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4 bodies of crewmembers recovered from capsized liftboat off Louisiana coast – KHOU.com

Posted: April 21, 2021 at 9:37 am

The bodies of four victims from the Seacor Power liftboat have been recovered as of Friday.

PORT FOURCHON, La. Coast Guard crews have recovered three more bodies of victims from the liftboat that capsized Tuesday in rough seas off the coast of Louisiana.

Two unresponsive people were recovered Friday by Donjon Marine commercial divers.

A Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter spotted one of the victims Thursday night near the capsized Seacor Power.

One otherbody was recovered Wednesday, eleven are still missingand six people have been rescued.

The Coast Guard is not releasing the names of the victims -- or of any of the mariners involved in the accident -- out of respect for the families.

Editor's note: The video above originally aired on April 15.

Divers returned to the area early Friday, but dangerous weather conditions forced them to resurface a few hours later. They were able to resume diving around 1:30 p.m.

The Coast Guard confirms its possible some of the missing could still be on the vessel, which is owned by a Houston company.

We don know for certain, right now, but thats something that were looking into as the investigation unfolds, Coast Guard spokeswoman Ensign Shelly Turner said. Were trying to figure that information out, but it is a possibility right now.

Determined searchers say theyre not giving up hope.

We have to remain hopeful and optimistic. We are giving it all weve got, Captain Will Watson said. We are saturating the area with available resources to assist in the rescue mission, and we will continue to do so.

The Coast Guard said it has already covered an area larger than the state of Rhode Island.

The Seacor Power overturned in high seas and hurricane-force winds. The Coast Guard said winds were 80 to 90 mph and waves rose 7 to 9 feet high, worse than what was forecasted.

The boat is still overturned, partially submerged and grounded in about 55 feet of water. It was on a 100-mile journey to the Talos platform.

Liftboats transport equipment and workersto and from oil rigs in the Gulf. They lower huge legs to the sea floor to become offshore platforms.

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UNCLOS, an American Ship and India’s Maritime Boundary – The Wire

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Earlier this month, the US announced that a warship of theirs, the John Paul Jones had sailed 130 nautical miles west of the Lakshadweep islands, within Indias Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) without Indias prior consent.

This was what the US terms a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOPS) aimed at challenging states like India who they say have gone beyond the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) to assert excessive maritime claims.

Indians were rightly upset by this. Former navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash termed it an act of breathtaking inanity considering the atmosphere of rapidly warming Indo-US ties and within weeks of the US-led Quad leaders virtual meetings and on the heels of a major Indo-US naval exercise.

Though this generated many headlines, this was certainly not the first time this has happened. By its own count , the US has conducted such operations in Indian waters 19 times in the past 30 or so years since 1991. The only difference is, that for reasons best known to itself, the US decided to immediately publicise it. Usually, such operations around the world, affecting various countries, would form a long list which would be issued by the US Department of Defence annually.

While countries like India which are close to the US are baffled, those like China see a sinister motive behind this. They say the US uses the provisions in UNCLOS that do not explicitly prohibit military activity in its Exclusive Economic Zone to keep a close deployment off Chinas coast. The US has, famously, used FONOPS to challenge Beijings over-the-top maritime claims in the South China Sea where a UNCLOS tribunal has ruled Chinese artificial islands do not merit the maritime claims Beijing is making.

Also read: How Long Will New Delhi Let Washington Do as it Pleases?

There is also a benign explanation for this is. The US has not ratified the UNCLOS, but says it observes it as customary international law. One of its principles, as a Belfer Center explainer notes, is the US does this is to prevent the law itself from changing over time. According to the explainer, states must persistently object to actions by other states that seek to change those rules. As a maritime power, it is usually the US which ends up sailing into other states territorial waters or conducting military activity in their Exclusive Economic Zone. So, it needs to ensure that the current rules stay.

Under UNCLOS, states have the right to conduct military manoeuvres and movements within the 200 nm EEZ of a state. Indeed, they have the right of innocent passage where they can come into the territorial waters within just 12 nm of the country, if they sail straight through without turning on their weapons-related sensors.

At the time of signing and ratifying the UNCLOS, India had made a declaration that in its view, the Convention does not authorise other states to carry out military exercises or manoeuvres without the consent of the coastal state. Later this was incorporated into domestic legislation.

But this was merely an expression of Indias understanding of the spirit of UNCLOS, not its letter. The US says it conducts FONOPS to challenge the claims in excess to those provided by the letter of the treaty.

So, the US has for the past 30 years challenged Indias claim that you need to notify us before you conduct military manoeuvres in our EEZ. We have been able to live with it; indeed, short of taking on the US Navy, we had little alternative.

But there is another problem in the Lakshadweep islands. They are some 200 nautical miles from the Kerala coast which puts them at the edge of the EEZ. But because of them, we can extend the EEZ another 200 nm or so out to a part of the high seas which have huge strategic importance. This is the Nine-Degree Channel through which a vast amount of shipping goes.

Lakshadweeps strategic location. Photo: marinetraffic.com as of April 16, 2021

Maritime boundaries follow a simple principle. Twelve nautical miles out from your shore are territorial waters where the laws of the land are in force. Some laws can be applied for the next 24 nm of waters called the contiguous zone. Thereafter comes another 200 nm of what is called the Exclusive Economic Zone, which are technically the high seas where your laws do not hold, only that you have the right to exploit its fisheries and seabed resources.

