Speaking at a regular press conference on the afternoon of June 15, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian affirmed that the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between China and Russia in the new era is the relationship between China and Russia. comprehensive, regardless of any changes. Cooperation between the two parties has no limits. He also stressed that any attempt to sabotage Sino-Russian relations would be doomed to failure. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. (Photo: Reuters) The Chinese side’s statement came after Russian President Putin’s speech to the US media, affirming satisfaction at Russia-China relations “reaching an unprecedented height”, as well as appreciation for the fact that the two sides have reached an unprecedented height. The party maintains a high level of trust and cooperation in the fields of politics, economics, science and technology, military technology, etc., while recognizing that the Russia-US relationship is currently at a low level. the most in many years. In the words of a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, Beijing and Moscow are “really united as mountains, the friendship is unbreakable”. The two countries have overcome the challenge of unexpected changes in the international situation and established a model model of a new type of relationship between great powers. Mr. Trieu Lap Kien said that in just 1 month, the two countries will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the “Treaty of friendship and cooperation between China and Russia”. This is an event of special significance in the relations between the two countries and will promote Sino-Russian cooperation on a higher starting point, broader scope and deeper level. He emphasized: “Real gold is not afraid of fire, we also advise those who are looking for ways to divide China-Russia relations that any attempt to destroy Sino-Russian relations will not be realized. . Hopefully these people won’t go too far down the road of zero-sum games and group political confrontation.” Immediately before these statements of the Chinese side, the G7 and NATO Summit simultaneously issued statements criticizing China and for the first time naming Beijing as a security threat and a serious challenge. system. Recently, Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov, when responding to Chinese media, once affirmed that “it will not happen” that Russia separates from China and approaches the US when the Biden administration applies the strategy ” somewhat soften relations with Russia” to focus on dealing with China, according to him, “this view is too short-sighted”.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova. Photo: TASS In this regard, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova expressed: “If I understand their message correctly, does that mean that NATO has in fact expressed a desire to be friends? “It’s time for them to decide: either they stop coming up with spy stories, which they use as an excuse to impose sanctions, or it’s no surprise that they find themselves on the list. Russia’s list of unfriendly countries,” Zakharova said. Reportedly, in May, Russia announced that Moscow had officially considered the United States and the Czech Republic as “unfriendly” countries. With this decision, the US diplomatic missions in Russia will no longer be able to hire local staff, while the Czech missions can only hire up to 19 people. Earlier, on April 23, Russian President Putin also signed a decree on measures to deal with the “unfriendly actions” of some countries, in the context of increasing tensions between Russia and Western countries. . In an interview with Sputnik news agency, Russian Deputy Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that the Russian government never included any country on the unfriendly list arbitrarily, but on the basis of careful analysis of all side. However, Mr. Ryabkov said, Moscow is open to the possibility of reviewing this list. Also according to Russian Deputy Minister Sergey Ryabkov, especially for the US, in order to be removed from the list of unfriendly countries, Washington must immediately stop its hostile policy towards Russia and not interfere in Moscow’s internal affairs.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is known as a lover of nature and outdoor activities, especially in Siberia. (Photo: RIA) According to the Kremlin spokesman, “the position of Head of State simply does not allow Putin to plan such a vacation. However, you know in some flash cases, the president uses the last day. week to rest”. Peskov added that he is not currently aware of any specific plans by President Putin this summer. It is known that Putin spent the previous vacation in the Taiga forest in early spring. Accompanying him was Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. The two also rode in a tracked off-road vehicle, with Putin at the wheel and Shoigu next to him in the passenger seat and then walking through the Taiga forest. President Putin has long been known as a leader who loves adventure and action. His ideal locations are often scenic spots with both mountains and rivers, convenient for sports and recreation activities. Before that, one of the Russian leader’s most prominent travels was a two-day trip to Siberia in August 2017. After that, the Kremlin boss went to the Taiga forest, where he fished, swam, sailed along the river in a motorized boat, hiked through the mountains, sunbathe and swim. According to a spokesman for the Russian president, Putin dived for two hours in a cold lake in Siberia to hunt a large milkfish. Since taking power in 2000, Putin has regularly appeared in action sports such as flying fighter jets, riding horses, hunting tigers and releasing a wild leopard. This is how Mr. Putin won the admiration of people in many countries around the world. Currently, Putin still has the absolute support of the Russian people. Many experts believe that Putin will continue to hold the role of President of Russia in the 2024 election. According to the new law, signed after the people voted in favor of amending the Russian constitution last summer, with 78.56% of voters supporting it. Specifically, one of the constitutional amendments passed last year removed the presidential term limit, meaning Mr. Putin is likely to lead the country until 2036. By then, he will be 84 years old. .

