Konflikti Kiinan merellä

[PM]

Naapuri teki siirron. Odotan pienten vihreiden miesten ilmestymistä seuraavaksi. Japanin sitomisen konfliktiin sitoo myös jenkit, koska sopimukset, mutta samalla jos Kiina tekee liikkeen Taiwania kohti niin se on kaksi rintamaa. Ukrainan avaaminen olisi kaksi rintamaa naapurille, mutta kolme jenkeille.

Russia sends defence missiles to Pacific islands claimed by Japan

Moscow defence ministry posts video of missile system arriving on Matua in Kuril island chain

www.theguardian.com

Minnehän ne "vihreät miehet" tuolla menisivät?

Japani hävisi muutaman saaren Neuvostoliitolle toisessa maailmansodassa kuten Suomi hävisi kannaksen. Jutussa mainittua Matuan saarta (johon oli viety meritorjuntaohjuksia) Japani ei edes yritä havitella. Esimerkiksi Japanin havittelemalle Iturupille on yli 300 km Matualta.

Toisaalta tällä Japanin vaatimalla Iturupilla näkyy jopa kolme hävittäjää (SU-35?):

Kurilen · Oblast Sachalin, Russland

★★★★★ · Archipel

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Tuolla on kuvia Matualta:

Secrets of the Kuril Islands. Matua: the underground "secrets" of an old Korean

https://www.rgo.ru/en/photo/secrets-island-matua

 

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No hyvä. Ei huolta sitten mutta miksi sijoittaa MTOta tuonne?

 

[arix]

No hyvä. Ei huolta sitten mutta miksi sijoittaa MTOta tuonne?

Paha sanoa, Bastionilla on 600 km kantama eli se ei riittäisi Hokkaidoon saakka mutta sillä pystyy sulkemaan Ohotanmeren mutta miksi...

 

[StepanRudanskij]

Paha sanoa, Bastionilla on 600 km kantama eli se ei riittäisi Hokkaidoon saakka mutta sillä pystyy sulkemaan Ohotanmeren mutta miksi...

Oletan, että kysymys on ns. retorinen. Vastaan kuitenkin. Jos länsirajalla alkaa vahingossa tai tarkoituksella rytistä, niin tuo perseen puolikin on syytä suojata jo etukäteen.

 

[Olympiakasarmi]

China could win 'trump card' over global economy by taking over Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing

Top experts are sounding the alarm that a Chinese takeover of Taiwan could spell trouble for not only the island's inhabitants but also the global community – including the U.S. – due to Taiwan's dominance in semiconductor manufacturing.

www.yahoo.com

 

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Chinese weather authorities successfully controlled the weather ahead of a major political celebration earlier this year, according to a Beijing university study.

On 1 July the Chinese Communist party marked its centenary with major celebrations including tens of thousands of people at a ceremony in Tiananmen Square, and a research paper from Tsinghua University has said an extensive cloud-seeding operation in the hours prior ensured clear skies and low air pollution.

The Chinese government has been an enthusiastic proponent of cloud-seeding technology, spending billions of dollars on efforts to manipulate the weather to protect agricultural regions or improve significant events since at least the 2008 Olympics.

China ‘modified’ the weather to create clear skies for political celebration – study

Researchers say Beijing used cloud-seeding to create artificial rain and lower pollution in July, in latest example of ‘blueskying’ efforts

www.theguardian.com

 

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Slovakia wants to be "an equal partner" to Taiwan, the leader of an official trade delegation to the island said Monday, a sign of growing international support for Taipei having a place on the world stage despite Beijing's protests.

China claims self-ruled democratic Taiwan as its territory, to be retaken one day by force if necessary, and has stepped up efforts to diplomatically isolate it.

But Slovakia is among a number of central and eastern European countries that are seeking closer relations with Taiwan in spite of Beijing's anger.

"Slovakia supports Taiwan," said lead delegate Karol Galek, state secretary of the Slovakian ministry of economy.

"Slovakia is ready to become an equal partner, and not only in good but also in the hard times of the current pandemic situation," Galek told the first session of the Taiwanese-Slovak Commission on Economic Cooperation.