Maritime boundaries lead off from what is called a baseline point on your shore it is the low-tide point from which the count 12+24+200nm outward to the sea is measured. So, usually, your territorial waters, contiguous zone and EEZ mimic your land boundary.

Islands like the Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar also follow the same principle of 12+24+200; in addition, if there are outlying rocks, they generate contiguous zones of 24 nm (and low tide elevations fetch nothing).

Now in an option given to archipelagic states like Indonesia, Fiji and the Philippines, instead of landing up with a polka dot pattern maritime boundary, they are allowed to define a boundary by creating straight baselines by joining the baseline points of their outermost rocks/islands and enclosing the area within as their internal sea.

In Lakshadweep, India has, through a 2009 notification, claimed a boundary using straight baselines drawn with nine or so baseline turning points, though this is a provision not available to India or any other continental state till now under the UNCLOS. So far, barring Pakistan, no one has protested this move. And though the USS John Paul Jones was 130 nm away from the Lakshadweep, there is no indication that the 2009 Indian straight baseline claim was challenged. In fact, there is no indicator in a check list of the US State Department whether Lakshadweep is on their target list. But they do have issues with the Indian claims in the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Bay.

At the end of the day, challenges close to Indias shores are likely to come only from states which have the ability to mount it. So far, there is only the US which can do it. But China is rising and there are worries that it may take the path of the US. That would be ironic, since China itself has drawn straight baselines around the Paracel Islands which the US has challenged by sending a ship through them. But in power politics, you should be prepared for all kinds of surprises.

Manoj Joshi is a Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi.

Fredrick Brennan Is the Founder of 8chan. Now He Wants to Take It Offline. – Jacobin magazine

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Right now, if we do not start to enforce some rules online, the internet is going to balkanize, and were going to lose something great. People are going to look back on this era of the open internet as the time before national exchanges where youre passing email, but youre not really able to engage on [other peoples] websites, and theyre not able to engage on yours. Everybody is enforcing local law its called cyber sovereignty, right?

Every contract right now is pursuing a version of that, where they enforce their local laws on websites and websites that refuse to comply. 8chan got banned in Australia, New Zealand, etc.

We are at a big risk of losing our global internet if we dont find an international way to come together and to enforce some standards on the internationally available internet. Because if the US continues to be ineffectively governed and to have a Congress that is not able to pass any laws, no other country is going to want to let their citizens access our internet. And that is going to hurt the entire internet. Every country will have a great firewall, like China and Russia; those are being built all over. Theres even one in Thailand, which is a small country. Were talking way back to these past periods where Japanese users could just hike on over to American servers.

I do agree with you that we need a way to enforce existing laws and standards, because Jim and Ron Watkins impersonated a federal agent for gain. That is a federal crime, and they werent ever punished.

We absolutely need to start enforcing our laws better and see that the internet and the world are not separate things. If we continue to have this artificial disconnection in the minds of our leaders, that somehow crimes that happen online are less important than crimes that happen in the real world, then no other country is going to want their citizens to [join our internet]. I do feel strongly about that. Since we have not even tried enforcing our own laws and standards yet, why dont we do that before we make sweeping changes beyond that?

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China’s New Aircraft Carrier Has All the Makings of a Powerhouse – The National Interest

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Chinese state media has released new videofootagethat could suggest that the first domestically-built People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)aircraft carrier,Shandong,could soon conduct even more high sea trials.

The new carrier, which is based on the same design as the Soviet-builtLiaoning, is expected to fully enter service by the end of this year.

Shandongis Coming

Shandongwas officially commissioned in December 2019 in a ceremony attended by President Xi Jinping, four years after she was laid down inLiaoningprovince in March 2015 by Dalian Shipbuilding. It was seen as a milestone achievement for the PLAN, even as the carrier remains far less capable than anyU.S. Navycounterparts. However, the fact the Beijing was able to build a carrier puts it in a rare club of nations.

Now the first homebuilt carrier is about to undergo its next level of tests before entering service.

"TheShandongwill probably start its drills and training on the high seas later this year, which is a necessary step for it to achieve initial operational capability [IOC], a source to the PLAN told theSouth China Morning Post.

Not Exactly Ready for War

Earlier this month state broadcaster China Central Television had released footage that showed how the carrier had been continuing preparations for ever more advanced high sea trials during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The carrier has a crew of some 5,000 sailors including the air wing, and due to Covid-19 restrictions, much of the official state TV footage was actually shot by the crew offering a rare view inside the twenty-story accommodation and operations block of the carrier.

After being handed over to the PLAN from the shipbuilder it was expected that it would take at least eighteen months for the aircraft carrier to reach IOC. According to the CCTV video footage, the carrier features more than 12,000 different equipment systems, which all of course would need to be tested. To date, theShandonghas conducted nine sea trials, which were completed in Bohai Bay or the South China Sea relatively close to the warship's home base in Sanya, Hainan province.

