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South China Morning Post
21-07-2025
- South China Morning Post
China teacher gives CPR to collapsed woman on street, is accused of groping her
A man in China who performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a woman who collapsed in the street has been accused of groping her chest by online observers. The controversy drew added attention online after the man told the media he was disappointed and frightened by the derogatory comments, Jiupai News reported. The woman collapsed on a street in Hengyang, central Hunan province, on July 12. Initially, a female doctor from a local hospital carried out CPR on her. Pan, wearing the white baseball cap, got off his bicycle to come to the woman's aid. Photo: Weibo When the doctor became tired from massaging, she asked if anyone else was able to carry out the emergency procedure.
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First Post
08-07-2025
- Politics
- First Post
‘Entirely unacceptable': Germany says Chinese military laser-attacked its security mission in Red Sea
Germany has said that Chinese military targeted a German aircraft with a laser while it was deployed in the Red Sea on a security mission. read more In this photo provided by the Australian Defense Force, the People's Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang travels in the Torres Strait off Australia's coast, on February 11, 2025. AP Germany on Tuesday said that Chinese military targeted a German aircraft operating in the Red Sea area with a laser. In a post on X, German Foreign Office said that the Chinese vessel targeted the German ship during its deployment in the Red Sea as part of the European Union's (EU) Operation Aspides. Germany summoned Chinese Ambassador Shi Mingde and registered protest. The Chinese military employed a laser targeting a German aircraft in the EU operation #ASPIDES. Endangering German personnel & disrupting the operation is entirely unacceptable. The Chinese ambassador was summoned to the Federal Foreign Office today. — GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) July 8, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD This is a developing story. It will be updated as details emerge.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
No reason for China to apologise to Australia for live-fire drills, ambassador says
China doesn't even need to 'think' about apologising over the way it notified Australia about live-fire naval drills off the Australian coast, the country's ambassador says. Xiao Qian told the ABC the drills last Friday and Saturday posed 'no threat' to Australia and were 'a normal kind of practice for many navies in the world'. He said the notification of the drills had followed normal international practice, despite Australian authorities first becoming aware of them after they began, from a passing Virgin pilot. 'There should be no over-reading into this,' the ambassador said, insisting Australia and China were 'comprehensive strategic partners'. A readout of the interview, published on the Chinese embassy website, said: 'The term 'partner' indicates that the two countries are friends, not foes or rivals. China has always regarded Australia as an important partner, and there is no need for Australia to feel concerned about the actions of the Chinese fleet.' Australian defence officials told Senate estimates this week the first that Australia learned of the live-fire exercises, which took place 340 nautical miles off the NSW south coast, was when they were notified via a civilian pilot flying a Virgin commercial passenger jet near to the Chinese naval vessels. The pilot heard a warning broadcast by the ships themselves that they were undertaking live-fire. That warning was relayed back to Australia, coming some time before a similar notification from a New Zealand navy vessel that was shadowing the flotilla. Related: A murky picture has emerged over China's live-fire drills. Who knew what when? The Australian foreign minister, Penny Wong, said, given the potential danger and the disruption to commercial aviation – nearly 50 flights were diverted – the notification given by the Chinese navy was insufficient. Wong said she had told her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, the conduct of the drills 'did not meet our expectations and was of deep concern'. But Xiao rejected this. 'Different countries have a different practice and, based on the nature of the drill, size of the drill and the scope of the drill, my view is that the Chinese naval certification advice was appropriate.' He said international law was silent about the precise timing and nature of advance warning on naval exercises. 'I don't see there's any reason why the Chinese side should feel sorry about that, or even to think about to apologise for that,' he said. Both China and Australia confirmed this week that the Chinese naval drills were conducted in international waters and in accordance with international law.A three-ship flotilla – comprising the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi and the Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu – sailed from Australia's north down the east coast – reportedly sailing as close as 150nm from Sydney – before undertaking live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea on Friday and Saturday. The ships – which are possibly accompanied by an undetected nuclear submarine, Australia's defence chief has said – have since sailed farther south and west and entered the Great Australian Bight. Australia's defence minister, Richard Marles, has urged calm, saying 'it's really important that we take a deep breath here'. He emphasised the Chinese ships' adherence to international law, and pointed out the frequency of Australian navy ships sailing close to China's shores – including through the contested South China Sea. 'There is actually a greater frequency of Australian naval vessels closer to China than there are Chinese vessels close to Australia,' he said. Labor minister Murray Watt said on Friday morning Australia was 'not happy that China did not give advance warning' of the live-fire drills. 'The bottom line is that China should have given us more notice.' Xiao insisted China did not 'pose a threat to Australia', saying the countries were, and would remain, 'comprehensive strategic partners'. In the interview readout posted online, the Chinese ambassador rejected any link between the naval flotilla sailing down Australia's east coast and an incident between Australian and Chinese aircraft over the South China Sea earlier this month. On 11 February, a Chinese PLA-AF J-16 fighter aircraft released flares near an Australian P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft as it was flying what Australia has said was a 'routine maritime surveillance patrol in the South China Sea'. Australia described it as 'an unsafe and unprofessional manoeuvre'. Xiao said the air and sea matters were 'entirely different in nature', and blamed Australia for the air incident. 'The Australian military aircraft intruded into China's airspace, which is a serious violation of international law and undermines China's national security. However, the Chinese naval exercise took place in high seas far from Australia's coastline and aligns with international law.'