"We are very happy that these European countries have a strong interest in enhancing cooperation with Taiwan," economic minister Wang Mei-hua told reporters.

Slovakia wants to be 'equal partner' in trade with Taiwan: official

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Lithuania on Friday said that China was blocking its exports in a row over the opening of a representative office for Taiwan in Vilnius earlier this year.
China has already downgraded diplomatic ties with Lithuania and stopped issuing visas in the Baltic EU state in protest.
"We regret the decision of the Chinese authorities," Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda told reporters.
Several Lithuanian companies and business leaders complained that their goods were not clearing customs in China.
Vidmantas Janulevicius, president of Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists, told local media he knew of five companies facing such a problem.
"Lithuania is excluded from the customs system. It seems that such a country does not exist in the Chinese customs system anymore," Janulevicius said.
The foreign ministry said in a statement that it would seek a European response.
"Next week Lithuania will officially ask European Commission to get involved in defending Lithuania's interests over China's decision to stop accepting Lithuanian products," it said.

Lithuania says China blocking its exports over Taiwan

METATEXT

www.sinodaily.com

 

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Hong Kong's government has warned the Wall Street Journal it may have broken the law by publishing an editorial that said casting blank ballots was one of the "last ways" for residents to voice dissent.

The warning letter, which the US media outlet published on Monday, comes as China's ruling Communist Party transforms the business hub into something more closely resembling the authoritarian mainland.

Erick Tsang, Hong Kong's Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, took exception to an editorial the Journal ran last week titled: "Hong Kong Says Vote -- or Else".

The editorial previewed the city's upcoming legislature election slated for this month that reduces Hong Kong's already limited democratic opportunities.

"Boycotts and blank ballots are one of the last ways for Hong Kongers to express their political views," the Journal wrote in its editorial.

In his letter, Tsang said he was "shocked" to read that sentence and warned that Hong Kong banned "inciting another person not to vote, or to cast an invalid vote".

"We reserve the right to take necessary action," Tsang said, adding that would pursue perceived offences "irrespective whether the incitement is made in Hong Kong or abroad".

Under a new legislative election system imposed by Beijing, only pre-vetted candidates can stand for office. Twenty of the 90 legislature seats up for grabs are directly elected -- down from half.

Most of the city's pro-democracy opposition figures are either in jail, have fled overseas, been barred from standing or have declined to take part in the December 19 polls.

Sensitive to any move that might cast doubt over the legitimacy of its new "patriots only" political model, Hong Kong's government recently made it an offence to encourage people to boycott local elections or incite them to cast invalid or spoiled ballots.

That law does not make it illegal for individuals to void ballots or refuse to vote.

Last week authorities issued arrest warrants for two Hong Kong activists living overseas for using social media to call on people not to vote.

Three others within Hong Kong have been arrested for the same offence.

Hong Kong warns WSJ of 'incitement' in editorial

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www.sinodaily.com

 

[John Hilly]

Puolustusministeri Austin kertoi miten USA kohtaa Kiinan haasteen.

Austin Tells Reagan Forum How U.S. Will Take on Challenge of China

"China is not 10-feet tall," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said at the Reagan Library in California, and the United States is not a "country that fears competition."

www.defense.gov

 

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Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said the service urgently needs to retire outdated air frames so it can focus on developing modern aircraft to counter a rapidly modernizing Chinese military.

During a panel here Saturday at the Reagan National Defense Forum, Kendall mentioned MQ-9 Reapers, some C-130s, older tankers and the A-10 Warthog as examples of aging aircraft that — while useful during counterinsurgency missions in the Middle East over the last two decades — will struggle in a conflict with China.

“If it doesn’t threaten China, why are we doing it?” Kendall said in describing his mindset.

China has focused its own modernization efforts on ways to defeat high-value American assets, Kendall said — “of which the numbers are fairly low.”

US Air Force’s new goal? Get rid of planes that don’t scare China

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown also said the service is looking at which aircraft would not be well-suited to a fight in a contested environment as it eyes the future of its force.

www.defensenews.com

Brown declined to name specific aircraft, but the Air Force’s fiscal 2022 budget proposal released earlier this year asked to retire dozens of A-10s, F-15Cs and Ds and F-16s, KC-135s and KC-10s, C-130s, and RQ-4 Global Hawks.

