Category : News
Author: Agence France-Presse

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen warned of “catastrophic consequences” if the island were to fall to China and vowed to “do whatever it takes” to guard against threats in an article published on Tuesday.

Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which views the self-ruled democratic island as its territory to be re-taken one day, by force if necessary.

Article: https://www.defencetalk.com/tsai-warns-of-catastrophic-consequences-if-taiwan-falls-77402/
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Author: Agence France-Presse

Taiwan’s military relations with Beijing have plunged to their lowest point in four decades, the island’s defence minister warned on Wednesday, following a string of record Chinese jet incursions into Taipei’s air defence zone.

“For the military, the current situation is the most grim in over 40 years since I’ve joined the service,” Chiu Kuo-cheng told parliament as some 150 Chinese warplanes have breached Taiwan’s air defence zone since Beijing marked its National Day on Friday.

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Author: John Weekes, NZ Herald,

Anti-lockdown activist and former political candidate Billy Te Kahika Jr is facing fraud and Electoral Act charges.

Te Kahika is charged with causing loss by deception, and with breaches of the Electoral Act.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/billy-te-kahika-jr-to-have-jury-trial-for-fraud-electoral-act-charges/
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Author: RNZ

A total of 39 Chinese air force aircraft entered Taiwan's air defence zone on Saturday, the defence ministry in Taipei said, setting a new high for missions which have infuriated the island's government and further raised tensions with Beijing.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/452829/chinese-planes-fly-close-to-taiwan-air-space-again
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Author: Sarah Knapton

Scientists from Wuhan and the US were planning to create new coronaviruses that did not exist in nature by combining the genetic codes of other viruses, proposals show.

Documents of a grant application submitted to the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), leaked last month, reveal that the international team of scientists planned to mix genetic data of closely related strains and grow completely new viruses.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300424689/revealed-wuhan-and-us-scientists-planned-to-create-new-coronaviruses
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Author: Samson Amore

Rocket Lab has been building rockets in Long Beach for more than a decade, competing with the likes of SpaceX in a less talked-about area of the space industry: satellite launches. But growing interest in space exploration made CEO Peter Beck rethink his strategy.

"What we're trying to build is a new breed of space company," Beck said.

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Category : Defence
Author: Jamie Ensor

A New Zealand Navy frigate is sailing through the disputed South China Sea as tensions between China and Taiwan escalate. 

The Defence Force on Wednesday morning said the Royal New Zealand Navy Frigate Te Kaha is joining the United Kingdom's Carrier Strike Group (CSG) - which includes the massive HMS Queen Elizabeth - and other military partners to transit through the South China Sea.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/10/new-zealand-warship-sailing-disputed-south-china-sea-as-taiwan-warns-we-will-fight-to-end-if-china-attacks.html
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Author: Ed Scragg

A Royal New Zealand Navy frigate has joined with the UK’s Carrier Strike Group as it traverses the South China Sea en route to a major international defence exercise.

The Defence Force said the HMZNS Te Kaha was heading for Singapore where it would participate in Bersama Gold 21.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300423965/hmnzs-te-kaha-joins-uk-carrier-strike-group-in-south-china-sea
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