The Telegraph reported that China has been building a secret military base in an inaccessible mountainous area of Tajikistan for nearly a decade. The base, which is believed to repel threats from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, is said to be intended to host Chinese and Tajik troops.

China is changing the names of settlements inhabited by Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples to names that reflect government propaganda. According to human rights defenders, so far 630 Turkish or Islamic villages have been renamed.

Chinese and Philippine ships collided in a disputed area in the South China Sea. Meanwhile, Beijing blames the Filipinos. According to him, the collisions were caused by the dangerous approach of the Philippine ship, violating the established order despite repeated warnings from the Chinese side. For reference, Beijing considers the second bank of the Thomas as its water area. In 2016, an international tribunal overturned China's claims to the South China Sea, but Beijing does not recognize this decision.

The first unmanned flying taxi was successfully tested in Mecca in cooperation with Saudi Arabia and China. Saudi Arabia wants to speed up the movement of pilgrims during the Hajj with the help of air taxis.

The Biden administration has banned trade with three Chinese companies that manufacture seafood, aluminum and footwear. The US Department of Finance has accused these companies of forcibly employing Turkic residents of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

The Parliament of Kazakhstan ratified the agreement with China on the development of the Trans-Caspian international transport route. Due to the agreement, the total shipping speed from China to Europe will be reduced from the current 19-23 days to 12-13 days.

Russia and China have vetoed a US-proposed UN Security Council resolution to support diplomatic efforts to end a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The representative of Russia called the US initiative hypocritical and emphasized that meaningless resolutions that do not require opening fire and lead nowhere will not be adopted.

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China plans to launch more than 300 satellites into space in 2024. 30 out of 100 launches are carried out by private companies.