Facebook icon. (Photo: AFP/VNA) According to Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Sydney, Facebook technology group has paid 20 million AUD (about 16 million USD). Sales tax in Australia in 2020. Figures from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission show that in the 2020 financial year, Facebook has weathered the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; Accordingly, the total advertising revenue of this group in Australia is AUD 712.7 million (about USD 570 million), higher than the figure of AUD 674 million in 2019. However, Facebook paid A$559 million to an overseas subsidiary for “ad resale,” causing net income 2020 is only 155.3 million AUD, lower than 167.1 million AUD in 2019. Accordingly, the company’s pre-tax profit was AUD 37.9 million. With this profit, the company paid 20 million AUD, compared with 16.7 million in 2019. A Facebook spokesperson said that in the last financial year, the company has pay income tax in Australia at more than 30% under local tax laws. While the two “tech giants” Facebook and Google both recorded growth in 2020 in Australia, many local media companies had to cut costs and in some cases had to cut jobs due to advertising revenue. reported a drop of up to 30%. Facebook is currently actively negotiating with several Australian media outlets about paying for their news content to appear on Facebook’s Newsfeed feature. So far, Facebook has officially signed a contract with two major media agencies, Seven West Media and News Corp, and according to some sources, Facebook will sign an official agreement with Nine Entertainment Co within the next 2 weeks. . Facebook is also negotiating with Guardian Australia and national broadcaster ABC.

Facebook logo at headquarters in Menlo Park, California, USA. Photo: AFP/VNA According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Sydney, data from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission shows that in the 2020 financial year, Facebook has overcome the worst effects of the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and made a profit. Total advertising revenue in “Kangaroo country” was AUD 712.7 million (equivalent to USD 570 million), up from AUD 674 million in 2019. However, Facebook paid $559 million to an overseas subsidiary for ad inventory-related content, bringing the company’s net revenue to just $155.3 million. As a result, Facebook’s pre-tax profit was AUD 37.9 million, and with this profit, the company paid AUD 20 million (USD 16 million) in taxes, compared with AUD 16.7 million in 2019. A Facebook spokesperson said that in the last financial year, the company paid income tax in Australia at rates above 30% under local tax law. While tech giants Facebook and Google both recorded growth in 2020 in Australia, many local media outlets have had to cut costs and in some cases cut jobs due to business reasons. Advertising revenue dropped by 30%. Facebook is currently actively negotiating with several Australian media companies about paying for their news content to appear on the social network’s Newsfeed feature. So far, Facebook has officially signed contracts with two major media agencies, Seven West Media and News Corp, and according to some sources, will sign a formal agreement with Nine Entertainment Co within the next two weeks. Meanwhile, negotiations with Guardian Australia and national broadcaster ABC are still ongoing.

However, an incident later occurred when the core of a missile weighing up to 20 tons lost control and fell back to the ground at an extremely high speed. According to forecasts by both the US space agency (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) at that time, the missile is likely to fall on May 8-10 – and currently the latest forecasts show. It will fall on May 9. Missile Truong Chinh 5B. Description: Thanh Luan Its location is a densely populated place or falls into the sea or uninhabited area is still a big question mark, so this event attracts the attention of most of the world’s major powers. . But many experts advise people in the countries concerned that “should not be too worried”. Specifically, sharing his opinion with CGTN channel on May 8, according to expert Zhang Xiaotian working at the School of Astronaut, Beihang University, told CGTN: “ As for the missile’s return to the ground, we need it to fall into a predetermined safe zone and there are many measures to achieve this goal such as choosing the launch location, controlling the brake. degrees at different stages “. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Uong Van Ban also said that the ability of fragments or missile cores to fall to the ground is extremely low because the missile is designed with special technology. . The Hindustantimes Indian newspaper quoted the Paris-PSL Observatory astronomer Florent Delefie as saying: “ The chance of the debris falling in an inhabited area is very low, with the probability of 1 in 1 million “. Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard, in an interview on Space.com even said that the probability of a personal danger being hit by a piece of paper is just 1 in many billions of possibilities. “The chance of someone getting hurt is probably 1% and the chance of you getting hurt is 8 billion times smaller than that, so don’t worry about it.” Even so, McDowell also criticized China for its somewhat irresponsible actions: “Usually, after the missile completes its mission, the engine will be reactivated and dropped into the ocean or inhabited place, so the damage is very little. However, China did not do that,” he said. they put rockets in orbit and then set them free. “ Theverge quoted Dan Oltrogge – founder of Space Safety Coalition as well as leading expert at Commercial Space Operations Center expressed optimism about the missile core will fall into the sea. He said: “Most of the Earth’s surface is covered with water (70%), so there is almost no danger, the chance of it falling into a residential area is not zero but there would be little to worry about if it does. fell into the ocean “. “The chance of anyone getting hit by debris is very low, extremely low”, he stressed . Have there been instances of missile debris hit causing significant injury? In fact, in more than six decades since humans put their first satellite into the air, there have been no cases of debris hitting people causing significant injuries, according to Stijn Lemmens, an expert at Mechanical European Space Agency. The likelihood of falling into the residential area of ​​the Truong Chinh 5B missile core is very low. Photo: Bulletin The China Space Agency, the main unit responsible for this incident, still keeps information related to the missile secret, so it is still possible to estimate the specific drop position of the missile core. a big question. Most recently, they just made an official announcement. This is not the first case of a Chinese space object losing control, before in 2018, a space station named Thien Cung 1 weighing 8 tons also lost control and fell back to the ground. but no one was injured. Articles translated from sources: Space, CGTN, Hindustantimes, Theguardian