The video also gave some insight into the carrier's capabilities including its ski-jump for launching jets, which was reported to be fourteen degrees rather than the twelve degrees that past experts had believed it to be. TheSouth China Morning Postalso reported that because of the thrust of China'sJ-15 fighter jet, the ramp angle was believed to been reduced but various angles were tested range from eight to sixteen degrees.

Flight operations are just some of the testing to be completed before the carrier will reach IOC.

Shandongisn't alone in having to undergo such lengthy trials. The United States Navy's newest carrier,USSGerald R. Ford(CVN-78) has also been undergoing numerous sea trials. It was only last year that the nuclear-powered warship and the largest military vessel in the world completed its Flight Deck Certification (FDC) and Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC) Certification

Peter Suciu is a Michigan-based writer who has contributed to more than four dozen magazines, newspapers and websites. He regularly writes about military small arms, and is the author of several books on military headgear includingA Gallery of Military Headdress, which is available on Amazon.com.

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What Earth was like last time CO2 levels were this high – Mashable SE Asia

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The last time CO2 levels were as high as today, ocean waters drowned the lands where metropolises like Houston, Miami, and New York City now exist.

Its a time called the Pliocene or mid-Pliocene, some 3 million years ago, when sea levels were around 30 feet higher (but possibly much more) and giant camels dwelled in a forested high Arctic. The Pliocene was a significantly warmer world, likely at some 5 degrees Fahrenheit (around 3 degrees Celsius) warmer than pre-Industrial temperatures of the late 1800s. Much of the Arctic, which today is largely clad in ice, had melted. Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels, a major temperature lever, hovered around 400 parts per million, or ppm. Today, these levels are similar but relentlessly rising, at some 418 ppm.

Humanity is currently on track to warm Earth to Pliocene-like temperatures by centurys end unless nations ambitiously slash carbon emissions in the coming decades. Sea levels, of course, wont instantly rise by tens of feet: Miles-thick ice sheets take many centuries to thousands of years to melt. But, critically, humanity is already setting the stage for a relatively quick return to Pliocene climes, or climes at least significantly warmer than now. Its happening fast. When CO2 naturally increases in the atmosphere, pockets of ancient air preserved in ice show this CO2 rise happens gradually, over thousands of years. But today, carbon dioxide levels are skyrocketing as humans burn long-buried fossil fuels.

"CO2 in the atmosphere has gone up 100 ppm in my lifetime," said Kathleen Benison, a geologist at West Virginia University who researches past climates. Thats incredibly fast geologically."

"You dont have to be a scientist to realize something totally weird is going on, and that weird thing is humans," noted Dan Lunt, a climate scientist at the University of Bristol who has researched the Pliocene.

Sure, it takes a long time for sea levels to catch up with Earths warming. But in a plethora of other ways, the planet is already reacting to about 2 F (1.1 C) of warming since the late 1800s: Wildfires are surging in the U.S., major Antarctic ice sheets have destabilized, heat waves are smashing records, storms are intensifying, and beyond.

More warming will further exacerbate these consequences of increased heat. It will get worse. But will it get Pliocene bad? Thats up to the most fickle, unpredictable factor of the climate equation: humans.

"CO2 levels are going to increase," said Lunt. "We could hit the Pliocene in terms of temperature. But it depends on how rapidly we emit [greenhouse gases]."

"CO2 levels are going to increase."

Some of the human-driven changes happening on Earth today wont be reversed for centuries or thousands of years. In large part, thats because civilization continues to deposit prodigious loads of carbon into the atmosphere each year, and all these heat-trapping gases wont magically vanish from the air, even if we instantly stop adding carbon to the atmosphere. Rather, theyll have impacts upon the planet like gradually rising seas and acidifying oceans for at least centuries. Already, sea levels have risen by some eight to nine inches since the late 1800s, and a conservative estimate, from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is sea levels will rise by another one to two feet by the century's end. But, this could very well be more like two or three feet, or even more depending on what Antarcticas colossal, melting Thwaites Glacier (its the size of Britain) purges into the sea this century.

"Sea level rise and ocean acidification are permanent on a human time scale," said Julie Brigham-Grette, a geologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who researches how the Arctic has changed since the Pliocene.

The Pliocene certainly cant give us all the answers for where were headed. We dont know, for example, how quickly the seas rose during this far-off period. But the Pliocene does show us how sensitive parts of Earth are to just a few degrees of warming. For instance, much of the vast Greenland ice sheet, which is two and a half times the size of Texas, melted during the warmer Pliocene. And ancient evidence of long-ago beaches, dated to the Pliocene, show where past shorelines lay: A ballpark height of 30 feet or so higher than today is ominous.

"That means the ice sheets are really sensitive to a modest amount of warming," said Rob DeConto, a professor of climatology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who studies the response of ice sheets to a warming climate.

This doesnt bode well for human civilization, which heavily populates the coastlines. "Thats where civilization has built much of its infrastructure," said DeConto. "Were a species that gravitated toward the coast."

Earths CO2 levels have always naturally wavered. Humans didnt exist (and wouldnt exist for millions of years) during the Pliocene though our hirsute primate ancestors were already walking around Africa at the time.

So what explains the high Pliocene CO2 levels (400 ppm) without a world of fuel-guzzling cars and coal-fired power plants? The answer lies in deep time.

