China Denies Tearing Down Mosques, Claims It s Reconstructing Them for Muslims Safety
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The government of Xinjiang is denying reports that China is tearing down mosques throughout the region. A government spokesperson reportedly said the mosques are instead being reconstructed or repaired to provide better safety for the region s Muslim population.
The Uyghur village of Tuyog, with a mosque and mountains on the background, in China s Xinjiang region.
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The Global Times, an English-language tabloid owned by
People s Daily, the Chinese Community Party s official newspaper, quoted a spokesperson for the Xinjiang government s Information Office speaking about the reports. According to the
Australia intensifies military preparations for US-China conflict over Taiwan
At the urging of the Biden administration, the Australian government and the country’s military are working intensely with the US to ramp up their preparations for what could be a catastrophic war against China for control over Taiwan.
The plans would place Australian forces on the front line of a US drive to reassert Washington’s global hegemony that is increasingly focused on the strategically and economically crucial island, just 160 kilometres from the Chinese mainland.
Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison (AP/Kiyoshi Ota)
The
Australian Financial Review (AFR) informed its corporate readership last Friday: “The Australian government has sharply escalated its internal preparations for potential military action in the Taiwan Strait.”
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Australia has the rare earths to fuel the electric car era
China dominates the supply of the elusive metals, which are vital to technology, but finding new sources is becoming a global priority
By Royce Kurmelovs / The Guardian
An estimated 1.4 billion vehicles drive the world’s roads and about 78 million new vehicles are sold every year. To head off the worst effects of climate change, every single one will eventually need to go electric.
Whether it rolls off a production line in Fremont, California, or comes together in a vast megafactory in Qinghai, China, a colossal amount of human effort must go into building the components and obtaining their base minerals.