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The University of Manchester has ended a project with a firm accused of having links to the persecution of Uighur Muslims (Getty Images)
The University of Manchester has terminated a research project with a state-owned Chinese company with alleged links to human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims.
It comes after a parliamentary committee accused China Electronics Technology Group (CETC) of providing technology and infrastructure used in the persecution of the ethnic minority group.
Tom Tugendhat, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, had written to the university over its Department of Physics and Astronomy s research partnership with the company.
By Greg Waldron2021-01-27T08:54:00+00:00
Eight years after its maiden flight, the Xian Y-20 strategic transport is transforming Beijing’s airlift capabilities, as it also looks set to take on additional roles.
The first flight from Yanliang air base on 26 January 2013 came just weeks after Beijing confirmed the type’s existence, which followed the emergence of images of the new four-engined jet on Chinese social media.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
The Y-20 made its public debut at Airshow China in October 2016, and appeared in the show’s flying display
The baseline Y-20A has completed testing and it is believed that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) operates 10-15 examples, following the aircraft’s induction into service in July 2016.
Beijing’s hegemonial claim must be rejected
By Chang Ling-ling 張玲玲
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute is an independent authority specializing in research into armed conflict, arms control and disarmament.
The institute recently published a report on the global arms market reminding the international community to take heed: Last year, China sold the second-largest share of military equipment, behind the US. It is China’s fifth consecutive year in second position, far ahead of Russia.
Due to the unavailability of sales data for Chinese guided-missile production and its shipbuilding industry, these numbers are not included in the data, making it impossible to pin down the extent of Chinese arms sales.