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China plans to have national data infrastructure in place by 2029
Draft guidelines stress need for a secure environment for data sharing, particularly sensitive information that may affect national security.
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Penguin ‘Gus’ released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australia beach
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China urges ‘positive dialogue’ with US as Trump’s threatened tariffs loom large
Deputy commerce minister also warns of tariffs’ adverse effects on the country imposing them, while pointing to China’s economic ‘resilience’ in face of external shocks.
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China, US ‘have different definitions of deterrence’. Will this bring disaster?
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