The US Space Forces, the Russian Space Agency and the Aerospace Corporation, a US-funded nonprofit research firm, predict that debris and the missile body will fall to Earth by the end this week, possibly on May 8 (US time). At the present time, the authorities have not been able to accurately determine where the missile will fall. The studies showed that after the incident, the rocket moved into the Earth’s atmosphere. According to the principle, the missile Truong Chinh 5B will orbit the Earth for a while before free fall. The Truong Chinh 5B missile, which carries the main module for China’s space station, was launched into space from April 29. Photo: Getty The orbit of the universe sent the missile through many densely populated areas from New York City and Los Angeles (USA) to Southern Europe, Beijing (China), Australia, South Africa and South America. However, it is likely that the Truong Chinh 5B missile will “land” in the Pacific or a large uninhabited territory. “The rocket’s trajectory traverses the most densely populated areas in the world,” said John Logsdon, a former member of the NASA Advisory Council and founder of the Space Institute at the University of Washington. If we cannot control the missile’s position in the atmosphere, it creates a concern about where the missile falls to Earth. ” As the rocket phase falls through Earth’s atmosphere, friction heats the surrounding air to about 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,649 degrees C). The rocket will likely break at this temperature and parts of it could burn, but there are still many large debris that could survive and fall to Earth. Accordingly, experts estimate that about 5 tons of the remaining missile components, including fuel tanks, propellants, large parts of the rocket engine, metal fragments and insulation, will fall to an area of ​​the Earth. The highest possibility of scientists’ calculations is that these rocket components will fall into the ocean, where no people are inhabited. “There is still a risk of the impact of the collision, including who could hit someone with a rocket,” said Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer observing objects orbiting the Earth, CNN told CNN. But the risks of a missile hitting the residential area are very small so you don’t need to worry too much about this. ” However, according to John Logsdon, this is still an unusual situation and China needs to give an explanation of what happened. On May 7, Yonhap news agency reported that South Korea and the US discussed how to respond to the Chinese Truong Chinh 5B missile crash. It is known that Truong Chinh 5B missile was launched last week, bringing a module of China’s first permanent space station into space. However, the missile has a problem that worries space forces around the world. Members of the Korea Space Operations Center held a video conference with US-led Joint Space Operations Center officials on May 7. Photo: Yonhap The South Korean Air Force and the United States-led Joint Space Operations Center (CSpOC) hosted an online conference and shared their monitoring and analysis data. This conference was attended by both the German and Japanese armies. “We do not rule out the possibility that the missile fragment will hit the Korean peninsula. We are prepared for any situation,” said Lt. Col. Choi Seong-hwan of the Korea Space Operations Center. closely monitor the missile’s path and coordinate with CSpOC and other related agencies “. The US command said it was impossible to determine the exact landing point of the missile “until it returned to Earth”. In addition, The Guardian reported, the US has no intention of shooting down the remains of the Chinese Truong Chinh missile. Specifically, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said: “We have the ability to do a lot of work but we have no plans to shoot down this missile. We anticipate the missile will land in the ocean or not. people or similar land “. A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on May 7 that the head of the missile will probably catch fire when it moves into Earth, so it will not pose a major threat to people around the world. White House press secretary Jen Psaki believes the US is committed to addressing the risks of space debris and wants to work with the international community “to promote leadership and responsible behavior. mission in space “. Minh Hanh (According to Business Insider, Guardian, Yonhap)