Several U.S. defense leaders said Saturday they are worried that a confrontation with China over Taiwan would lead to a wave of significant cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure that could disrupt day-to-day life.

“I’m particularly concerned about them in terms of what they might do in terms of cyberattacks on our critical infrastructure here in the United States,” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum.

“There’s a real possibility that if we ever got into a conflict you could see attacks on our power grid, for example, or the transportation sector, which would have implications not only for how we would be able to project our military, but also have substantial consequences for the American public.”

US should expect cyberattacks in any struggle for Taiwan

Several U.S. defense leaders said they are worried that any confrontation with China over Taiwan would lead to a wave of significant cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure that could disrupt day-to-day life.

www.defensenews.com

 

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China will repatriate a Taiwanese murder suspect who fled to the mainland last month, officials said Tuesday, in a rare act of cooperation between the two sides at a time of soaring tensions.

The suspect, identified by his family name Huang, fled to the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen last month after allegedly shooting and killing a man in New Taipei.

Xiamen police decided to send him home after he admitted to the crime, China's Taiwan Affairs Office said.

The move will boost efforts to fight violent crime and "maintain order" in relations between the two sides, it added.

No date has been given for the extradition.

Taiwanese media reported Huang has been trapped in a hotel since fleeing to the mainland, which requires all inbound travellers to undergo a 14-day quarantine upon arrival.

China claims Taiwan as part of its territory to be re-taken one day, by force if necessary, though both have been ruled separately since 1949.

The division has complicated law enforcement efforts, and for years some of Taiwan's most wanted criminals fled to China to dodge prosecution at home.

A more Beijing-friendly Taiwanese government signed a crime-fighting deal with China in 2009, agreeing that police from both sides could return suspects to their respective territories.

But China has cut off official communication and ramped up pressure on Taiwan since the 2016 election of President Tsai Ing-wen, who rejects Beijing's stance that the island is part of Chinese territory.

Taiwan's top China policy-making body promised to cooperate with Beijing on Huang's repatriation.

"Criminals are the enemies of the world. We hope the authorities on both sides can continue to fight crimes," the Mainland Affairs Council said in a statement, adding that China had repatriated four Taiwanese suspects last year.

No data has been released on how many Chinese citizens have been sent home from Taiwan.
The looming repatriation stands in stark contrast with an impasse provoked by the high-profile murder of a Hong Kong woman by her boyfriend during a holiday to Taiwan in 2018.

Chan Tong-kai has admitted killing his girlfriend in a Taipei hotel room but he has remained free in Hong Kong as Taiwan and the semi-autonomous city argue over the handling of his case.

Hong Kong blames "political manipulations" by Taiwan, which insists on holding formal talks with the Chinese city's government on the case.

China to repatriate Taiwan murder suspect in rare deal

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Tämä menee ymmärryksen yli samaan aikaan kun Kiina tilaa ulkomaille paenneita kansalaisiaan takaisin ja siinä sivussa Taiwanilaisia he palauttavat murhaajan. Mää ole ku klapilla päähä lyöty

 

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Xi Jinping has created a “nightmare” of media oppression worthy of the Mao era, and Hong Kong’s journalism is in “freefall”, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

In a major report released on Wednesday, the journalism advocacy group detailed the worsening treatment of journalists and tightening of control over information in China, adding to an environment in which “freely accessing information has become a crime and to provide information an even greater crime”.

Journalists in China face ‘nightmare’ worthy of Mao era, press freedom group says

Reporters Without Borders calls increasing media oppression in China a ‘great leap backwards’ and says Hong Kong journalism is ‘in freefall’

www.theguardian.com

 

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Britanniassa asiantuntijoista koostuva epävirallinen tuomioistuin on päättänyt, että Kiina on syyllistynyt uiguurivähemmistöjen kansanmurhaan.

Asiasta kertoo Britannian yleisradioyhtiö BBC (siirryt toiseen palveluun).

