Russia and China conduct preparations to joint naval exercises Joint Sea-2017. The first phase of the drills is to start in the Baltic Sea in late June before they continue in the middle of September in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk. Source Pravda
Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars and small arms have staged a drill aimed at repelling an attack from China, which has increased its threats to reclaim the island and stepped up its own displays of military might. Source Aljazeera
Jack Ma, the founder of China’s largest e-commerce company Alibaba, on Wednesday made his first public appearance since October when he spoke to a group of teachers online.
The Jack Ma Foundation said in a statement Wednesday, “Jack Ma participated in the online ceremony of the annual Rural Teacher Initiative event on January 20.” Source Deutsche Welle
The teenagers quickly fled before the police arrived. Stupor at the Paul Eluard college in Vigneux-sur-Seine (Essonne) this Monday morning around 10:40 am. A group of four or five teenagers fired twice in the air with a handgun. They were in front of the entrance gates of the school. The latter also exhibited a tear gas canister at the time of the events. Source Actu17