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China Has Principles for Developing Military Ties With US, Defense Ministry Says

The Chinese and United States flags are flown outside the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
The Chinese and United States flags are flown outside the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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China Has Principles for Developing Military Ties With US, Defense Ministry Says

The Chinese and United States flags are flown outside the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
The Chinese and United States flags are flown outside the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China's defense ministry said on Thursday that the country has principles for developing military relations with the United States, in response to media questions about the two countries' defense leaders not meeting in Laos earlier this month.
China's sovereignty, dignity and core interests can't be violated, Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the ministry, said at a press briefing.
"Meetings require a proper atmosphere, and communication cannot be without principles," Wu said.

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Former UK Soldier Found Guilty of Helping Iran

Police officers are seen in London, Britain, November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
Police officers are seen in London, Britain, November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
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Former UK Soldier Found Guilty of Helping Iran

Police officers are seen in London, Britain, November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
Police officers are seen in London, Britain, November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

A British soldier, whose audacious escape from a London prison spurred a dayslong search, was on Thursday found guilty of collecting sensitive information for people linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and gathering the names of special forces personnel.
Daniel Abed Khalife collected sensitive information between May 2019 and January 2022, prosecutor Mark Heywood told jurors at the start of the trial at Woolwich Crown Court.
Khalife, who was discharged from the armed forces after he was charged, was also accused of leaving a fake bomb on a desk before absconding from his barracks in January 2023.
He then escaped from London's Wandsworth prison in September 2023 while awaiting trial for the other charges, tying himself to the bottom of a delivery van.

He spent three days on the run and was ultimately nabbed on a canal path.
The 23-year-old stood trial charged with gathering information that might be useful to an enemy, namely Iran – an offence under the Official Secrets Act, obtaining information likely to be useful for terrorism and a bomb hoax.
He denied all the charges, pleading guilty during his evidence to escaping from prison, and said he wanted to be a "double agent" for the British intelligence services.
Khalife said he was a patriot and that he and his family hated the Iranian government. "Me and my family are against the regime in Iran," he told the jury.
Khalife was found guilty of the charges under the Official Secrets Act and the Terrorism Act by a jury after more than 23 hours of deliberation. He was found not guilty of perpetrating a bomb hoax.