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American academic and scientific institutions are routinely weaponized by the Chinese government for its own military and economic benefit.

Ricky Lam has always stayed away from guns. But since two mass killings in the space of a couple of days rocked California's Asian community, this 35-year-old Chinese-American is thinking again.

Flying objects could be commercial- or research-linked, while US military admits first shot at object over Lake Huron missed
Three unidentified objects shot down by US fighter jets since Friday may turn out to be balloons connected to “benign” commercial or research efforts, a White House official said on Tuesday.
The US has not found any evidence to connect the objects to China’s balloon surveillance program nor to any other country’s spy program, national security council spokesperson, John Kirby, .

Negotiators make progress in Canberra but thorny issue of geographical indicators is believed to remain a sticking point
Australian and European Union negotiators believe they are getting closer to clinching a free trade agreement as they race to meet a mid-year deadline, but the Albanese government warns it will “not sign a deal for the sake of it”.
Guardian Australia understands officials finalised three chapters of the agreement – on competition, telecommunications and maritime services – during a round of negotiations last week in Canberra.

Warning in surveillance commissioner’s report comes after Chinese CCTV cameras banned from government property
British police are leaving themselves open to spying by Beijing because of their reliance on Chinese-made cameras, according to a report from the government’s independent watchdog on surveillance.
Most forces across England and Wales use camera equipment that is either made in China or contains important Chinese components, the biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner has warned.

Also, the balloons over the U.S. and India’s raid on the BBC’s offices.

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The U.S. Senate on Monday evening confirmed Cindy Chung, the top federal prosecutor in Pittsburgh, to a seat on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, making her the first Asian American judge to ...

Unknown origins of three of four flying objects shot down over North America renews interest in contact with alien lifeforms
When unidentified flying objects began being spotted over the US and Canada, there was quite a stir among amateur ufologists.
UFO discussion forums lit up with theories about the origins and purpose of these floating entities – were they sent by intelligent lifeforms from outer space or was there an explanation closer to home?

What is the U.S. shooting down? Here’s what we know.

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The Guardian’s deputy political editor Jessica Elgot believes it is unlikely that Rishi Sunak will label China a “strategic threat”, after increased pressure to do so by his backbench MPs.
Here is her take on the prime minister’s options and what he is likely to say and do next on the issue.
As I cannot guarantee that, as was provisionally hoped to be the case, that the core participants will receive almost all the disclosure to which they are entitled by mid-March, I must invite you to consider putting back the provisional start date of May to early June.
In the general scheme of your inquiry, this is a fairly modest adjournment application.

The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Cindy Chung to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, making her the third judge that President Joe Biden has appointed to the Philadelphia-based appeals ...