Tuomioistuimen mukaan päätöksen taustalla on Kiinan harjoittamat sterilointitoimet ja ehkäisypakko, joka koskee Xinjiangin maakunnassa asuvia uiguurimuslimeja.

Tuomioistuin päätti, että Kiinan järjestelmälliset toimet uiguurivähemmistöjen lisääntymisen estämiseksi ovat verrattavissa kansanmurhaan.

Tuomioistuimen kuulemistilaisuuksia johtanut brittiläinen asianajaja Sir Geoffrey Nice sanoi, että paneeli on tyytyväinen lopputulokseen.

Epävirallisen tuomioistuimen paneeli koostui lakimiehistä ja tutkijoista.

Paneelin jäsenten mukaan Kiinan korkea-arvoiset virkamiehet sekä Kiinan presidentti Xi Jinping ovat ensisijaisesti vastuussa uiguurivähemmistöihin kohdistuvasta kansanmurhasta.

Brittiläisen tuomioistuimen päätös ei ole lainvoimainen, mutta paneelin jäsenten mukaan sen päätös on eräänlainen todiste Kiinan harjoittamista sortotoimista.

Useat kansainväliset ihmisoikeusjärjestöt ovat todenneet Kiinan syyllistyneen rikoksiin ihmisyyttä vastaan sortaessaan järjestelmällisesti Xinjiangin alueella eläviä muslimivähemmistöjä.

Asiantuntijoista koostuva tuomioistuin päätti: Kiina on syyllistynyt uiguurien kansanmurhaan

Kiinan suurlähetystön mukaan väitteet Kiinan harjoittamasta kansanmurhasta eivät pidä paikkaansa.

yle.fi

China committed genocide against Uyghurs, independent tribunal rules

A London-based unofficial tribunal says China is deliberately preventing births among Uyghurs.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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Nicaragua has switched diplomatic allegiance to China, leaving Taiwan with just 14 governments around the world that formally recognise it as a country.

The announcement by the Central American country’s foreign ministry also recognised Beijing’s claim over Taiwan as a Chinese province, a dispute that is at the heart of escalating tensions in the region.

“The government of the Republic of Nicaragua today breaks diplomatic relations with Taiwan and ceases to have any contact or official relationship,” said the statement issued in Spanish and English.

Nicaragua cuts ties with Taiwan and pivots to China

Central American country becomes latest to switch allegiances to Beijing, amid escalating tensions

www.theguardian.com

The piece, published by a state media outlet called China Reports Network, said every member of the ruling party – of which there are about 95 million – “should shoulder the responsibility and obligation of the country’s population growth and act on the three-child policy”.

“No party member should use any excuse, objective or personal, to not marry or have children, nor can they use any excuse to have only one or two children,” it said.

China: editorial says Communist party members must have three children

Article that says ‘no party member should use any excuse’ to have only one or two children goes viral then disappears

www.theguardian.com

China is facing a demographic crisis with an ageing population and declining birthrates. More than 18% of the population is aged over 60, according to the 2020 census. Figures released by the country’s national bureau of statistics in November showed there were 8.5 births per 1,000 people in 2020, the first time in decades that the figure has fallen below 10. In 1978, the figure was more than 18 per 1,000.

18 prossaa on 270 miljoonaa kansalaista

More than 2,000 people in 60 villages in Papua New Guinea’s north – where the country’s largest gold, copper and silver mine is slated to be built – have filed a human rights complaint with the Australian government against developer PanAust.

The landowners of the proposed Frieda River mine, on a tributary to the Sepik in the north of New Guinea island, allege that PanAust failed to obtain their consent

Villagers file human rights complaint over plan for giant PNG goldmine

Frieda River mine proposed by Chinese-owned PanAust sparks appeal to government in Australia where company is registered

www.theguardian.com

PanAust, 80% shareholder in the project, is an Australian-registered miner ultimately owned by the Chinese government and part of state-owned Guangdong Rising Assets Management.

