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The Five Eyes plans to sanction China to counter Beijing's trade war against Australia
China has been making moves to put pressure on Australian trade. The Australian media reported that the Five Eyes Alliance, which consists of Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, has recently discussed how to deal with the situation and has not ruled out imposing trade sanctions against China. Australia has just formally filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization today against the China-initiated trade war.
According to reports, the Five Eyes Alliance is negotiating to respond to China’s trade sanctions against Australia. The U.S. is actively considering the possibility that each of the five countries may impose trade restrictions on Chinese goods or services, or that only Australia may impose punitive tariffs on China. The other four countries are open to express their support.
Fergus Hanson, the Director of International Cyber Policy Centre of Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said that the Five Eyes could also refer to Article 5 of NATO. It establishes a collective defence mechanism for member states which can respond to China's trade sanctions against Australia. “Only in this way can let the CCP realize that it (the trade sanctions) is a two-way street. Our current approach is not a solution to this problem."
Source: Apple Daily #Dec16
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201216/JR6ZDIMKLJCKJF7LS7G4CT4AEY/
#FiveEyesAlliance #AustralianChinaRelations #Australia #US #UK #Canada #NewZealand #tradewar #WTO #FergusHanson #ASPI
China has been making moves to put pressure on Australian trade. The Australian media reported that the Five Eyes Alliance, which consists of Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, has recently discussed how to deal with the situation and has not ruled out imposing trade sanctions against China. Australia has just formally filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization today against the China-initiated trade war.
According to reports, the Five Eyes Alliance is negotiating to respond to China’s trade sanctions against Australia. The U.S. is actively considering the possibility that each of the five countries may impose trade restrictions on Chinese goods or services, or that only Australia may impose punitive tariffs on China. The other four countries are open to express their support.
Fergus Hanson, the Director of International Cyber Policy Centre of Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said that the Five Eyes could also refer to Article 5 of NATO. It establishes a collective defence mechanism for member states which can respond to China's trade sanctions against Australia. “Only in this way can let the CCP realize that it (the trade sanctions) is a two-way street. Our current approach is not a solution to this problem."
Source: Apple Daily #Dec16
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201216/JR6ZDIMKLJCKJF7LS7G4CT4AEY/
#FiveEyesAlliance #AustralianChinaRelations #Australia #US #UK #Canada #NewZealand #tradewar #WTO #FergusHanson #ASPI
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The Five Eyes plans to sanction China to counter Beijing's trade war against Australia
China has been making moves to put pressure on Australian trade. The Australian media reported that the Five Eyes Alliance, which consists of Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, has recently discussed how to deal with the situation and has not ruled out imposing trade sanctions against China. Australia has just formally filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization today against the China-initiated trade war.
According to reports, the Five Eyes Alliance is negotiating to respond to China’s trade sanctions against Australia. The U.S. is actively considering the possibility that each of the five countries may impose trade restrictions on Chinese goods or services, or that only Australia may impose punitive tariffs on China. The other four countries are open to express their support.
Fergus Hanson, the Director of International Cyber Policy Centre of Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said that the Five Eyes could also refer to Article 5 of NATO. It establishes a collective defence mechanism for member states which can respond to China's trade sanctions against Australia. “Only in this way can let the CCP realize that it (the trade sanctions) is a two-way street. Our current approach is not a solution to this problem."
Source: Apple Daily #Dec16
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201216/JR6ZDIMKLJCKJF7LS7G4CT4AEY/
#FiveEyesAlliance #AustralianChinaRelations #Australia #US #UK #Canada #NewZealand #tradewar #WTO #FergusHanson #ASPI
China has been making moves to put pressure on Australian trade. The Australian media reported that the Five Eyes Alliance, which consists of Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, has recently discussed how to deal with the situation and has not ruled out imposing trade sanctions against China. Australia has just formally filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization today against the China-initiated trade war.
According to reports, the Five Eyes Alliance is negotiating to respond to China’s trade sanctions against Australia. The U.S. is actively considering the possibility that each of the five countries may impose trade restrictions on Chinese goods or services, or that only Australia may impose punitive tariffs on China. The other four countries are open to express their support.
Fergus Hanson, the Director of International Cyber Policy Centre of Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said that the Five Eyes could also refer to Article 5 of NATO. It establishes a collective defence mechanism for member states which can respond to China's trade sanctions against Australia. “Only in this way can let the CCP realize that it (the trade sanctions) is a two-way street. Our current approach is not a solution to this problem."
Source: Apple Daily #Dec16
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201216/JR6ZDIMKLJCKJF7LS7G4CT4AEY/
#FiveEyesAlliance #AustralianChinaRelations #Australia #US #UK #Canada #NewZealand #tradewar #WTO #FergusHanson #ASPI
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Torres Strait Islanders' fear over $200m Chinese fishery handshake with PNG
China’s ministry of commerce has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with PNG to build a $200 million "comprehensive multi-functional fishery industrial park" on Daru Island in Western Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Torres Strait Islanders say they are "very nervous" about China's plan to build a fish processing plant on their doorstep, and are seeking urgent talks with the Australian Government.