Long before the Pliocene, CO2 levels were extremely elevated during the age of the dinosaurs (which ended 65 million years ago), perhaps at some 2,000 to 4,000 ppm. Tremendous CO2 emissions, from incessant and extreme volcanism, heated Earth and allowed dinosaurs to roam a sultry Antarctic. But over millions of years, Earths natural processes (specifically the slow, grinding, but potent process of rocks absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere, dubbed "the rock thermostat") gradually reduced CO2 levels to some 400 ppm during the Pliocene. (We know this because there are indirect, though reliable, ways to gauge Earths CO2 levels from millions of years ago, including the chemical make-up of long-dead plankton and the evidence stored in the breathing cells, or stomata, of ancient plants.)

"Were on our way to the Pliocene."

After the Pliocene, Earth continued to pull CO2 from the air, finally settling CO2 levels between some 200 to 280 ppm during the more recent ice ages, when mammoths, mastodons, and giant sloths dominated a cooler earth, and humans eventually appeared. But humanity, by rapidly digging up and burning fossil fuels, has now promptly returned CO2 to Pliocene levels.

"We, in 150 years, have completely reversed everything the rock thermostat has done in the last 3 million years," explained Brigham-Grette. "The transition from a warm Arctic to a cold one that has ice sheets took a million years. Were jumping out of that in less than 150 years."

Indeed, the Arctic has changed dramatically in just the last 40 years. Arctic sea ice is in rapid decline. Greenlands melting is off the charts.

Humanity, fortunately, still has the ability to stabilize Earths temperatures this century at levels that would avoid catastrophic impacts like more extreme storms, coral devastation, punishing heat, and beyond. But, as of now, were on a trajectory to the climes of 3 million years ago. (And in some respects notably atmospheric CO2 were already there.)

"Were on our way to the Pliocene," said Brigham-Grette.

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Bising weakens further as it moves slowly over PH sea – ABS-CBN News

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MANILA Typhoon Bising (international name Surigae) weakened further as it moved over the Philippine Sea, the state weather bureau said Sunday night.

The country's second storm this year will bring moderate to heavy with at times intense rains over Bicol region, Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran and Leyte from Sunday night until Monday, PAGASA said in its 11 p.m. weather bulletin.

The following areas were placed under tropical cyclone wind signal no. 2, where winds of up to 120 kph may be expected in at least 24 hours, which may cause old wooden electric posts to be tilted or downed:

Storm signal no. 1, which may cause slight damage to some houses of very light materials or makeshift structures in exposed communities, was hoisted over the following areas:

Bising was last estimated 270 kilometers east of Virac town, Catanduanes, moving slowly west northwestward.

It was packing 195 km per hour (kph) maximum winds near the center and gusts of up to 240 kph, according to PAGASA.

It was forecast to continue moving slowly in the next 6 to 12 hours as it begins to turn generally northward over the Philippine Sea, PAGASA said.

It will then turn northward while gradually accelerating until Wednesday before turning northeastward and east northeastward away from the Luzon landmass, PAGASA added.

"The recent weakening of Bising after reaching its peak intensity was caused by a recently completed eyewall replacement cycle. The typhoon is forecast to maintain its current intensity in the next 24 to 48 hours before gradually weakening throughout the remainder of the forecast period," it also said.

The PAGASA warned that very rough to very high seas will be experienced over the northern and eastern seaboard of Luzon (5.0 to 12.0 m), rough to very high seas over the eastern seaboard of Eastern Visayas (2.5 to 7.0 m), and rough to very rough seas over the northern and western seaboard of Northern Luzon (2.5 to 5.0 m) and the eastern seabord of Caraga (2.5 to 4.0 m),

Rough seas are also expected over the remaining seaboards of localities where wind signals are in effect and the eastern seaboard of Davao Oriental (2.5 to 4.0 m), while moderate to rough seas may be experienced over the western seaboard of Central Luzon (1.2 to 3.0 m).

Sea travel is risky for all types of seacraft over these waters, especially those under storm signals, it said.

Globe Telecoms said Saturday its technical and support personnel and generators were on standby in areas threatened by Typhoon Bising.

It said its Libreng Tawag, charging, and WiFi services will be deployed in areas where the typhoon was forecast to bring heavy rains and strong winds.

Science Cooperation with the Snow Dragon: Can the US and China work together on the Arctic Climate Crisis? – The Arctic Institute

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The U.S. Coast Guard medevacked a man suffering a broken arm from the Chinese research vessel Xue Long (Snow Dragon), 15 nautical miles from Nome, Alaska, 2017. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard.

The 2021 United States-China dialogue in Alaska began with unprecedented harsh accusations from both sides, but by the end of the summit, the top diplomats from both countries were obliged to agree that there are several areas where U.S. and Chinese interests intersect. One of these issues is the climate crisis. The two sides expressed their willingness to enhance cooperation in tackling climate change and stated that they will establish a joint working group on that subject.1)Xinhua (2021). Dialogue, win-win are right choices for China-U.S. relations Xinhua Commentary. March 21. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-03/21/c_139824328.htm

The Arctic, warming at nearly three times the global average, is a glaring focal point for the U.S.-China climate change working group. Based on an existing history of bilateral collaborations, U.S.-China scientific cooperation to tackle climate change in the Arctic is achievable and can have meaningful benefits even in the face of mounting hostilities between the two countries. This article focuses on these countries as they are the two largest carbon dioxide emitters and leaders in the production of knowledge as measured by the number of scientific publications. There is likewise Chinese scientific cooperation with other Arctic states.