 

[Torstoi]

Asiantuntijoista koostuva tuomioistuin päätti: Kiina on syyllistynyt uiguurien kansanmurhaan

Kiinan suurlähetystön mukaan väitteet Kiinan harjoittamasta kansanmurhasta eivät pidä paikkaansa.

yle.fi

China committed genocide against Uyghurs, independent tribunal rules

A London-based unofficial tribunal says China is deliberately preventing births among Uyghurs.

www.bbc.co.uk

Epävirallinen tuomioistuin?! Tämähän on tosi näppärä termi. Tuonhan voisi liimata vaikka minkälaisen toiminnan kylkeen kiinni.

 

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Hei trolli, huomaa että Kiina on pyyhkinyt perseensä Haagin päätöksillä ja sä iniset lakimiesten kokoontumisesta. Ota nyt ihan rauhallisesti. Lakimiesten ryhmittymä on ihan sama kuin tiedemiesten vastaava, kummatkin tutkivat ja julkaisevat tuloksensa. Kiinalle päätös ei merkkaa mitään kun heille ainoa oikeus on se mikä tulee puolueen puhejohtajan suusta.

 

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Today, The Information published a lengthy report detailing Apple CEO Tim Cook's efforts to establish strong relationships between Apple and Chinese government officials and agencies.

Citing both interviews and direct access to internal Apple documents about repeated visits by Cook to China in the mid-2010s, the report describes a $275 billion deal whereby Apple committed to investing heavily in technology infrastructure and training in the country.

The non-binding five-year deal was signed by Cook during a 2016 visit, and it was made partially to mitigate or prevent regulatory action by the Chinese government that would have had significant negative effects on Apple's operations and business in the country.

The Information details the nature of the Chinese government priorities included in the 1,250-word deal:

They included a pledge to help Chinese manufacturers develop "the most advanced manufacturing technologies" and "support the training of high-quality Chinese talents."
In addition, Apple promised to use more components from Chinese suppliers in its devices, sign deals with Chinese software firms, collaborate on technology with Chinese universities and directly invest in Chinese tech companies... Apple promised to invest "many billions of dollars more" than what the company was already spending annually in China. Some of that money would go toward building new retail stores, research and development centers and renewable energy projects, the agreement said.

Report: Apple CEO Tim Cook engineered a secret $275 billion deal with China

Apple invested heavily in Chinese tech to prevent hostile regulations.

arstechnica.com

Apple has performed better in China than most comparable American tech companies, and the report makes the case that this is in large part thanks to Cook's lobbying, dealmaking, and relationship building. In fact, Cook's strength in this area has been so crucial to Apple's global success that some members of Apple's leadership worry about the company's future success should Cook step down in the future.

 

[Torstoi]

Hei trolli, huomaa että Kiina on pyyhkinyt perseensä Haagin päätöksillä ja sä iniset lakimiesten kokoontumisesta. Ota nyt ihan rauhallisesti. Lakimiesten ryhmittymä on ihan sama kuin tiedemiesten vastaava, kummatkin tutkivat ja julkaisevat tuloksensa. Kiinalle päätös ei merkkaa mitään kun heille ainoa oikeus on se mikä tulee puolueen puhejohtajan suusta.

Asiantuntijoista koostuva epävirallinen tuomioistuin on todennut ctg:n olevan trolli!

Tuollaiset "epäviralliset"tuomioistuimet nakertavat vain todellisten tuomioistuimien uskottavuutta. Minkä ihmeen takia jonkun lakimiesten paneelin pitää esiintyä tuomioistuimena? Olisivat julkaisseet juttunsa tutkimuksena niin tässä ei olisi mitään epäselvää. Tutkimus on varmasti ihan validi enkä sitä missään tapauksessa kyseenalaista.

 

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Minkä ihmeen takia jonkun lakimiesten paneelin pitää esiintyä tuomioistuimena?

Koska heillä on nimi sen sijaan kun tieteilijöillä on ajatushautumo taikka komissio.

 

[Torstoi]

Koska heillä on nimi sen sijaan kun tieteilijöillä on ajatushautumo taikka komissio.

Ehkä miellämme tuomioistuimen merkityksen sanana eritavalla. Mielestäni jos tuomioistuimella ei ole minkäänlaista toimivaltaa niin silloin se ei mielestäni ole tuomioistuin. Polkupyörä on epävirallinen auto...