There are calls to review the Torres Strait Treaty, which allows PNG nationals to fish in Australian waters. Chinese could use the Torres Strait Treaty to "vacuum-up" fish.
Source: ABC #Dec16
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-16/china-fishery-fears-for-torres-strait-islanders/12988998
#PNG #TorresStraitTreaty #China #Australia
China’s ministry of commerce has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with PNG to build a $200 million "comprehensive multi-functional fishery industrial park" on Daru Island in Western Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Torres Strait Islanders say they are "very nervous" about China's plan to build a fish processing plant on their doorstep, and are seeking urgent talks with the Australian Government.
There are calls to review the Torres Strait Treaty, which allows PNG nationals to fish in Australian waters. Chinese could use the Torres Strait Treaty to "vacuum-up" fish.
Source: ABC #Dec16
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-16/china-fishery-fears-for-torres-strait-islanders/12988998
#PNG #TorresStraitTreaty #China #Australia
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As China Tracked Muslims, Alibaba Showed Customers How They Could, Too
The website of Alibaba, one of the world’s most valuable internet companies, taught its corporate customers how they could detect members of a minority group with its facial recognition software. The feature was built into Alibaba software that helps web platforms monitor digital content for material related to terrorism, pornography and other red-flag categories, the website said.
After The Times asked Alibaba about the tool, the company edited its website to remove the references to Uighur and minority faces and declined to explained why information of this feature had been included official documentation of its software.
Source: New York Times #Dec16
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/technology/alibaba-china-facial-recognition-uighurs.html?referringSource=articleShare
#Alibaba #China #FacialRecognition #Muslim
The website of Alibaba, one of the world’s most valuable internet companies, taught its corporate customers how they could detect members of a minority group with its facial recognition software. The feature was built into Alibaba software that helps web platforms monitor digital content for material related to terrorism, pornography and other red-flag categories, the website said.
After The Times asked Alibaba about the tool, the company edited its website to remove the references to Uighur and minority faces and declined to explained why information of this feature had been included official documentation of its software.
Source: New York Times #Dec16
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/technology/alibaba-china-facial-recognition-uighurs.html?referringSource=articleShare
#Alibaba #China #FacialRecognition #Muslim
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Exclusive-Suspected Chinese hackers stole camera footage from African Union - memo
The African Union’s (AU) technology staffers discovered that a group of suspected Chinese hackers had rigged a cluster of servers in the basement of an administrative annex to quietly siphon surveillance videos from across the AU’s sprawling campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital.
The security breach was carried out by a Chinese hacking group nicknamed “Bronze President,” according to a five-page internal memo reviewed by Reuters. It said the affected cameras covered “AU offices, parking areas, corridors, and meeting rooms.” Bronze President operated from China and had been detected in espionage campaigns targeting China’s neighbors, including Mongolia and India.
Some American and European officials have voiced concern as Beijing has stepped in to meet the AU’s needs - part of an Africa-wide shift that has seen China become the continent’s top creditor.
Chinese workers built the AU’s showpiece new conference center in 2012 and Chinese technicians still help maintain the organization’s digital infrastructure.
Source: Reuters #Dec16
https://www.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-african-union-cyber-exclusive/exclusive-suspected-chinese-hackers-stole-camera-footage-from-african-union-memo-idUKKBN28Q1EB?edition-redirect=uk
#AfricanUnion #AU #China #BronzePresident #Chinahecker
The African Union’s (AU) technology staffers discovered that a group of suspected Chinese hackers had rigged a cluster of servers in the basement of an administrative annex to quietly siphon surveillance videos from across the AU’s sprawling campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital.
The security breach was carried out by a Chinese hacking group nicknamed “Bronze President,” according to a five-page internal memo reviewed by Reuters. It said the affected cameras covered “AU offices, parking areas, corridors, and meeting rooms.” Bronze President operated from China and had been detected in espionage campaigns targeting China’s neighbors, including Mongolia and India.
Some American and European officials have voiced concern as Beijing has stepped in to meet the AU’s needs - part of an Africa-wide shift that has seen China become the continent’s top creditor.
Chinese workers built the AU’s showpiece new conference center in 2012 and Chinese technicians still help maintain the organization’s digital infrastructure.
Source: Reuters #Dec16
https://www.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-african-union-cyber-exclusive/exclusive-suspected-chinese-hackers-stole-camera-footage-from-african-union-memo-idUKKBN28Q1EB?edition-redirect=uk
#AfricanUnion #AU #China #BronzePresident #Chinahecker
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Exclusive-Suspected Chinese hackers stole camera footage from African Union - memo
As diplomats gathered at the African Union's headquarters earlier this year to prepare for its annual leaders' summit, employees of the international organization made a disturbing discovery.
