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'No concrete proposition' from U.S. to back Huawei rival Ericsson: Swedish minister
Sweden’s digital minister stressed Ericsson’s (ERICb.ST) importance for jobs and technology in Europe on Friday after a U.S. official suggested the United States buy stakes in the telecoms gear maker or Finland’s Nokia (NOKIA.HE) to counter Huawei’s dominance in 5G. U.S. Attorney General William Barr said in a speech on Thursday that the United States and its allies should consider the highly unusual step of taking a “controlling stake” in one or both of the Nordic rivals to China-based Huawei.
5G networks are at the center of a dispute over technology between the United States and China as they are expected to host a range of critical functions from driverless vehicles to smart electric grids and military communications, underscoring their importance to national security. The United States has blacklisted Huawei and is in the midst of a worldwide campaign to convince allies to ban the Chinese giant from their 5G networks, alleging its equipment could be used by Beijing for spying - which Huawei denies.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-ericsson/no-concrete-proposition-from-u-s-to-back-huawei-rival-ericsson-swedish-minister-idUSKBN2010XK
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Royal Canadian Air Force Airbus CC-150 304/MRTT in Botswana along with Botswana Defense Force Bombardier
yes. battling the same shit as here only worse
when POTUS dined at the forbidden city that's when I thought that-not that I was totally convinced then but there certainly something to that. . only habbened once before.
AHY5010 Airbus ACJ319 heading for Baku from Austria (I think this is where it originates-data is wonked up)
I mean how could it be any other way with both Xi/Putin?
We'd have a different scenario by now if not this way.
SPAR80 USAF G5 and FAF (French Air Force)Falcon west from Kiev-some meetings?
SPAR=Special Priority Air Resource
GAF880 Airbus on the pavement heading for DC?
fairly busy with many training flights in the south and mid CONUS
Russia Insight y/t channel is a good place to stay abreast of habbenings there.
plenty in the archive
Cruise ship returning to Taiwan after Japan denies entry
Taiwan authorities confirmed Friday that a cruise ship currently off the coast of Naha in Okinawa Prefecture that was not allowed to dock by Japanese authorities amid the coronavirus outbreak will be allowed to return to Keelung in the north, according to local media. The approval comes a day after a ban went into effect on all cruise ships from calling in Taiwan ports, following a mass outbreak on another cruise ship currently quarantined in Yokohama, near Tokyo.
Speaking to reporters at the Central Epidemic Center Friday morning, Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung indicated that special accommodations were made for the vessel because approximately 90 percent of the guests are from Taiwan.
However, all guests and crew will be required to undergo thorough health screening upon arrival, he said.
"Even if there is only one person who tests positive for the coronavirus, the infected person will be taken off the ship for medical treatment and the rest will be quarantined on the ship for at least 14 days," Chen said.
Among the more than 1,709 passengers aboard the Super Star Aquarius, some appear to have recently traveled to China, according to reports.
Central News Agency reported that the ship left Keelung on Tuesday for a four-day round-trip cruise. It was scheduled to make a port call in Naha on Wednesday and Thursday and arrive back at Keelung Friday afternoon.
However, the ship was turned away by Japan over concerns about the illness, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The ship is now scheduled to arrive back in Keelung on Saturday, the report said.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200207/p2g/00m/0in/101000c