Asian Morning: China Warns of Arms Race After U.S. Deploys Missile Defense in South Korea

View in [Browser]( Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [Unsubscribe]( [The New York Times]( [NYT Apps]( | [[The New York Times] Today's Headlines]( Wednesday, March 8, 2017 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World](#world) | [Business](#business) | [Technology](#technology) | [Sports](#sports) | [U.S. News](#usnews) | [Opinion](#opinion) [] Top News [Soldiers guarded the entrance to a golf course where the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system will be deployed in Seongju, South Korea, on Tuesday.]( [China Warns of Arms Race After U.S. Deploys Missile Defense in South Korea]( By GERRY MULLANY and CHRIS BUCKLEY Beijing denounced the United States' decision to use the Thaad technology and vowed to "take the necessary steps to safeguard our own security interests." [Kang Chol, the North Korean ambassador to Malaysia, after landing in Beijing on his way home on Tuesday.]( [North Korea, Citing Kim Jong-nam Dispute, Blocks Malaysians From Exiting]( By RICHARD C. PADDOCK Malaysia's leader called it an "abhorrent act" and responded in kind, barring North Koreans from leaving until the safety of his citizens could be assured. [The C.I.A. headquarters in Langley, Va. If the WikiLeaks documents are authentic, the release would be a serious blow to the C.I.A.]( [WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged C.I.A. Hacking Documents]( By SCOTT SHANE, MARK MAZZETTI and MATTHEW ROSENBERG The documents describe agency tools used to hack into smartphones and TVs, as well as to bypass encryption on programs like Signal and WhatsApp. [A victim wounded in an attack by rebels in Laukkai, Myanmar, arrived at a local hospital on Monday.]( [Attacks by Rebels in Myanmar Leave Dozens Dead]( By WAI MOE and MIKE IVES The assaults by an ethnic Chinese group were said to have targeted a hotel, casinos and police and army posts in an escalation of a long-running conflict. 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[] World [Pramod Dass, the director of Bethesda Charitable Endeavors, one of the 500 Indian partners of Compassion International that will have to shut down operations.]( [Major Christian Charity Is Closing India Operations Amid a Crackdown]( By ELLEN BARRY and SUHASINI RAJ The group, Compassion International, which runs a "sponsor a child" program, is leaving India after 48 years amid pressure from the Modi government. [Women and children in the malnutrition ward at a hospital in Garowe, Somalia, last month.]( [U.N. Chief, Visiting Somalia, Pleads for Aid to Avert Famine]( By HUSSEIN MOHAMED and SEWELL CHAN Secretary General António Guterres has warned that millions of people in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen are at risk from deadly hunger. [People headed into Afghanistan at the reopened Torkham border crossing in Pakistan on Tuesday.]( [Pakistan Reopens Border With Afghanistan for 2 Days]( By SALMAN MASOOD The frontier, which had been closed 18 days ago over security concerns, was opened temporarily to allow Afghans stranded in Pakistan to return home. [Australian Police Stopped a Car for Unpaid Fuel. They Found a Nightmare.]( By JACQUELINE WILLIAMS Officers stopped a woman after she failed to pay for gasoline, and after noticing her facial injuries, they found a man hiding in the vehicle. He was charged. [Asylum seekers with their ID cards after landing on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, in 2013. Rights groups have assailed the conditions in such offshore camps.]( [High Court Asked to Limit Detention of Asylum Seekers in Australia for Care]( By SARAH MALIK A legal aid group is challenging the extended detention of asylum seekers transferred to Australia from offshore camps for medical treatment or other temporary purposes. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World]( [] Business [A Great Wall Motors factory in Baoding, China. The country's leaders worry that an increasingly well-educated younger generation is rejecting factory work for higher-paid office jobs.]( [China's Plan to Build Its Own High-Tech Industries Worries Western Businesses]( By KEITH BRADSHER and PAUL MOZUR European and American companies say that a $300 billion effort to make China self-sufficient in important sectors could lead to unfair competition. [Visitors used ZTE devices during the Mobile World Congress 2017 on Feb. 27 in Barcelona. The company's settlement with the United States is the latest in a series of skirmishes between the United States and China over technology policy.]( [U.S. Fines ZTE of China $1.19 Billion for Breaching Sanctions]( By PAUL MOZUR and CECILIA KANG The Chinese technology company agreed to plead guilty to charges that it broke United States sanctions and sold electronics to Iran and North Korea. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business]( [] Technology [Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of Uber, at a conference in Amsterdam last May.]( [Travis Kalanick, Uber's Chief, Wants a No. 2 Executive]( By KATIE BENNER After several recent incidents that called into question Uber's culture and tactics, its chief is looking for help leading the ride-sharing company. [Anas Modamani, a Syrian refugee, posed for a selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015 in Berlin.]( [Selfie With Merkel by Refugee Became a Legal Case, but Facebook Won in German Court]( By MELISSA EDDY The picture of Anas Modamani with the German chancellor was used in fake news posts about terrorism, and he wanted the social media giant to prevent its use. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Tech]( [] Sports [Ike Davis of Israel hitting a triple during the seventh inning of the Israelis' win over Taiwan on Tuesday.]( Israel 15, Taiwan 7 [Israel Continues Unlikely W.B.C. Run With Win Over Taiwan]( By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ryan Lavarnway hit a two-run homer in the third inning, and Nate Freiman added a three-run shot in the ninth. [CiCi Bellis, 17, practicing last week at the United States Tennis Association development complex in Orlando, Fla. She is currently the youngest player in the top 100.]( On Tennis [For CiCi Bellis, a Rising Teenage Star, What a Difference a Year Makes]( By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY This time last year, Bellis, 17, was preparing to go to college. But with intense training and focus, she's now by far the youngest player in the top 100. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports]( [] U.S. News [Representatives Kevin Brady of Texas, left, and Greg Walden of Oregon, both Republicans, discussing on Tuesday the health care plan they helped put together.]( [G.O.P. Health Bill Faces Revolt From Conservative Forces]( By JENNIFER STEINHAUER Before the bill has even reached House committees, conservative senators and groups have come out against the plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. [Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, said the appointment of a special counsel was necessary to shield the inquiry from the appearance of political interference by the Trump administration.]( [Democrats Seek Special Counsel to Investigate Russian Election Interference]( By CHARLIE SAVAGE and ERIC LICHTBLAU Senator Dianne Feinstein said the move was necessary to shield the inquiry from the appearance of political interference by the Trump administration. [Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, said, ]( [Trump Is Said to Stand by Unfounded Wiretap Claim]( By GLENN THRUSH The president's spokesman, Sean Spicer, said Mr. Trump stood by his Twitter posts accusing President Barack Obama of ordering wiretaps on phones in Trump Tower. 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