American B-52 bomber In addition, Minister Austin has also deployed long-range bombers, of which two B-52s have arrived in the area, to protect US forces in Afghanistan during the withdrawal. US and NATO forces in Afghanistan will withdraw ground forces from the country by May 1 and aim to complete the withdrawal of all troops from Afghanistan by September 11. On April 23, US media reported that the United States had begun transporting military equipment out of Afghanistan. Mr. Kirby confirmed the information, adding that the military equipment would be returned to the United States, deployed to other parts of the world, transferred to the Afghan security forces, or destroyed. A Pentagon spokesman said all military equipment would be transported out of Afghanistan by air, but he did not disclose the cost of the US withdrawal. Afghanistan continued to see clashes between the Taliban insurgents and the Afghan army, despite commencing peace talks between the movement and Qatar’s Kabul in Doha in September 2020. CENTCOM Commander Kenneth McKenzie said on April 22 that peace negotiations in Afghanistan are now at a standstill and stressed the need of the US to continue to support the government. Afghanistan to help the government avoid the risk of collapse after foreign forces withdraw.

According to Politico, Pentagon officials have passed intelligence on the suspected attacks to US lawmakers. However, a Defense Department spokesperson told the site that the agency was ignorant of direct energy attacks against US troops in Syria. US military soldiers in Syria. Photo: US Army Even so, according to two former US national security officials involved in investigative efforts, direct energy attacks on US soldiers abroad, suspected of being behind by Russia, are becoming. of such concern that the Pentagon’s Office of Special Operations and low-intensity conflicts began an investigation last year. It is unclear exactly how many US soldiers were injured or how badly they were injured. Direct energy attacks are used to describe directing certain energy sources to a specific target, such as using lasers or microwave energy, to cause total harm to human health. The investigation is part of a broader effort to investigate direct energy attacks on US government officials and agencies, Politico said. Previously, many US officials in Cuba, China and Russia mysteriously fell ill, with the main reasons allegedly being affected by microwave radiation sources.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

“Such an act of aggression will be strongly opposed. The response to the sanctions will be inevitable … The responsibility for what is happening completely belongs to the US “- Ms. Zakharova said in a press conference.

According to Ms. Zakharova, US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry to have a “difficult” conversation with the US side.

“We have repeatedly warned the United States about the consequences of their hostile actions, which represents the degree of confrontation between the two countries” – said Ms. Zakharova – “Such a (political) process. do not serve the people’s interests of the two leading nuclear powers, which are historically responsible for the fate of the world.

“In a phone call with the Russian President, Mr. Joe Biden expressed interest in the normalization of Russia-US relations. However, the actions of his administration showed the opposite “- the spokesman of the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized.

Earlier, the United States imposed anti-Russia sanctions and expelled 10 diplomats in response to accusations of Moscow’s election meddling and cyber activities.

US President Joe Biden said he is ready to take further action if Moscow continues to “interfere in our democracy” but at the same time still hopes to improve relations with Russia.

Earlier, President Putin’s foreign policy advisor, Yuri Ushakov, invited US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan to discuss this issue.

Mr. Ushakov stressed to Ambassador Sullivan that Moscow will react seriously if the US takes “unfriendly actions” such as imposing sanctions.

President Joe Biden has proposed holding a summit with Putin

On April 13, US President Joe Biden held a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, underlining Washington’s commitment to Ukraine’s territorial integrity and expressing concerns about the concentration of the military. of Russia near the Ukraine border. Mr. Joe Biden also proposed a summit between the two leaders in a third country.

In March, Joe Biden still warned Moscow to pay the price for meddling in the US presidential election, but so far, no sanctions have been announced.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden.

The sanctions are part of the US government’s response to Russia’s election meddling in the US and the launch of the SolarWinds cyber attack last December, according to the New York Times.

Sources say that among the Russian citizens that the US is preparing to impose sanctions are both government officials and intelligence services.

The Wall Street Journal also cited sources as saying that US President Joe Biden would issue a decree extending a ban on US banks from conducting transactions related to Russia’s national debt.