As the largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world, China is fulfilling its responsibility to the rest of the world to contribute to global knowledge on climate change. Chinas rise as an industrial power has produced black carbon emissions that have played a significant role in the warming Arctic.2)Yamineva, Y. (2020) Reducing Chinas Black Carbon Emissions: An Arctic Dimension, The Arctic Institute. April 14. https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/reducing-china-black-carbon-emissions-arctic-dimension/ Conversely, China is affected by changes in the Far North. The loss of sea ice and altered wind circulation in the Arctic was found to contribute to Chinas airpocalypse severe air pollution that hung over eastern China for nearly a month in 2013. Scientists warn that the warming Arctic will continue to have severe effects on China.3)McGrath, M. (2017) Chinas airpocalypse linked to Arctic sea ice loss, BBC News. March 15. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39279500 The climate crisis in the Arctic in the form of sea-level rise, loss of sea ice, and rising ocean and air temperatures affects all countries with no regard for national borders.

The rapidly changing Arctic and the internationalization of the Arctic situation form the rationale for Beijings interests in the Far North, according to documents published by Chinas State Council Information Office.4)Xinhua (2018) Chinas Arctic Policy, State Council Information Office of the Peoples Republic of China. http://english.www.gov.cn/archive/white_paper/2018/01/26/content_281476026660336.htm China has formalized its Arctic ambitions with an official Arctic Policy published in 2018 that outlines aims to develop infrastructure, shipping routes, and energy extraction in the Far North. The document declares that China is ready to participate in Arctic governance and work with other nations in scientific research, academic exchanges, and environmental observation. China will improve the capacity and capability in scientific research on the Arctic [and] pursue a deeper understanding and knowledge of the Arctic science so as to create favorable conditions for mankind to better protect, develop, and govern the Arctic.5)Xinhua (2018) Chinas Arctic Policy, State Council Information Office of the Peoples Republic of China. http://english.www.gov.cn/archive/white_paper/2018/01/26/content_281476026660336.htm

However, some scholars argue that Chinas official approach to polar research and emphasis on international collaboration is for symbolic reasons. Some analysts argue that Chinese Arctic science is meant to advance Chinas strategic interests in the region which may ultimately include a military component.6)Koh, S.L.C. (2020) Chinas strategic interest in the Arctic goes beyond economics, Defense News. May 12. https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2020/05/11/chinas-strategic-interest-in-the-arctic-goes-beyond-economics/ There is a concern that scientific research serves a dual purpose and is a precursor to the development of Arctic military technology. For example, Anne-Marie Brady points to studies by Chinese academics examining the feasibility of Chinese submarines navigating the Arctic.7)Brady, A.M. (2017) China as a Polar Great Power. Cambridge University Press. 138-76

Can Arctic states cooperate with China in understanding the Arctic if Chinas Arctic intentions are still hotly debated?8)Sun, Y. (2020) Defining the Chinese Threat in the Arctic, The Arctic Institute. April 7. https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/defining-the-chinese-threat-in-the-arctic/ Scientific cooperation is still an important pursuit despite mounting hostilities and suspicion. Working together on climate research can serve as a stabilizer of uncertainty amid a shift in the global balance of power. Chinese investments in land and infrastructure and resource extraction are viewed suspiciously in Northern European states, although Chinas scientific engagement has been positively received.9)Kopra, S. and M. Puranen (2021) Chinas Arctic Ambitions Face Increasing Headwinds in Finland, The Diplomat. March 18. https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/chinas-arctic-ambitions-face-increasing-headwinds-in-finland/ Rasmus Gjedss Bertelsen writes, [T]he Arctic states and China have used science to integrate China into Arctic institutions and build Sino-Arctic epistemic communities.10)Bertelsen, R.G. (2020) Science diplomacy and the Arctic, in Routledge Handbook of Arctic Security. An epistemic community is a transnational expert network that shares and co-creates knowledge about scientific problems and solutions. Arctic science diplomacy can build trust and produce valuable knowledge.

