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China, A Superpower By 2049: High Tech Instead Of Heavy Metal

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In competition with the US, China continues to expand its military. It already has the largest navy in the world. The goal: to become a superpower by 2049 at the latest. The enemy is in China's desert: two US warships can be seen there; instead of water, they have sand under their bugs. In the northwest of the People's Republic, in the Xinjiang region, the People's Liberation Army has had models of US warships installed. The dummies are probably used by the military for attack training and location exercises. In November, experts in the United States used satellite images to identify the outlines of an aircraft carrier and at least one destroyer , which can probably be moved on tracks. A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said they had no information on the pictures. Which doesn't even amount to a denial. It is well known that American aircraft carriers near their own coastal waters worry the government in Beijing, as is that countermeasures have long been devel...

South China Sea: Philippines Accuse China Of Ship Blockade

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The Chinese Navy fired water cannons on Philippine supply ships in the South China Sea. The Philippines speak of an illegal action. The situation in the South China Sea has been tense for a long time, and now there has been another incident. This time the Chinese and Filipino navies were involved. The government in Manila accused the Chinese coast guard of blocking two Philippine supply ships and shooting them with water cannons. The ships were on their way to troops near the Second Thomas Shoal claimed by the Philippines and guarded by Marines aboard a stranded warship. Although no one was injured, the supply ships had to stop the operation, said the Philippine Foreign Minister Teodoro Locsin. "The actions of the ships of the Chinese Coast Guard are illegal," said Locsin and called on the Chinese Coast Guard to withdraw from the area, which is located in the internationally recognized exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.   Read also: US vs China Locsin pointed out tha...

Corona victims in the world close to 1.3 million

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According to data released by Johns Hopkins University, the total number of victims worldwide is                1,274,589 The number of people infected with the virus so far in the  United States is  336,987 Then in Spain the number is  131,646   and in Italy it is  128,948 Italy has the highest number of  15,887  deaths so far. The virus has spread to  69,488  deaths in  208  countries so far. However, it is also important to note that most people have recovered from Code 19. According to data released by Johns Hopkins,  264,840  people have recovered so far, most of them from China. Corona Virus | A worldwide situation United States The beginning of a 'difficult week' in the United States, the outbreak is likely to spread to other states.  The United States is currently the most affected country with the Corona virus in the world, and authorities are seeing other states being ...