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By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) – Amid reports that China is expanding its electronic eavesdropping capabilities in Cuba – which Beijing has denied – China’s evolving military surveillance network has some way to go to match the sweep and reach of the U.S. and its allies, defence and intelligence analysts say. WHAT IS A…

Hong Kongs leader John Lee said on Tuesday it would become common practice not to grant people convicted of national security offences early release from prison under the citys new national... -March 26, 2024 at 01:50 am EDT - MarketScreener

-Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai is on trial accused of endangering Chinas national security.... -March 13, 2024 at 07:21 am EDT - MarketScreener

China on Thursday criticised British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and other foreign politicians for smearing an upcoming Hong Kong security law, as local authorities said feedback on the law...

LONDON (Reuters) -Russia has lost more than 3,000 tanks in Ukraine - the equivalent of its entire pre-war active inventory - but has enough lower-quality armoured vehicles in storage for years of replacements, a leading research centre said on Tuesday. Ukraine has also suffered heavy loses since Russia invaded in February 2022, but Western military replenishments have allowed it to maintain inventories while upgrading quality, the International Institute for Strategic Studies said. Even after ...

Russia has lost more than 3,000 tanks during its invasion of Ukraine - the equivalent of its entire pre-war active inventory - but has enough lower-quality armoured vehicles in storage for years... -February 13, 2024 at 05:00 am EST - MarketScreener

By Mark Trevelyan and Greg Torode LONDON (Reuters) -Russia has lost more than 3,000 tanks in Ukraine – the equivalent of its entire pre-war active inventory – but has enough lower-quality armoured vehicles in storage for years of replacements, a leading research centre said on Tuesday. Ukraine has also suffered heavy loses since Russia invaded…

Hong Kong confirmed on Tuesday its intention to pass fresh national security laws soon, building on sweeping legislation Beijing imposed on the city in 2020, and saying the city has the constitutional... -January 29, 2024 at 09:11 pm EST - MarketScreener

Hong Kong's government announced on Tuesday that it hopes to swiftly pass new national security laws. The package, known as Article 23, is designed to update or create news laws to prohibit treason, sabotage, sedition, the theft of state secrets and espionage as well tightening control over foreign political bodies and organisations operating in the city. The need for those specific laws is briefly stipulated in Article 23 of the Basic Law, the mini-constitutional document that has guided...

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