China has taken significant steps to contribute to Arctic science through both unilateral and cooperative initiatives. Scientists aboard Chinas research icebreaker Xuelong (Snow Dragon) completed the ninth Chinese Arctic expedition in 2018 and deployed two Atmosphere-Sea-Ice-Ocean (ASO) unmanned stations on Arctic drift ice floes.11)Xinhua (2018) Icebreaker returns to Shanghai after completing Arctic research expedition, Xinhua. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-09/26/c_137494647.htm In 2019, China sent eighteen scientists and Xuelong to support marine surveys and data collection as part of MOSAiC, the largest international Arctic expedition in history.12)Yan, W. (2020) Arctic exploration: drifting with the ice, China Dialogue Ocean. March 2. https://chinadialogueocean.net/13226-arctic-exploration-drifting-with-the-ice/ MOSAiC produced unique new oceanographic and glaciological data to fill the knowledge gaps in Arctic climate science and allow for the production of better climate models. China has established and supported Arctic research centers with Arctic states, including the Chinese-Russian Arctic Research Center and the China-Nordic Arctic Research Center.13)Devyatkin, P. (2019) Russian and Chinese Scientists to Establish Arctic Research Center, High North News. April 15. https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/russian-and-chinese-scientists-establish-arctic-research-center A joint research team from Chinas Academy of Space and Technology and Sun Yat-sen University is planning to deploy satellites to monitor the ice conditions of Russian Arctic shipping routes in 2022.14)Humpert, M. (2020) China to Launch Satellite to Monitor Arctic Shipping Routes, High North News. December 8. https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/china-launch-satellite-monitor-arctic-shipping-routes By producing useful knowledge and opening communicational channels, science for diplomacy bolsters Chinas soft power and voice in shaping governance related to fisheries, natural resources, and shipping rights for non-Arctic states. China is already an active participant in Arctic governance; by being a member of the International Maritime Organization and party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, China plays a role in the development of the Polar Code and rules of marine research in the high seas.15)Eiterjord, T.A. (2020) Arctic Technopolitics and Chinas Reception of the Polar Code, The Arctic Institute. May 26. https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/arctic-technopolitics-china-reception-polar-code/. Chinas scientific engagement is intended to advance Chinas voice as a rule maker in Arctic affairs.

Having rejoined the Paris Agreement and identified climate change as a priority issue, the Biden administration will likely find it constructive to cooperate with China in tackling the climate crisis, as many analysts call for.16)Anonymous (2021) The Longer Telegram: Toward a new American China strategy, Atlantic Council. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/atlantic-council-strategy-paper-series/the-longer-telegram/#strategic-cooperation; Stern, T. (2020) Can the United States and China reboot their climate cooperation? Brookings Institution. September 14. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/can-the-united-states-and-china-reboot-their-climate-cooperation/; Sengupta, S. (2021) Biden Wants to Be the Climate President. Hell Need Some Help From Xi Jinping, The New York Times. January 20. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/climate/biden-climate-china.html; Quincy Institute (2020) Greening U.S. China Relations: A Symposium Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. https://quincyinst.org/symposium/greening-u-s-china-relations-a-symposium/; Klare, M. (2021) The U.S. and China Should Anchor an Alliance for Survival Foreign Policy in Focus. March 3. https://fpif.org/the-u-s-and-china-should-anchor-an-alliance-for-survival/ A 2021 poll found that a majority of U.S. voters see climate change as the most important issue for the United States and China to cooperate on more so than COVID-19 and are even supportive of the U.S. and Chinese militaries working together to assess climate risks and improve disaster preparedness.17)Asia Society Policy Institute & Data for Progress (2021) Understanding American Voter Attitudes Toward U.S.-China Climate Cooperation, Joint Paper. https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/understanding-american-voter-attitudes-toward-us-china-climate-cooperation John Kerry, President Bidens newly appointed special climate envoy, says climate is a critical standalone issue that we have to deal [with China] on. Its urgent that we find a way to compartmentalize [and] move forward.18)Basu, Z. (2021) John Kerry: U.S.-China climate cooperation is a critical standalone issue, Axios. January 27. https://www.axios.com/john-kerry-china-climate-9c2f3a13-9c6f-46ef-a63e-26a8962059af.html

Moreover, Beijing has recently appointed veteran climate expert Xie Zhenhua, who has a personal relationship with Kerry, as Chinas special climate envoy. Many Chinese analysts see the appointment as a sign that the bilateral relationship may be productive when discussing climate change.19)Liu, M. (2021) Climate Offers a Glimmer of Hope for U.S.-China Cooperation, Foreign Policy. March 16. https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/16/climate-change-china-united-states-cooperation/ There is ample support for the U.S. and China to come together and work on the climate issue.

However, relations between the countries have declined in recent years and growing bilateral disagreements may present obstacles to cooperation. The U.S. State Department has rejected Chinas claim to being a Near Arctic State and repeatedly expressed concern over Chinese actions in the region.20)Chorush, J.A. (2020) Prepared to Go Fully Kinetic: How U.S. Leaders Conceptualize Chinas Threat to Arctic Security, The Arctic Institute. June 16. https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/prepared-kinetic-us-leaders-conceptualize-china-threat-arctic-security/ The U.S. Department of Defense is likewise apprehensive of Chinas Arctic activities. Civilian research could support a strengthened Chinese military presence in the Arctic Ocean, which could include deploying submarines to the region as a deterrent against nuclear attacks, a 2019 Pentagon report to Congress asserted.21)Office of the Secretary of Defense (2019) Military and Security Developments Involving the Peoples Republic of China, Annual Report to Congress. https://media.defense.gov/2019/May/02/2002127082/-1/-1/1/2019_CHINA_MILITARY_POWER_REPORT.pdf However, there is no indication that China would try to match the substantial military presence of the U.S. and its NATO allies in the Arctic.22)Raspotnik, A. & A. sthagen (2021) A Global Arctic Order Under Threat? An Agenda for American Leadership in the North, Polar Institute at the Wilson Center. March 10. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/no-3-global-arctic-order-under-threat-agenda-american-leadership-north

