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XiJinPing's 1st part of speech from APEC CEO summit
full speech at link
Ladies and gentlemen,
Good Morning! It gives me great pleasure to come to the picturesque city of Port Moresby and meet with you on board Pacific Explorer. As we brave the rough waters of the global economy and confront the many risks and challenges, it is all too befitting that we have come together on this ship to chart the course for future development and cooperation.
The theme of this CEO Summit, "Inclusion in the Age of Disruption: Charting a Common Future", couldn't be more important. The world today is going through major development, transformation and change. While economic globalization surges forward, global growth is shadowed by protectionism and unilateralism. A new revolution in science, technology and industry is in the making; but old driving forces are yet to be replaced by new ones. The international landscape is undergoing profound changes, but imbalance in development is yet to be addressed. The reform of the global governance system is gathering momentum, but improving its efficiency remains a major challenge.
The changes we are encountering in the world are unseen in a century. Changes create opportunities, but more often than not, they are accompanied by risks and challenges. Mankind has once again reached a crossroads. Which direction should we choose? Cooperation or confrontation? Openness or closing one's door? Win-win progress or a zero-sum game? The interests of all countries and indeed, the future of mankind hinge on the choice we make.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/17/c_137613904.htm
System that recycles breathable air is being installed at the International Space Station and could drastically lengthen missions to the moon and Mars
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6385197/Life-support-recycles-breathable-air-installed-ISS.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490
A US Navy carrier strike group led by nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman passed the Strait of Gibraltar, entering the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday evening.
The US aircraft carrier passed Gibraltar, heading towards the Eastern Mediterranean, the same location from which in the spring of this year the carrier’s aircraft attacked targets in Syria, media reported, citing monitoring data from the International Automatic Identification System of vessels (AIS).
https://sputniknews.com/military/201811161069853676-uss-harry-truman-enters-mediterranean-sea/