China's SAIC Motor Set To Build And Sell Audis

SHANGHAI—SAIC Motor Corp., China’s largest auto maker by sales, has struck an agreement that paves the way for it to build and sell Audi AG vehicles in the country, people familiar with the deal said Saturday, as the German car maker seeks to strengthen its position at the top of China’s luxury-vehicle market.

Audi A4L at a new transmission plant in Tianjin, China, in August 2016

Audi and SAIC this week signed a cooperation agreement, the people said, and will likely set up a joint venture to sell Audi cars. Separately, SAIC Volkswagen Co.—an existing joint venture between SAIC and Audi parent Volkswagen AG—will take up the manufacture of Audis, the people said.

India And Pakistan, Second Cold War, Third World War.

On September 17th, the latent tension between South Asian heavyweights India and Pakistan escalated into overt hostility after an attack on an Indian Army base in Uri, part of the Indian-controlled section of Kashmir. Mourning the deaths of 18 soldiers, the Indian public called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration to strike back. India eventually retaliated on September 29th with “surgical strikes” on terror launch pads inside the Pakistan-controlled section of Kashmir. These strikes resulted in the deaths of “38 terrorists and Pakistani soldiers.” Relations between India and Pakistan have since degenerated to new lows since the conclusion of the 1999 Kargil War.

Gwadar Port To Begin Trade Activities Today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will kick off the shipment of trade goods from Gwadar Port to international markets today (Sunday), marking the historic launch of trade activity through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

During his day-long visit to Gwadar, the prime minister will also address a ceremony of launching the first mega pilot trade cargo.
 

UK-China Joint Nuclear Research Center Opens In London

China and the UK are joining research forces by opening the UK-China Nuclear Joint Research and Innovation Centre in London. This is the first nuclear research collaboration between China and a Western country. With funding of 50 million British pounds over five years, the facility will play a crucial role in providing cutting edge scientific nuclear research.

China Tries To Conquer Everest

China has big plans for Mount Everest. Although the south-facing side of the mountain, in Nepal, might be better known, the Tibetannorth face also has a rich mountaineering history, and China has outlined an ambitious new vision for commercializing it. That may sound like an unseemly approach to the world's tallest and most forbidding peak. But on balance, it will actually be a good thing.

Pakistan Cannot Conquer Kashmir Through War : Hina Rabbani Khar

ISLAMABAD: Former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Sunday said Pakistan cannot "conquer Kashmir through war" and progress on the issue can only me made in an environment of mutual trust with India.

"I believe that Pakistan cannot conquer Kashmir through war and if we cannot do that, the option we are left with is dialogue, and dialogue can only proceed with a partner with which we have normal relations and a certain level of mutual trust," Khar said in an interview with Geo News.

She claimed that the PPP government, despite being a coalition government, had tried its best to normalize ties with India through relaxation of visa rules and by normalizing trade ties.

"The issues between the two countries cannot be resolved in a hostile environment."

Khar, who remained Pakistan's foreign minister from 2011 to 2013, maintained that the Kashmir issue can be resolved "if we continue to talk on the issue, then we will reach somewhere".

Answering a question regarding the military's influence on Pakistan's foreign policy, she said that it is a diplomat's job to carry forward the military's perspective on issues where the military is a relevant stake holder.

Khar stated some people believe that the issue can only be resolved "if there is a BJP government in India and a military government in Pakistan".

Khar observed that Musharraf gave India adequate relaxation on the Kashmir issue during his tenure.

'US tilt towards India driven by economy'
When asked about the recent downturn in Pak-US ties and the US' tilt towards India, the former foreign minister said the US tilt towards India is driven by economy, market and because of a wish to contain the rising power of China.

"Now let us ask ourselves, is US moving towards India because India is a nuclear state, or because it is a military power, no, it is people power and their democratic traditions, if we want to compete, lets compete on these grounds," said Khar.

The former foreign minister also termed Pakistan's entry into Afghan Jihad a 'mistake' and maintained that Pakistan's dependence on US is more in "our minds than on the ground".

She termed it as Zia's mistake for helping the US in the 80s, and added Musharraf had no option when it came to helping the US in 2001.

'Foreign office or political office'
Criticizing the approach and the performance of ministry of foreign affairs, she asked if the foreign office has turned into a political office.

"The foreign office is busy nowadays in apprising the nation about some country's leader sending flowers to the prime minister or inquiring about his health," said Khar.

Khar maintained that Pakistan's current foreign policy is "reactive and not active" as Pakistan is not taking its own line or direction but is only reacting on the circumstances arising in the region or world at large.

"In 60 years, we have taught our children that our national identity is to hate someone, and we are doing it with those who are physically the nearest. Hostile with India and now hostile with Afghanistan," said the former foreign minister.

Summing up her answer, she maintained that the basic objective of Pakistan's foreign policy should be to serve the people of the country and not the pursuit of power.