Arctic expert Guo Peiqing of the Ocean University of China said China will not send warships and nuclear submarines to the Arctic because it is in Chinas long-term interests to maintain peace and stability in the Arctic.23)RIA Novosti (2019) China is not interested in militarization of the Arctic, says expert, RIA Novosti. May 7. https://ria.ru/20190507/1553326728.html Despite the suspicion and competitive rhetoric, there are several ways President Biden can depart from the climate skeptic and insulting anti-China rhetoric of the former Trump administration and work with China in the Arctic, where climate change is transforming the region. Moreover, cooperating with China in vital climate research does not preclude competition or disagreement regarding international trade, human rights violations, and maritime security in the Pacific Ocean. Such points of contention will likely remain with us for the foreseeable future, but a productive competitive strategy should also advance shared global interests.24)Ladislaw, S. (2021) Productive Competition: A Framework for U.S.-China Engagement on Climate Change, Center for Strategic & International Studies. https://www.csis.org/analysis/productive-competition-framework-us-china-engagement-climate-change Andreas Raspotnik and Andreas sthagen write, After years of undermining allies and partners, the U.S. needs to re-find its international leadership in keeping its (old) friends close and its enemies even closer. The Arctic case is ideal to showcase the value of this approach. Under the Trump Administration, the U.S. tactic of name-calling and rebuking China did not achieve much.25)Raspotnik, A. & A. sthagen (2021) A Global Arctic Order Under Threat? An Agenda for American Leadership in the North, Polar Institute at the Wilson Center. March 10. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/no-3-global-arctic-order-under-threat-agenda-american-leadership-north

The COVID-19 pandemic has frozen Arctic research and delayed projects, making it critical to revive Arctic science through innovative and new practices.26)Uryupova, E. (2021) COVID-19: How the Virus has frozen Arctic Research, The Arctic Institute. January 12. https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/covid-19-virus-frozen-arctic-research/ There are several ways the U.S. and China can work together in this area. The U.S. and China should establish a high-level dialogue on Arctic climate research to maintain transparent communication on each countries research aims in the region and provide much-needed data sharing. Reviving climate-related cooperation will require dtente. The U.S.-China Climate Change Working Group, first launched in 2013 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution in both countries but suspended during the Trump presidency, may provide a venue for meetings and a sustained bilateral partnership on addressing the climate crisis in the Arctic. Chinas emergence as a growing science actor in the Arctic should be welcomed but its scientific activities and research stations must be more purposefully integrated into a broader international collaborative effort, writes Heather Conley of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.27)Conley, H. A. (2018). Chinas Arctic Dream. Center for Strategic & International Studies: 11.

This can be achieved by both countries supporting and participating in joint research projects. China regularly invites foreign scientists to participate in its Arctic expeditions. For example, China invited American researchers to join the ninth expedition aboard Xuelong in 2018.28)Smieszek, M., Koivurova, T., and Nielsson, E. T. (2020) China and Arctic Science, Chinese Policy and Presence in the Arctic, eds. Koivurova and Kopra. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Nijhoff. Chinese and American researchers and institutions are already working together as part of the MOSAiC expedition, each contributing to a greater understanding of the evolving environment. A new U.S.-China dialogue on the Arctic should support and expand such initiatives. In practice, this may involve facilitating scientists access to civilian research infrastructure, metadata and data, and protected territories for research purposes. Moreover, both sides should facilitate easier movement for researchers by reducing visa requirements and restoring closed consulates and diplomats working in scientific exchanges. Such measures were discussed during the 2021 Alaska summit.29)Xinhua (2021). Dialogue, win-win are right choices for China-U.S. relations Xinhua Commentary. March 21. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-03/21/c_139824328.htm In general, the obstacles to research and collaboration should be eased.

The U.S. and China have a history of successfully cooperating in science and technology since the opening of relations in the 1970s. During the period of rapprochement, the U.S. and China cooperated in areas that would today be considered militarily sensitive. In the 2000s, China rose to become the U.S. top collaborator in science, as measured by the co-authorship of scientific publications.30)Lee, J.J., Haupt, J.P. (2020) Winners and losers in US-China scientific research collaborations, Higher Education 80: 5774.

The Obama administration extended the U.S.-China Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology and published numerous joint presidential statements on climate and science cooperation with Chinese Presidents Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping. The success story of bilateral climate cooperation during the Obama era is in part due to the inclusion of climate change as a security issue in Chinas strategy, a process propagated by the Chinese scientific community.31)Jiahan, C. (2018) Recalibrating China-US Climate Cooperation Under the Trump Administration, China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies, 4 (01): 77-93. The U.S. Department of Defense now likewise regards climate change as a top national security priority.32)Mehta, A. (2021) Climate change is now a national security priority for the Pentagon, Defense News. January 27. https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2021/01/27/climate-change-is-now-a-national-security-priority-for-the-pentagon/Overall, it is abundantly clear at senior levels of the U.S. and China that both countries have to cooperate on climate change. The Arctic has long been regarded as a peaceful zone of cooperation and is a suitable setting for U.S.-China scientific cooperation. Humans would look pityingly at two tribes of apes that continued fighting over territory while the forest around them was burning. But this is how America and China will appear to future generations if they continue to focus on their differences while the Earth is facing an extended moment of great peril, writes Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani.33)Mahbubani, K. (2020) Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy, Public Affairs.

