Tag: China
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Vietnam, China Embroiled in South China Sea Standoff
July 17: Vietnamese and Chinese ships have been embroiled in a weeks-long standoff near an offshore oil block in disputed waters of the South China Sea, which fall within Vietnam’s […]
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Chinese Customs Seize 500m Tonnes of Contraband Sugar and One Vessel in Suzhou
July 31: Customs in the eastern city of Suzhou has busted a sugar-smuggling case, confiscating over 500 tonnes of sugar and arresting seven suspects, according to the General Administration of […]
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Chinese Customs Seize 1,500 Tonnes of Contraband Frozen Food at Tangshan Port
June 28: Customs in Shijiazhuang, the capital city of northern China’s Hebei Province, seized over 1,500 tonnes of frozen food worth 50 million yuan (7.27 million U.S. dollars), local customs […]
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China Raises Security Warning to Highest Level in Strait of Malacca
July 02: China has raised the security level for its vessels heading through the Strait of Malacca, a key Asian trade route and major oil choke point. The Chinese Ministry […]
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CSIS: Assessing the Risks of Chinese Investments in Sub-Saharan African Ports
Full report available here. Chinese investments in sub-Saharan African ports1 present potential threats to U.S. influence in sub-Saharan Africa as well as African sovereignty. A recent CSIS report, Influence and Infrastructure: […]
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Japanese Police Arrest 7 Chinese Nationals For Smuggling Record-Breaking Quantity of Stimulants on Izu Coast
June 05: Japanese authorities have arrested seven Chinese men on suspicion of smuggling what is believed to be a record amount of stimulants, police and media reports said Wednesday. Tokyo […]
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Qingdao Customs Disrupts Three Smuggling Operations From Korea to China; 37 Arrested
June 02: Qingdao customs have disrupted three criminal operations smuggling cosmetics, cigarettes and wine from the Republic of Korea to China, according to the General Administration of Customs. Custom officers […]
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Chinese Customs Arrest 12 in Gongbei On Suspicion of Smuggling Over 49 Tonnes of Diesel
June 02: Chinese customs have arrested a criminal organization suspected of smuggling over 49 tonnes of diesel through two fishing boats and three refuelling ships. Twelve people were arrested in […]
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UAVs to Start Patrolling Some Ports for Environmental Infringements
May 20: Regulators are bracing for rules that are meant to lower shipping’s emissions of sulfur oxides, pollutants blamed for acid rain and aggravating human health conditions like asthma. Because […]
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US Warns of Potential Data Leaks from Chinese-Made UAVs
May 21: The US government has issued an alert warning that Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones), could pose a cyber-espionage risk to American businesses and other organisations that […]