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi ruled out for three weeks

Lionel Messi will be out for three weeks after suffering a groin strain in Barcelona's draw with Atletico Madrid.

The striker went off on 59 minutes on Wednesday after a Diego Godin tackle.

He was forced to miss Argentina's World Cup 2018 qualifier against Venezuela earlier this month with a groin injury, but has played in all five La Liga games for his club this season.

The Argentine could return for Barca's Champions League tie with Manchester City on 19 October.

Prior to that tie, Messi will be ruled out of games against Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League, Sporting Gijon and Celta Vigo in La Liga, and World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Paraguay.

Sergio Busquets was also forced off with injury in the second half of Wednesday's game as Angel Correa's equaliser cancelled out Ivan Rakitic's opener at the Nou Camp.

World's first bus using hydrogen under normal pressure rolls off in central China

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The world's first fuel cell bus which can use hydrogen fuel under normal pressure and temperature rolled off the production line in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, central China on Saturday. 

German official charged with spying on Sikhs for India

BERLIN: A German immigration official has been arrested and charged with espionage for an Indian secret service for allegedly spying on members of the Sikh religion, prosecutors said Tuesday.

The 58-year-old German national, identified only by the initials T.S.P., was accused of "espionage activity and violation of professional secrecy rules in 45 cases," they said in a statement.

France and Germany plan' more active' EU defence

France and Germany are preparing joint proposals for a "more active and more useful" European defence policy, the French defence ministry told AFP on Friday.

The document, by French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen, will serve as a "basis for considering a relaunch of European defence", the ministry said and comes ahead of a European Union summit to discuss plans to boost the bloc's security and defence mechanisms.

The objective is to make European defence "more active and more useful without substituting it for national defence bodies which remain, by definition, the key to the security of EU member states," a member of LeDrian's entourage said.

"What we are looking for is to trigger EU operations more easily," he added, without revealing details of the plans. He did say, however, that these were "concrete" proposals and not just "grand ideas".

The Franco-German document proposes the establishment of a European defence headquarters, a common satellite surveillance system and the sharing of logistics and military medical resources, according to the Saturday edition of the German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung

There would be a tighter circle of EU members for some defence projects where it proves impossible to gain agreement from all, the paper added, citing the document.
There is also a suggestion for better use of Eurocorps, an intergovernmental military body that has France and Germany at its centre. Belgium, Spain and Luxembourg are members of the Strasbourg-based Eurocorps, set up for rapid deployment to hotspots.

The EU has already been involved in the training of foreign armies, as part of conflict resolution, and might become involved in financing their equipment.

The bloc could also become engaged in research and development, to strengthen the European defence industry. The discussions are in part due to the June vote by Britain to leave the EU.

According to von der Leyen, London had long "paralysed" European efforts to have a more closely integrated security policy.

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel initiated the joint security initiative on the margins of a NATO summit in July and are set to present the resulting ideas for discussion at the EU summit in Bratislava next week.

The informal meeting is expected to provide a new impetus for the EU in several areas, including youth and investments, as the bloc seeks to forge its future without Britain. However British Prime Minister Theresa May reaffirmed on Thursday that she would not launch Brexit talks this year.

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Turkey Could Stumble in a US-trap in Syria and Iraq

This was the discussion started by 'Hurshid Celebi' 

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Turkey is preparing for a multinational mission in Syria and 

Iraq against ISIS, high probably with boots on the ground.

If necessary diplomatic assurances are not 100% 

guaranteed , Turkey could be the big loser.

USA wants SDF to act as the guide force against ISIS in 

Rakka and PKK / YPG also to be operational in Mosul.

Should Turkey accept this US conditions and once again 

give away own cards, as in the refugee agreements with the 


EU, Turkey will be at the end of the day the big loser.

This operation must be discussed in details with Russia, 

Iran, Syria and Iraq and legitimated from the UN.

SURE, National territory has to be protected beyond own 

boarders , but with waterproof guarantees.

China Successfully Develops Quantum Radar System

A Chinese firm has tested and developed a radar system which uses quantum involvement to beat the stealth technologyof modern military craft: Media said,

The first Chinese quantum radar was developed by the intelligent Perception Technology Laboratory of the 14th Institute in CETC, according to Xinhua news agency. CETS stands for Electronics Technology Group Corporation, a defense and electronics firm.

The system was able to detect a target at a range of 100 Km in a real-world environment, the report said, "The device employs single photon detection technology."

Quantum radar is a device that uses quantum involvement photons to provide better detection capabilities than conventional radar systems. The method would be useful for tracking targets with a low radar cross section, such as modern aircraft using stealth technology or targets employing active countermeasures to jam or baffle enemy radar.

Earlier, China launched the world's first quantum communications satellite, which uses quantum entanglement for cryptography.

The radar was tested in mid-August, Xinhua said in a Thursday report. 

The technology may also find use in bio-medicine, since quantum radar requires lower energy and can be used to non-invasively probe for objects with low reflectivity, such as cancer cells.

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