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UK to build more nuclear weapons to counter challenges posed by China
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UK to build more nuclear weapons to counter challenges posed by China

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that his government will build more nuclear weapons and expand its presence in the fields of space and cyberspace to counter challenges posed by China.According to media reports, the British government wants to increase defense spending by 24 billion euros over the next four years, a large increase on the 42.2 billion euros spent in 2019-20.Describing Beijing as the ‘biggest state-based threat to the UK’s economic security, PM Johnson, in a review of British military and foreign policy on Tuesday, said: “China’s increasing power and international assertiveness is likely to be the most significant geopolitical factor of the 2020s.”After the report was released, Johnson in Parliament criticised China for its mass detention of Uyghur p...
Delhi Court rejects bail plea of Chinese national arrested under Official Secrets Act
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Delhi Court rejects bail plea of Chinese national arrested under Official Secrets Act

A bail petition by Miss Qing Shi, a Chinese National arrested in India by special cell of Delhi Police under the Official Secrets Act has been rejected by a Delhi Court.She was arrested along with freelance Journalist Rajeev Sharma and one other accused in September.While rejecting the bail, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pawan Singh Rajawat said that “no ground is made out to grant bail to Qing Shi at this stage.”The court noted that, if accused Wing Shi is released on bail, she will not only try to flee from the country through land routes but may also attempt to indulge in similar offences.The court also observed, “Furthermore, the other material which was recovered coupled with the preliminary electronic evidence collected by the investigating agency points towards involvement of accuse...