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Chinese aircraft carriers in separate S. China Sea, Pacific drills

South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 22 08:05 AM

The Chinese navy's two active aircraft carriers have been deployed for separate drills, in the contested South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean Read more »

China powers up new nuclear reactor

Echo Xie, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 21 06:00 PM

The domestically developed high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) – at the Shidaowan nuclear power plant in China’s eastern Shandong province – is currently the world’s only one in commercial operation. Read more »

China’s Shandong aircraft carrier group concludes South China Sea exercise

Kristin Huang, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 03 03:28 AM

China has been expanding its military capabilities in the area in recent years, angering rival claimants and prompting the US to step up its own presence. Read more »

China says its carrier group conducts exercise in South China Sea

Reuters
Updated as of May 03 04:24 AM

China’s Shandong aircraft carrier task group recently conducted an exercise in the South China Sea, the country's People's Liberation Army (PLA) said on Sunday. Read more »

China's massed drills near Taiwan take aim at Washington audience

Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee, Reuters
Posted at Apr 16 04:32 PM

TAIPEI - Chinese carrier drills and stepped-up incursions into Taiwan's air defense zone in recent weeks are meant to send a message to Washington to stand down and back off, security sources in Taipei say. Read more »

China says carrier group exercising near Taiwan, drills will become regular

Reuters
Posted at Apr 06 10:27 AM

SHANGHAI - A Chinese carrier group is exercising near Taiwan and such drills will become regular, China's navy said late on Monday in a further escalation of tensions near the island that Beijing claims as its sovereign territory. Read more »

First of 22 trapped miners rescued from Chinese mine: state media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 12:35 PM

Rescue workers on Sunday lifted out the first of 22 miners trapped for two weeks hundreds of meters underground in an east China mine, state broadcaster CCTV reported.   Read more »

China says aircraft carrier group on way to S.China Sea for drills

Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 12:09 PM

An aircraft carrier group led by China's newest carrier, the Shandong, has sailed through the Taiwan Strait on its way to routine drills in the South China Sea, China's navy said on Monday, after Taiwan mobilized its forces to monitor the trip. Read more »

China’s first private 5G mobile network for mining deployed in Shandong province

Che Pan in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 20 12:43 PM

The 5G network was independently built by state-owned Shandong Energy Group at its subsidiary Baodian Coal Mine’s operations. The advanced mobile system delivers faster data transmission, enabling workers to better control the operation of mining equipment hundreds of meters underground. Read more »

Imported coronavirus infections top new local cases in mainland China for 4th day

Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 09:03 AM

BEIJING - China reported on Tuesday another uptick in confirmed coronavirus cases as infections from abroad made it increasingly hard for authorities to reduce the overall number of new infections to zero. Read more »

Coronavirus spreads in Chinese prisons, 555 infected

Reuters
Posted at Feb 26 12:32 PM

SHANGHAI - A top leader of China's justice ministry blamed law enforcement on Monday for the hundreds of coronavirus cases discovered in prisons, calling them instances of poor disease control efforts. Read more »

China aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait again

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 07:09 PM

The sail-bys come ahead of Taiwan's January 11 presidential elections, with Beijing-skeptic President Tsai Ing-wen seeking a second term.  Read more »