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MI5 issued a rare public warning urging UK universities to sever ties with China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), a front company linked to China's Ministry of State Security that is accused of stealing sensitive UK research on technology projects.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney outlined a plan to reduce Canada's economic dependence on the U.S., while Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed terms to avoid military conflict with the U.S. during a White House summit.
Lian Yunzhi, a six-year-old from China, set the women's 3x3 average world record twice in three days at World Cube Association competitions in Wuhan and Guangzhou. She solved the puzzle in an average time under 4.5 seconds.
A flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border has killed at least 804 people and left over 3,000 missing, according to The Guardian. China has censored videos of the disaster on its heavily controlled internet, making footage almost impossible to find, per BBC.
BBC News reports that dramatic footage of deadly flash floods in Tibet is being withheld from public view in China. Nearly 3,000 people are missing after the floods swept through Nepal and Tibet, with a death toll of 669 and seven confirmed dead in Tibet.
A fringe online conspiracy theory in China claims the Tang Dynasty never existed, citing alleged lack of archaeological evidence. This has sparked debate after coins found in Kerala, India, were used to challenge the viral claim.
Tesla and eight other automakers will install warning labels on nearly 3 million vehicles in China to help occupants find manual door releases. The recall follows a regulatory push to address safety risks from hidden door handles.
An Ars Technica article warns that the United States is about to wake up to the threat from China's space program. Meanwhile, Fairphone has officially launched its Gen 6 smartphone in the United States.
