
Source: The Stand News #Oct22
https://bit.ly/323uY0T