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China denies trade imbalance and aids Russia. Danish Foreign Minister calls on the EU to unite in response | International | Central News Agency CNA
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Please agree to our privacy policy to enable news listening. (Central News Agency reporter Gu Yongshu, special report from Stockholm on the 4th) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Denmark on the 2nd and met with Foreign Minister Rasmussen. After the meeting, Rasmussen accepted an exclusive interview with Danish Politics and said that the serious trade imbalance between China and Europe and the support for Russia in the Russia-Ukraine war were mentioned during the meeting. China denied its responsibility. Rasmussen called on the 27 EU countries to unite in order to have the conditions for dialogue with China. Lars Lokke Rasmussen held a small press conference before Wang Yi arrived. He said that China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine has damaged its reputation in Europe and affected China’s interests; the bilateral trade between China and Europe is seriously imbalanced, and the EU is already discussing new sanctions. It is necessary for Wang Yi to constantly hear this message during this trip to Northern Europe. This information was not mentioned at all in China’s official post-meeting press release and Chinese reports. In an exclusive interview with the Danish political newspaper Politiken on the 3rd, Rasmussen said that his attitude towards China was quite direct during the meeting. He believed that the Chinese side heard it and the two sides had a constructive dialogue. He said that Wang Yi’s attitude towards the serious trade imbalance between China and Europe remained largely unchanged during the meeting. He believed that the trade imbalance was not China’s responsibility, but the failure of EU companies to produce enough products for the Chinese market to purchase. He said that Wang Yi also denied the accusation of providing Russian weapons and equipment in the Russia-Ukraine war during the meeting. If this was true, it was because of a few “bad apples” among China’s multi-million companies. He said that although both sides know that the matter is not that simple, this is the official position of China and they do not like to hear such accusations. Rasmussen agreed that the fundamental reason for China’s support for Russia is that China does not want Russia to lose in the Ukrainian war, because for China, once Russia loses the war, the global balance of power will tilt in favor of the West. Rasmussen said that the EU is negotiating new sanctions. In the past, the biggest challenge may have been the inability to unite. He believes that some countries will inevitably prioritize their own interests, but the EU’s interests towards China are becoming more and more consistent. If Chinese officials visit 27 countries and hear 27 different messages, it may be in vain. He believes that the EU must unite and show powerful trade tools in order to have the conditions for dialogue with China. The Danish News Agency (Ritzau) reported that Wang Yi’s trip to Denmark was protested by Falun Gong and Tibetan supporters, and the protesters outside the Chinese Embassy were also obstructed by China. (Editor: Tang Shengyang) 1150704 Support the Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of support to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.



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The United States intensifies its crackdown on Chinese electric vehicles and bans Polestar new cars from being sold in the United States | International | Central News Agency CNA
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Please agree to our privacy policy to enable news listening. (Central News Agency, Stockholm/Washington, Comprehensive Foreign News Report on the 25th) As the United States intensifies its crackdown on Chinese automobiles, Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer Polestar, which is majority-owned by China Geely Automobile Holdings, said today that the Trump administration has forced the automaker to ban sales of 2027 and subsequent models in the United States. Reuters reported that the U.S. Department of Commerce has not agreed to authorize Polestar to sell cars under the Connected Vehicles Rule. The rules, which restrict the import and sale of vehicles equipped with Chinese connected car technology, take effect starting with the 2027 model year. The new regulations based on national security considerations cover Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, mobile network connections and some satellite communication technologies to prevent vehicles from collecting sensitive information about American owners. This rule was adopted in January 2025 during the administration of former US President Joe Biden and continued to maintain relevant policies after Donald Trump returned to the White House. As the United States strengthens its domestic auto industry, this is the latest move by Washington to tighten its ban on Chinese manufacturing and exporting cars. Polestar said it will continue to sell its existing models Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 in the United States and continue to provide after-sales services, emphasizing that it will not appeal against the rejection of the application. U.S. lawmakers have proposed further tightening of relevant restrictions; the U.S. Department of Commerce has not yet responded to Reuters’ request for comment. (Compiled by: Hong Qiyuan) 1150626 Support Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of sponsorship to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.



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China’s Ministry of State Security Accuses ‘Spy Turtles and Spy Fish’ of Stealing Sensitive Marine Data
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Stop the presses! Barely a month after President Donald Trump visited Beijing, an espionage scandal is brewing in the pristine waters off China’s long stretches of ocean coastline. China’s Ministry of State Security addressed the situation in a post on the social platform WeChat, the exact wording of which depends on your choice of translator. We’re going by Google Translate’s interpretation here. The post is really quite a read. It begins by setting the scene: China’s territorial waters, an “expansive blue territory (that) is a precious gift from nature to the Chinese nation.” And we’re not talking about nice beaches and an abundance of fish here. No, the sea “(provides China with) strategic space and abundant resources for promoting high-quality development and advancing Chinese-style modernization.” But despite the high-quality development and Chinese-style modernization, all is not well in the expansive blue territory! No, beneath the waves, “an unseen covert war of espionage is quietly unfolding.”

“Foreign intelligence agencies,” the post continues, “are continuously collecting and stealing sensitive maritime data through various new types of espionage equipment.” Egad! What sorts of espionage equipment are we talking here? Well, the culprits are many and varied, but the ones that caught our eye were “spy turtles and spy fish.” Yes, apparently these devious marine creatures have been “fitted with sensors” and sent to “swim in specific areas, collect ocean data, and transmit it to overseas satellites.” You might wonder exactly how much data a turtle could collect, but according to the Ministry, this is no laughing matter. “Sensitive data such as ocean current dynamics, water temperature characteristics, temperature distribution, and seabed topography, if stolen by foreign intelligence agencies, will seriously endanger China’s national security, military security, and economic security.”

We’ll leave it to experts to assess how serious a threat turtles and fish pose to China’s national, military and economic security, and to readers to ponder whether the current state of America’s national security apparatus has left anyone at the CIA equipped to run a bath, let alone a covert operation involving training turtles and fish to spy on Chinese seabed topography. In fairness, the CIA does have previous form in this area, having made more than its share of contributions to the surprisingly well-populated pantheon of animal-related espionage silliness. Your correspondent recently addressed one of its wildest contributions to the genre, Project Acoustic Kitty, for another outlet—the tl;dr is that the agency tried to use a cat to spy on suspected Russian operatives, and it went exactly as anyone who has ever interacted with a cat would expect.

Other world powers have also dabbled in using animals for naughty purposes. Who could forget the beluga that surfaced off the coast of Norway in 2019 wearing a harness equipped with a camera mount? The immediate suspicion was that despite appearing innocent and playful, the suspiciously friendly cetacean was in fact (drum roll) a Russian spy! Why would anyone think such a thing? Well, there was the fact that the harness bore a logo that read, “EQUIPMENT OF ST. PETERSBURG,” and also the fact that Russian state TV had aired a documentary a couple of years before about… training belugas as spies. (Rumors that the beluga was also carrying a banner that read, “Hello, I am a Russian spy!” remain unconfirmed.) For its part, Russia denied the allegations. In fact, an analyst at a Russian think tank turned the tables, accusing “Norwegian idiots” of “robbing certain Petersburg zoologists” who were conducting perfectly innocent studies on whales. Anyway, it could be that the CIA’s turtle-training department is the last bastion of competence in a crumbling imperial intelligence apparatus. Or it could be that the Russians have moved onto studying turtles. Who can say for sure? It’s a wild old world out there.



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