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Alleged gambling kingpin linked to scam centres extradited from Thailand to China
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The Guardian
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She Zhijiang’s empire includes gambling complex Shwe Kokko that US has tied to regional scam and trafficking networks She Zhijiang, an alleged transnational crime kingpin accused by Beijing of having run more than 200 illegal online gambling operations, is being extradited to China from Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police have said. The Chinese national is perhaps the most prominent figure among Asia’s alleged cybercrime operators to be arrested, and has been linked to regional scam...
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Chinese scientist charged with smuggling pathogen into US to be deported
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The Guardian
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Yunqing Jian, temporary researcher at University of Michigan, was studying organism harmful to some crops A Chinese scientist in Michigan with smuggling biological materials pleaded guilty on Wednesday, but was given no additional time in jail beyond the five months she already spent in custody. Yunqing Jian, who was a temporary researcher at a University of Michigan lab, will be released and quickly deported. A judge called it a “very strange” case involving an “incredibly...
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How a Chinese AI Company Worked Around U.S. Rules to Access Nvidia’s Top Chips
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The Wall Street Journal on MSN
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The U.S. and China are in an arms race over AI, which can deliver military and economic advantages. America’s edge is that the world’s top AI chip company, Nvidia, is based in California. Since 2022, ...
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Beijing court to rule in appeal of jailed Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu
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The Guardian
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Detention of Dong on espionage charges has been criticised by human rights and press freedom organisations A court in Beijing is expected to rule on Thursday in the appeal of , a Chinese journalist who is serving a seven-year jail sentence on espionage charges. The detention of Dong, a senior columnist with a long career in Chinese state media, has been criticised by the US government and by international human rights and press freedom organisations.
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New bridge in south-west China collapses into mountainside
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The Guardian
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No casualties reported after section of 758-metre structure helping to link Sichuan province to Tibet falls to pieces A newly opened bridge in south-west collapsed on Tuesday, sending slabs of concrete and plumes of dust into the mountainside and water below. No casualties were reported. Videos of the collapse of part of Hongqi Bridge, in the mountainous Sichuan province, were shared widely on Chinese social media. Authorities had closed the 758-metre-long bridge on Monday after cracks...
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Moment newly opened bridge in China partly collapses – video
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The Guardian
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Part of a recently opened bridge collapsed in China's south-western province of Sichuan on Tuesday, authorities said, with no casualties reported. It formed part of a national highway linking the country's heartland with Tibet
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How a New Bridge Partly Collapsed in China’s Southwest
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New York Times
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A section of the tall bridge in mountainous Sichuan Province fell, apparently after a landslide. No casualties were reported.
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Thailand extradites owner of Myanmar scam city to China
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BBC News
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She Zhijiang is one of the biggest figures linked to South East Asia's cyberscam operations.
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Newsom in the Spotlight at the Climate Conference That Trump Decided to Skip
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New York Times
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The California governor painted the president as a threat to American competitiveness by letting China dominate the renewable energy industry.
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Xi’s Military Purges Show Unease About China’s Nuclear Forces
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New York Times
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The shake-up in China’s armed forces comes as both Beijing and Washington are pushing through major changes in their country’s militaries, in different ways.
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