China’s killer drones, APEC begins, and US skips Philippines

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Article: http://asianewsweekly.net/2014/11/05/chinas-killer-drones-apec-begins-us... Wednesday, November 5, 2014 China’s Xinhua news agency is reporting China has successfully tested a domestically developed laser defense system specifically designed to target and destroy low-flying unmanned drones. In a statement released by the China Academy of Engineering Physics the device is able to shoot down various small aircraft within a two-kilometer radius and can do so in five seconds after locating its target. "Intercepting such drones is usually the work of snipers and helicopters, but their success rate is not as high and mistakes with accuracy can result in unwanted damage," said Yi Jinsong, a manager with China Jiuyuan Hi-Tech Equipment, a group under the academy supervising the project. The United States and the Philippines ushered in a new base sharing agreement earlier this year, designed to bolster the archipelago's defense of their territorial waters in the South China Sea. That relationship was recently put at risk when a US Marine allegedly killed a transgendered woman in Olongapo City last month. The fall-out from that event continues as nine US Navy vessels scheduled to arrive now through December, have canceled their port calls due to “anti-American sentiments.” Guided by China Vice Foreign Minister and Chair of the 2014 APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting Li Baodong, APEC Senior Officials from member economies will meet to finalize a package of new growth-enhancing measures today. The APEC meeting is scheduled through Tuesday, November 11th and will be attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping who’s chairing the event and 20 other heads of states from nations. The Asia Brief is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Connect with me on social media and the internet! Twitter: http://twitter.com/AsiaNewsWeekly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/asianewsweekly Podcast: http://asianewsweekly.net TAGS: asia news,asia news weekly,podcast,steve miller,qiranger,APEC,China,Drone,Philippines,Asia,Asia News,Asia News Weekly,The Asia Brief,Podcast,Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Membership Organization)
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