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Meet AnBot: China's Tireless, Unquestioning, Taser-Wielding "Robocop"

Meet AnBot: China's Tireless, Unquestioning, Taser-Wielding "Robocop"

China is developing a robotic security officer that can sniff out bombs, grab suspects with a mechanical clamp and deliver a jolt of electricity to neutralise threats.

 Xiao Xiangjiang, who leads the development team at the defence university, told the People’s Liberation Army mouthpiece PLA Daily that AnBot had undergone test runs at a military camp, airport and museum in Changsha with “very positive” user feedback.

 

 

"The Sendai Dischord" - Japan Humiliated At G-7 Meeting In Sharp Rift Over Yen Intervention

"The Sendai Dischord" - Japan Humiliated At G-7 Meeting In Sharp Rift Over Yen Intervention

At the end of February, shortly after Japan's disastrous attempt to crush the Yen at the expense of a stronger dollar when the BOJ unveiled its first episode of Negative Interest Rates, only for everything to go spectacularly wrong for Kuroda, the world's financial leaders met in Shanghai where the so-called Shanghai Accord took place when in no uncertain terms central bankers around the globe (and especially the Chinese) came down on Janet Yellen like a ton of bricks demanding that the Fed do a "dovish relent", and stop the Fed's monetary tightening talk, ease back on expectations of furth

China Caught Supplying Canned Human Meat To Africa

Reports coming out of Zambia suggest that China may be routinely shipping canned human meat and selling it under the label of “corned beef” in Africa.  Chinese officials have strongly denied the reports. Mirror.co.uk reports: In the media reports, an unnamed Zambian woman living in China reportedly issued warnings to Africans not to eat corned beef. She claimed that dead human bodies were being collected and marinated before being canned and labelled as corned beef for human consumption .

Beijing Astronomers Advise Residents Of "Rare Event" Tomorrow Morning

Beijing Astronomers Advise Residents Of "Rare Event" Tomorrow Morning

BEIJING - Predicting ideal conditions for the rare sight, Chinese astronomers announced to Beijing residents Monday that the sky would be visible for a brief two-minute window tomorrow morning.

 

According to a statement from the China National Space Administration read in part, advising interested citizens to plan on waking early and to consider using a small telescope for better views of the sky.

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