The Guardian
28-02-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
No reason for China to apologise to Australia for live-fire drills, ambassador says
China doesn't even need to 'think' about apologising over the way it notified Australia about live-fire naval drills off the Australian coast, the country's ambassador says. Xiao Qian told the ABC the drills last Friday and Saturday posed 'no threat' to Australia and were 'a normal kind of practice for many navies in the world'. He said the notification of the drills had followed normal international practice, despite Australian authorities first becoming aware of them after they began, from a passing Virgin pilot. 'There should be no over-reading into this,' the ambassador said, insisting Australia and China were 'comprehensive strategic partners'. A readout of the interview, published on the Chinese embassy website, said: 'The term 'partner' indicates that the two countries are friends, not foes or rivals. China has always regarded Australia as an important partner, and there is no need for Australia to feel concerned about the actions of the Chinese fleet.' Australian defence officials told Senate estimates this week the first that Australia learned of the live-fire exercises, which took place 340 nautical miles off the NSW south coast, was when they were notified via a civilian pilot flying a Virgin commercial passenger jet near to the Chinese naval vessels. The pilot heard a warning broadcast by the ships themselves that they were undertaking live-fire. That warning was relayed back to Australia, coming some time before a similar notification from a New Zealand navy vessel that was shadowing the flotilla. The Australian foreign minister, Penny Wong, said, given the potential danger and the disruption to commercial aviation – nearly 50 flights were diverted – the notification given by the Chinese navy was insufficient. Wong said she had told her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, the conduct of the drills 'did not meet our expectations and was of deep concern'. But Xiao rejected this. 'Different countries have a different practice and, based on the nature of the drill, size of the drill and the scope of the drill, my view is that the Chinese naval certification advice was appropriate.' He said international law was silent about the precise timing and nature of advance warning on naval exercises. 'I don't see there's any reason why the Chinese side should feel sorry about that, or even to think about to apologise for that,' he said. Both China and Australia confirmed this week that the Chinese naval drills were conducted in international waters and in accordance with international law. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email A three-ship flotilla – comprising the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi and the Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu – sailed from Australia's north down the east coast – reportedly sailing as close as 150nm from Sydney – before undertaking live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea on Friday and Saturday. The ships – which are possibly accompanied by an undetected nuclear submarine, Australia's defence chief has said – have since sailed farther south and west and entered the Great Australian Bight. Australia's defence minister, Richard Marles, has urged calm, saying 'it's really important that we take a deep breath here'. He emphasised the Chinese ships' adherence to international law, and pointed out the frequency of Australian navy ships sailing close to China's shores – including through the contested South China Sea. 'There is actually a greater frequency of Australian naval vessels closer to China than there are Chinese vessels close to Australia,' he said. Labor minister Murray Watt said on Friday morning Australia was 'not happy that China did not give advance warning' of the live-fire drills. 'The bottom line is that China should have given us more notice.' Xiao insisted China did not 'pose a threat to Australia', saying the countries were, and would remain, 'comprehensive strategic partners'. In the interview readout posted online, the Chinese ambassador rejected any link between the naval flotilla sailing down Australia's east coast and an incident between Australian and Chinese aircraft over the South China Sea earlier this month. On 11 February, a Chinese PLA-AF J-16 fighter aircraft released flares near an Australian P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft as it was flying what Australia has said was a 'routine maritime surveillance patrol in the South China Sea'. Australia described it as 'an unsafe and unprofessional manoeuvre'. Xiao said the air and sea matters were 'entirely different in nature', and blamed Australia for the air incident. 'The Australian military aircraft intruded into China's airspace, which is a serious violation of international law and undermines China's national security. However, the Chinese naval exercise took place in high seas far from Australia's coastline and aligns with international law.'