Earlier in January, the US Agency for Cyber ​​Security and Infrastructure (CISA) issued a joint statement by the FBI and several other agencies, under which Russia is likely to be behind the attack. Large-scale networks targeted at customers of the computer security firm SolarWinds.

According to Washington, the goal of the attack was to gather intelligence. However, it was later reported that the attackers did not gain access to sensitive information.

In mid-March, US intelligence released a new report, accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of directing the Russian government’s influence campaigns to reduce the likelihood of Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s victory in elections in 2020 and deepening political divisions in America.

Advisor to US President Joe Biden on national security Jake Sullivan recently stated that in response to this attack the White House is ready to use a variety of methods, not only sanctions but also “tangible and intangible” tools.

The New York Times also wrote that the US is planning to carry out “secret counterattacks” on Russian systems.

The Kremlin rated the allegations as “completely unfounded” and said that this was just an excuse for the new sanctions. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia did not interfere in the US election and was not involved in cyber attacks.

Reuters on 14/4 said, a State Department spokesman revealed, the Biden administration has announced to Congress that they are promoting plans to sell more than 23 billion weapons to the Emirate United (UAE), including advanced F-35 fighter jets.

The US government will continue to promote the plan to sell weapons to the UAE, the spokesman said. “We are continuing to elaborate on the use of these weapons and have consulted with UAE officials.”

America’s state-of-the-art F-35 aircraft. Source: Sina.

According to reports, the plan to sell weapons to the Gulf nation was finalized before Mr. Trump left office. Before that, Mr. Biden suspended this plan to re-examine the agreement.

In the months leading up to the end of its term, the Trump administration approved numerous arms sales contracts worth tens of billions of dollars, including plans to sell 50 F-35 fighters to the UAE. .

The report mentions that some US lawmakers have criticized the UAE’s participation in the Yemen war, believing the Yemen conflict has become one of the most severe humanitarian disasters in the world. They fear that the arms sales may violate previous US commitments to secure Israel’s military superiority in the region.

In December 2020, the US Senate tried to prevent the US from selling F-35 fighter jets to the UAE, but ultimately failed due to differing stances between the parties. On January 20, 2021, just about an hour before Mr. Biden took office as US President, Mr. Trump quickly completed the sale of this large-scale weapon to the UAE.

However, at the end of January 2021, the Biden administration announced that it would re-evaluate the project, the UAE said it expected the results of the evaluation and welcomed the two sides to work together to alleviate tensions and re-start. phone area.

A spokesman for the US State Department on April 13 said that if the plan can be carried out on schedule, it is expected that weapons and equipment will be delivered to the UAE in 2025 or later.

It is known that the Trump administration wants to promote the plan to sell weapons to the UAE to help it deter potential threats from Iran. Trump’s real intention is to put Mr. Biden in a “difficult position” in the Middle East, because this plan will inevitably encounter a strong reaction from Israel, because the UAE’s F-35 will imbalance. balance of military power in the Middle East.

Along with that, Mr. Biden plans to return to nuclear negotiations with Iran, the fact that Mr. Trump pushed the plan to sell the F-35 to the UAE will make Tehran “angry” and difficult to accept again if the US do not cancel this plan.

However, the UAE side is showing little “interest” with the US F-35. Recently, the UAE has high expectations about the purchase of stealth fighter F-35 Lightning II, but due to strong opposition from Israel and the attitude of “considerations” of the US, Dubai has warned that it will change to buy Russian weapons if your requirements are not met.

Experts said that, if the Biden administration continues to “consider” this contract, it may bring the UAE back to negotiate with Moscow on the purchase of Russian fighters. Most likely buys 4.5 generation multi-purpose fighter Su-35.

“The UAE expressed extreme dissatisfaction with Washington’s actions and will most likely refuse to negotiate further with the US on the supply of these weapons due to Washington’s constantly changing position, buying a batch of Su. Russian -35 with the same large budget is quite obvious, even Su-57 fighter jets are considered, “the Russian press said.

It is still unclear exactly what the recent actions of US President Joe Biden are, since since after taking office, Mr. Biden’s policy in the Middle East can be said to be very fuzzy, and focused. into the Europe, Indo-Pacific region.

Some Russian experts believe that Biden’s move may be to prevent Russia from further strengthening its influence in the Middle East through arms exports to the region.

It is still too early to talk about the prospect of the UAE buying Russian weapons, as the US is still willing to impose sanctions under the CAATSA Act on the UAE, not to mention that they can offer upgraded versions. of the F-15 and the F-16 feature the Su-35 equivalent as an alternative.