A Universidade de Évora anunciou esta quinta-feira, 22, ter assinado um acordo de cooperação tripartido com as universidades chinesas: City University of Macau e a Soochow University.
O reitor António Candeias e os seus homólogos assinaram o acordo que reforça a cooperação que já existe há largos anos entre a academia eborense e as academias chinesas, em vários domínios do conhecimento.
António Candeias integra a visita oficial do ministro da Educação, Ciência e Inovação, Fernando Alexandre, e da Secretária de Estado da Ciência e Inovação, Helena Canhão, que tem em vista o aprofundar da cooperação já existente e explorar novas oportunidades com instituições chinesas.
A delegação composta por 15 representantes dos sistemas de Ensino superior e científico visitou já diversas instituições de ensino superior, centros de investigação e empresas do país asiático, em Tianjin, em Pequim e em Xangai.
O ministro Fernando Alexandre, e o seu homólogo Yin Hejun, assinaram esta segunda-feira, 19, uma Declaração Conjunta que define cinco áreas prioritárias para o desenvolvimento da cooperação nas áreas da ciência e tecnologia. A saber: economia azul, energia, agricultura, saúde e património cultural.
Americans traveling to China are being warned about the possibility of detention, electronic surveillance and restrictions that could keep them from returning home â with a travel expert sharing critical information for people to know before they go.
The U.S. State Department issued an updated Level 2 "Exercise Increased Caution" advisory for mainland China this week, citing concerns about wrongful detention and restrictions on leaving the country.
Travelers are told to be aware that routine professional, academic and personal activities â which carry no risk in Western countries â may be treated as criminal offenses under China's broad security laws.
The advisory also raises concerns about private communications, warning Americans that emails, texts and social media activity could be monitored by Chinese authorities.
"Assume that China's security services can read your emails, texts and social media posts if you send them to or from China," the Oct. 19 advisory states.
The State Department said some people have been detained or deported over private messages considered critical of Chinese authorities, even when those messages were sent outside China.
The State Department elaborated on possible detention without justification.
"The U.S. Department of State has determined that Americans are at serious risk of wrongful detention by the Government of China," the advisory states.
Those detained could spend years behind bars with limited contact with family members or U.S. officials, according to the department.
Travelers could also face restrictions that prevent them from leaving the country, even if they have not been detained.
Chinese authorities have used the "exit bans" during investigations and business or civil disputes. Exit bans have also affected relatives of people under investigation, including children, according to the advisory.
Some travelers may not know they're prohibited from leaving until they try to fly home.
"U.S. citizens might only become aware of an exit ban when they attempt to depart China," the State Department said.
Some bans have lasted for years â and officials warn there may be no clear way to challenge them in court.
Americans who plan to visit China are advised to travel with a U.S. passport and valid Chinese visa, enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program and arrange regular check-ins with family members or an employer.
Fox News Digital reached out to the U.S. State Department for further comment.
"Be aware of your surroundings. Think before you take a picture," advised Bobby Laurie, a longtime travel expert and former flight attendant.
"This is one of those situations where maybe you were spotted taking pictures of law enforcement on the street, or you were somewhere you shouldn't have been. Maybe you were inadvertently near a protest ⦠on the streets," he added.
"Then as your trip comes to an end, you head to the airport. You scan your boarding pass, ready to get through immigration to fly home. And then you realize you're actually not allowed to fly home. There has been an exit ban placed on you."
Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) published a 3D model and parts list of Russia’s new Filin cruise missile on 22 October. The breakdown names the Russian companies behind the missile and the foreign makers of its electronics.
HUR runs its War&Sanctions portal to trace such parts back to their makers. Its stated aim is to “deprive the aggressors of the ability to produce weapons for terror,” the portal says. Meanwhile, Russia is betting on cheap, fast cruise missiles, Serhii Beskrestnov, a freelance adviser to the president on technology, told Radio NV in mid-September. Naming the Banderol, Dan-T, Dan-M, and Gerbera-5, he warned they would soon outrun Ukraine’s jet-powered interceptors, so Ukraine needed its own cheap missiles to shoot them down.
Composite body, ground launch
JSC NPO Molniya, part of Russia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation, builds the Filin, HUR said. The agency called it part of a Russian defense-industry trend toward cheap jet-powered, ground-launched air-attack weapons. Russia began firing it at Ukraine in late summer 2026.
HUR’s data puts the carbon and fiberglass fuselage at 3.5 m, with a 3 m wingspan. Some parts are 3D-printed. Russia claims a top speed of 800 km/h. The range is 600–1,200 km, and the missile flies at ultra-low altitude or up to 6 km. Versions carry 50-kg or 100-kg warheads. A solid-fuel booster fires it from a ground launcher.
A firm tied to a Shahed-type drone
PLAZ LLC makes the onboard equipment, HUR said. The firm also helps produce the Garpiya, a version of Russia’s Shahed-type Geran-2 drone. Filin and Garpiya units share a similar layout and markings. Guidance combines a Chinese-made inertial navigation system with a 16-channel Kometa anti-jamming module from Russia’s VNIIR-Progress.
The electronics resemble those in other Russian missiles and drones but carry a larger share of Chinese parts. Of 81 components, 35 are American and 22 Chinese. The engine, however, is Russian: an R500 turbojet from Reynolds LLC. A similar engine earlier turned up in the S-71K Kover aviation cruise missile and S-71M Monokhrom, HUR said.
For comparison, Ukraine found more than 20 foreign components in a different cheap missile, the Banderol, in May 2025. They included 10 US microchips, and the Banderol flies on a Chinese jet engine.
In 2022, Ukraine relied almost entirely on Chinese components for its military drones. While that dependency has now been drastically reduced, Ukraine still relies on Beijing for essential parts that remain difficult to replace at the necessary scale and cost.
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