In international news, a bilingual Global Times editorial says North Korea will not attack South Korea or the US, but stresses that neither China nor the international community can stop North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

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In international news, a bilingual Global Times editorial criticises Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for citing former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's thoughts on the 1982 Falklands War with Argentina when talking about Tokyo's islands dispute with China.

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As web content has expanded, computers have drawn on other bilingual sources, including the European Parliament and news sites publishing in multiple languages.

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In other defence news, an editorial in bilingual Global Times hails China's successful test flight of its first heavy transport aircraft Y-20 as an "important step forward" in military modernisation.

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