The Guardian
26-02-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
A murky picture has emerged over China's live-fire drills. Who knew what when?
In the five days since Chinese navy ships held live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, an unclear picture has emerged of who knew what – and when. Australian Senate estimates heard the first knowledge Australian authorities had of the potentially dangerous live-fire activity was through a civilian pilot flying a commercial flight over the area. The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has said the New Zealand navy notified Australia 'at about the same time' as the pilot notified Airservices Australia. A spokesperson for Australia's defence minister has said the government has raised concern over a 'lack of notice' about the live-fire drills with Beijing. But China says this is untrue and that the training exercises were 'conducted with repeated safety notices that had been issued in advance'. The defence ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said China's actions were 'entirely in accordance with international law' and established practices and would not impact aviation safety. He said the live-fire drills took place on the high seas far from Australia's coastline. Here is what we know about how the drills were communicated so far: 9.30am: A flotilla of three Chinese warships – the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi and the Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu – begins a series of live-fire drills. According to Australia's defence department, the ships are stationed 346 nautical miles (640km) off Eden. 9.58am: Airservices Australia receives notification of the live-fire drill from a Virgin pilot who heard a broadcast from a foreign warship that they are conducting live firing 300 nautical miles off Australia's coast. This is the first Airservices Australia has learned of the Chinese naval live-fire exercise, according to its chief executive, Rob Sharp. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email The Airservices Australia deputy chief executive, Peter Curran, later told Senate estimates that the Chinese navy's message was broadcast in English on an international guard frequency – an emergency radio channel monitored by pilots but not by air traffic control. The aircraft was capable of picking up the radio signal within 250 nautical miles of the vessel. 10am: Air traffic controllers issue a hazard alert within two minutes of being alerted to the drill by the Virgin pilot. They establish an 18km exclusion zone around the flotilla, extending to a height of 45,000 feet. 10.08am: Airservices Australia notifies the Australian defence force's Joint Operations Command Headquarters about the drill, 10 minutes after the initial contact from the Virgin pilot. 'At that stage, we didn't know whether it was a potential hoax or real,' Curran told senators. 10.18am: A separate commercial flight, operated by Emirates, is in radio contact with the Chinese warships. The Emirates flight is informed that the live-firing exercise had commenced at 9.30am and would conclude at 2pm. 'We presume … that as the aircraft got closer to the vessel, it picked up the transmissions. Those transmissions may have been being made for some time,' Curran said. 11.01am: The New Zealand navy, which had been shadowing the Chinese flotilla, informs Australia of the life-fire exercise. 'The advice through the New Zealand vessel on station through its national reporting: we received that at 11.01am. That is approximately 50 minutes, or somewhat less than an hour, since that advice came to us from Airservices,' the chief of the defence force, Adm David Johnston, later told Senate estimates. Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion 11.28am: The Airservices chief executive calls the CEO of Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to inform it about the drill. From 11.20am to 11.30am: CASA calls the deputy secretary of Australia's transport department. Noon: An industry telephone conference is held, including Qantas, Virgin, Jetstar and possibly other airlines. Emails are later sent to international airlines notifying them of the Chinese exercise. 2pm: Chinese military live-firing exercises were due to end, according to earlier radio transmissions. Ultimately, 49 aircraft diverted their flight paths on Friday. Some were re-routed while they were in the air, while others were given different flight paths to avoid the Chinese flotilla's location at sea. 9.30am-2pm: Chinese navy live-firing exercises continue in international waters in the Tasman Sea. Flights continue to be diverted until Monday. Senate estimates heard ships had since moved further south, away from trans-Tasman flight paths.
