China needs the capability to shoot down low-earth-orbit Starlink satellites and defend tanks and helicopters against shoulder-fired Javelin missiles, according to Chinese military researchers studying Russia's struggles in Ukraine in planning for possible conflict with U.S.-led forces in Asia.
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Women's Day
- A man's world: gender parity will take more than five generationsFOCUS ·
March 8, 2023 · 3:27 PM UTC Global gender parity is going to take more than five generations to achieve, as women still lag far behind men in the economy and politics and surging inflation last year disproportionately hurt their financial health, findings by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and equality experts show.