Chinese mega dam stops using Western chips; 2 sides of Donald Trump: SCMP daily highlights
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A meeting in Alaska on Friday that could shape the future of Europe's security will be notable for the absence of Europeans.
China's Xiluodu Dam – one of the world's largest hydropower stations – has fully transitioned away from Western-made industrial control chips over national security and supply chain resilience concerns, according to a leading Chinese industrial chip supplier.
The Philippines coastguard claims that a People's Liberation Army fighter jet flew close to one of its aircraft on a patrol flight on Wednesday and behaved dangerously. Photo: Reuters
A Chinese fighter jet allegedly flew close to a Philippine coastguard aircraft near the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday morning, while US and PLA naval vessels operated close by amid heightened tensions in the South China Sea.
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