For what its worth, this statement by Xinhua does not refer to the "real" third generation of nuclear powered submarines for China, which are the Type 095 and Type 096. The meaning relates to a Type 094A having launched a JL-3 SLBM as part of the test in July (and not a JL-2, as widely suspected).

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the funniest result of 1968 is perhaps Zhou Enlai being asked in 1972 'what do you think about the French revolution' and saying 'it is too soon to tell' because he was talking about *1968* not 1789 and this resulting in decades of orientalist 'the chinese think in centuries' stuff

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Thanks to European funding and Ukraine's incredible innovative capacity, Trump's opinions matter less today than last year. The bigger risk is growing European fragmentation toward Ukraine - not only the Le Pen risk, but the fatigue we're seeing on €bn, sanctions and accession

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Actions speak louder than words, but I am pretty amazed by how quickly the mood has changed. Largely driven by a shift in Berlin. Many thought for years that nothing would change unless Germany changed. Well, here we are... www.scmp.com/news/china/a...

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Met de kanttekening dat je hier tegen kan verzetten, door het machtsspel keihard te spelen. De wil om dat te doen neemt op Europees niveau af, mede vanwege de innige samenwerking tussen christendemocraten en radicaalrechts.

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