Malaysia cracks it at China after airspace invasion

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June 2, 2021

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China has invaded Malaysian Airspace, infuriating the Foreign of Ministry.

The Foreign Ministry of Malaysia on Tuesday says it will summon China’s envoy to explain an “intrusion” by 16 People’s Liberation Army Air Force planes.

Malaysia’s air force says in response to the incident it scrambled jets on Monday to conduct visual confirmation after the planes flew within 60 nautical miles of the airspace.

The Chinese planes did not contact air traffic control, despite being asked to several times.

Malaysia describes the incident as a “serious threat to national sovereignty and flight safety.”

The Chinese planes did not contact regional air traffic control despite being instructed several times, the air force said.

Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein revealed Malaysia will now be issuing a note of diplomatic protest and ask China’s ambassador to Malaysia to explain the airspace breach.

📃 – @MalaysiaMFA 🇲🇾 will issue a diplomatic note of protest against the intrusion to the Government of the 🇨🇳 PRC; will also summon the Ambassador of the PRC to Malaysia to provide explanation regarding this breach of Malaysian airspace and sovereignty. pic.twitter.com/dgzbIZQow7
— Hishammuddin Hussein 🇲🇾 (@HishammuddinH2O) June 1, 2021

“Malaysia’s stand is clear – having friendly diplomatic relations with any countries does not mean that we will compromise on our national security,” Hishammuddin said in a statement.

China’s embassy says the planes conducted routine flight training and “strictly abided by” international law without violating airspace of other countries.

President Biden signs TikTok bill – what’s next?

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April 26, 2024

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TikTok users could soon find that the popular social media service is either under new ownership or could be outright banned in the United States.

President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that requires TikTok to find a new owner—or face a ban in the United States.

Over the past several months, Washington D.C. has been under pressure to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media app.

Lawmakers and security experts have long raised concerns that the Chinese government could tap TikTok’s trove of personal data about millions of U.S. users.

TikTok’s CEO said the bill is disappointing and reiterated that the company has committed to challenge it.

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“Challengers” with Zendaya brings a saucy sport drama to life, and superhero buffs can catch the trailer for “Deadpool and Wolverine” for action-packed fun.

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