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WHO research team expected to travel to Wuhan to investigate coronavirus origin
A World Health Organization (WHO) research mission to China is expected to arrive in Wuhan in Jan 2021 to investigate how the novel coronavirus jumped from animals to humans. Most scientists think the virus Sars-Cov-2 began in animals in China, most likely bats, before jumping to human.
Initial attempts by Chinese authorities to cover up the outbreak, including detaining citizen journalists and punishing doctors, and a reported reluctance to allow the WHO or others to investigate inside China only added to hostilities throughout the year.
Chinese authorities and state media have also stepped up an apparent campaign, Covid-19 did not originate in China. State-run media said in a social media post that “all available evidence suggests that the coronavirus did not start in central China’s Wuhan”.
However Michael Ryan, director of health emergencies programme at WHO, told reporters in Nov 2020 that it would be “highly speculative” to argue that the disease did not emerge in China.
Source: The Guardian #Dec16
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/16/who-research-team-expected-to-travel-to-wuhan-to-investigate-coronavirus-origin?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#Covid19 #WHO #Covid19Origina #Covid19Investigation #China
A World Health Organization (WHO) research mission to China is expected to arrive in Wuhan in Jan 2021 to investigate how the novel coronavirus jumped from animals to humans. Most scientists think the virus Sars-Cov-2 began in animals in China, most likely bats, before jumping to human.
Initial attempts by Chinese authorities to cover up the outbreak, including detaining citizen journalists and punishing doctors, and a reported reluctance to allow the WHO or others to investigate inside China only added to hostilities throughout the year.
Chinese authorities and state media have also stepped up an apparent campaign, Covid-19 did not originate in China. State-run media said in a social media post that “all available evidence suggests that the coronavirus did not start in central China’s Wuhan”.
However Michael Ryan, director of health emergencies programme at WHO, told reporters in Nov 2020 that it would be “highly speculative” to argue that the disease did not emerge in China.
Source: The Guardian #Dec16
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/16/who-research-team-expected-to-travel-to-wuhan-to-investigate-coronavirus-origin?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#Covid19 #WHO #Covid19Origina #Covid19Investigation #China
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WHO research team expected to travel to Wuhan to investigate coronavirus origin
The mission will start work in January and will examine medical samples and animals to see where and when Covid-19 began
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As China Tracked Muslims, Alibaba Showed Customers How They Could, Too
As the Chinese government tracked and persecuted members of predominantly Muslim minority groups, the technology giant Alibaba taught its corporate customers how they could play a part.
Alibaba’s website for its cloud computing business showed how clients could use its software to detect the faces of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities within images and videos. The feature was built into Alibaba software that helps web platforms monitor digital content for material related to terrorism, pornography and other red-flag categories, the website said.
It could not be determined whether or how Alibaba’s clients had used the minority detection tool. But the potential for troubling use is high.
Source: NYT #Dec16
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/technology/alibaba-china-facial-recognition-uighurs.html
#Alibaba #China #Uyghur #Xinjiang #Surveillance
As the Chinese government tracked and persecuted members of predominantly Muslim minority groups, the technology giant Alibaba taught its corporate customers how they could play a part.
Alibaba’s website for its cloud computing business showed how clients could use its software to detect the faces of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities within images and videos. The feature was built into Alibaba software that helps web platforms monitor digital content for material related to terrorism, pornography and other red-flag categories, the website said.
It could not be determined whether or how Alibaba’s clients had used the minority detection tool. But the potential for troubling use is high.
Source: NYT #Dec16
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/technology/alibaba-china-facial-recognition-uighurs.html
#Alibaba #China #Uyghur #Xinjiang #Surveillance
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‘A future in which China no longer needs the world but the world cannot spin without it’
Chinese President Xi Jinping is probably the only national leader in the world who has managed to consolidate power despite facing the threat of the novel coronavirus.
Helped by the Chinese Communist party’s authoritarian one-party rule, he will continue to wield power as the country’s supreme leader over the next five years. Mr Xi’s extended reign and his ambitions could prove problematic for the incoming US president, Joe Biden.
The Chinese leader has been laying out his vision of a China-centric world since earlier this year. The speech he delivered at an early April meeting was recently published in the November 1 edition of party journal Qiushi.
Source: The Financial Times #Dec16
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-scientific-collaboration-with-china-under-the-microscope-in-canada/
#China #XiJinping #CCP #US #President #JoeBiden.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is probably the only national leader in the world who has managed to consolidate power despite facing the threat of the novel coronavirus.
Helped by the Chinese Communist party’s authoritarian one-party rule, he will continue to wield power as the country’s supreme leader over the next five years. Mr Xi’s extended reign and his ambitions could prove problematic for the incoming US president, Joe Biden.
The Chinese leader has been laying out his vision of a China-centric world since earlier this year. The speech he delivered at an early April meeting was recently published in the November 1 edition of party journal Qiushi.
Source: The Financial Times #Dec16
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-scientific-collaboration-with-china-under-the-microscope-in-canada/
#China #XiJinping #CCP #US #President #JoeBiden.