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January 27, 2022, USA: FILE DATE UNKNOWN: The F-35C Lightning II is the U.S. Navy s first low-observable carrier-based aviation platform. The F-35 is being purchased to replace the F/A-18C/D Hornet as the carrier strike group s primary offensive fighter for aerial defense and close air support. A race against time is under way for the US Navy to reach one of its downed fighter jets - before the Chinese get there first. The $100m F35-C plane came down in the South China Sea after what the Navy describes as a mishap during take-off from the USS Carl Vinson. USA - ZUMAz03_ 20220127_slz_z03_462 Copyright: xLockheedxMartinx
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Will the US lose its F-35C fighter jet to China?

A US fighter jet crashes into the South China Sea. Recovery is extremely difficult. Nevertheless, experts expect a race between the US and China. Access to the latest military technology is too tempting for the Chinese military.

By Michael Radunski

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Why China is betting on hypersonic weapons

Hypersonic weapons are currently all the rage in the field of armaments. This technology is considered to be the greatest advance of the past ten years. Most recently, China and North Korea tested hypersonic missiles. The US military began the new year in a state of alarm. In the meantime, it has become clear that China does indeed possess the more dangerous variant of the new missile technology.

By Michael Radunski

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'Unnoticed backdoors'

Peter Ganten is a psychologist, software entrepreneur, author and has been Chairman of the Open Source Business Alliance for ten years. In an interview with China.Table, the 52-year-old fears that free societies are becoming far too dependent on corporations and governments, whose offerings of digital infrastructure make us feel like we are a part of innovation. Ganten warns that digital opportunities are potentially open for abuse once they are available. He sees the People's Republic of China as a cautionary example. The interview was conducted by Marcel Grzanna.

By Marcel Grzanna

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Indo-Pacific strategy: USA snubs EU

EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen called Brussels' Indo-Pacific strategy a "milestone". But just hours before its publication, a US-led security pact is taking the wind out of the plan's sails, angering France – and calling transatlantic cooperation in the region into question.

By Amelie Richter

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The Shanghai Organization shows commitment to Afghanistan

This week, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit is taking place in Tajikistan – largely unnoticed by the West. That is a mistake. After all, a new power is forming here. And China is playing a key role.

By Michael Radunski

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Mocking over US failure in Afghanistan

The defeat of the USA in Afghanistan and the subsequent takeover by the Taliban is observed with malicious glee by Beijing. Washington is called a paper tiger that cannot even defeat the Taliban. But the US stands to lose far more than another piece of prestige.

By Michael Radunski