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Abstract: - Global Tonometers Market to Reach $481. 2 Million by 2027. - Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Tonometers estimated at US$340. 5 Million in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$481.New York, April 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Global Tonometers Industry" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p06033140/?utm_source=GNW 2 Million by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 5.1% over the analysis period 2020-2027. Applanation Tonometer, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a 4.9% CAGR and reach US$182.3 Million by the end of the analysis period. After an early analysis of the business implications of the pandemic and its induced economic crisis, growth in the Rebound Tonometer segment is readjusted to a revised 5.4% CAGR for the next 7-year period. - The U.S. Market is Estimated at $91.9 Million, While China is Forecast to Grow at 8.2% CAGR - The Tonometers market in the U.S. is estimated at US$91.9 Million in the year 2020. China, the world`s second largest economy, is forecast to reach a projected market size of US$101.9 Million by the year 2027 trailing a CAGR of 8.1% over the analysis period 2020 to 2027. Among the other noteworthy geographic markets are Japan and Canada, each forecast to grow at 2.8% and 4% respectively over the 2020-2027 period. Within Europe, Germany is forecast to grow at approximately 3.6% CAGR. - Indentation Tonometer Segment to Record 5.1% CAGR - In the global Indentation Tonometer segment, USA, Canada, Japan, China and Europe will drive the 4.8% CAGR estimated for this segment. These regional markets accounting for a combined market size of US$56.2 Million in the year 2020 will reach a projected size of US$78.2 Million by the close of the analysis period. China will remain among the fastest growing in this cluster of regional markets. Led by countries such as Australia, India, and South Korea, the market in Asia-Pacific is forecast to reach US$65.3 Million by the year 2027, while Latin America will expand at a 5.5% CAGR through the analysis period. - Select Competitors (Total 40 Featured) - 66 Vision Tech Co., Ltd.Accutome, Inc.Amtek, Inc.Canon Medical Systems Europe B.V.Haag-Streit GroupHuvitz Corp.Icare Finland OyKeeler LtdKowa American CorporationMetall Zug AGOculus, Inc.Reichert, Inc.Revenio Group OyjRexxam Co., Ltd.TomeyUSATopcon CorporationZiemer Ophthalmic Systems Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p06033140/?utm_source=GNW I. METHODOLOGY II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. MARKET OVERVIEW Influencer Market Insights World Market Trajectories Impact of Covid-19 and a Looming Global Recession 2. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS 3. MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS 4. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE Table 1: World Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 2: World Historic Review for Tonometers by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 3: World 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets for Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 4: World Current & Future Analysis for Applanation Tonometer by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 5: World Historic Review for Applanation Tonometer by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 6: World 15-Year Perspective for Applanation Tonometer by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 7: World Current & Future Analysis for Rebound Tonometer by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 8: World Historic Review for Rebound Tonometer by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 9: World 15-Year Perspective for Rebound Tonometer by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 10: World Current & Future Analysis for Indentation Tonometer by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 11: World Historic Review for Indentation Tonometer by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 12: World 15-Year Perspective for Indentation Tonometer by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 13: World Current & Future Analysis for Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 14: World Historic Review for Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 15: World 15-Year Perspective for Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 16: World Current & Future Analysis for Handheld by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 17: World Historic Review for Handheld by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 18: World 15-Year Perspective for Handheld by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 19: World Current & Future Analysis for Desktop by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 20: World Historic Review for Desktop by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 21: World 15-Year Perspective for Desktop by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 22: World Current & Future Analysis for Ophthalmic Centers by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 23: World Historic Review for Ophthalmic Centers by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 24: World 15-Year Perspective for Ophthalmic Centers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 25: World Current & Future Analysis for Hospitals by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 26: World Historic Review for Hospitals by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 27: World 15-Year Perspective for Hospitals by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 28: World Current & Future Analysis for Other End-Uses by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 29: World Historic Review for Other End-Uses by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 30: World 15-Year Perspective for Other End-Uses by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 III. MARKET ANALYSIS UNITED STATES Table 31: USA Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 32: USA Historic Review for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 33: USA 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Type - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 34: USA Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 35: USA Historic Review for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 36: USA 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Portability - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Handheld and Desktop for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 37: USA Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 38: USA Historic Review for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 39: USA 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by End-Use - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 CANADA Table 40: Canada Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 41: Canada Historic Review for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 42: Canada 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Type - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 43: Canada Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 44: Canada Historic Review for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 45: Canada 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Portability - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Handheld and Desktop for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 46: Canada Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 47: Canada Historic Review for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 48: Canada 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by End-Use - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 JAPAN Table 49: Japan Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 50: Japan Historic Review for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 51: Japan 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Type - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 52: Japan Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 53: Japan Historic Review for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 54: Japan 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Portability - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Handheld and Desktop for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 55: Japan Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 56: Japan Historic Review for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 57: Japan 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by End-Use - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 CHINA Table 58: China Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 59: China Historic Review for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 60: China 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Type - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 61: China Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 62: China Historic Review for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 63: China 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Portability - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Handheld and Desktop for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 64: China Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 65: China Historic Review for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 66: China 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by End-Use - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 EUROPE Table 67: Europe Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 68: Europe Historic Review for Tonometers by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 69: Europe 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 70: Europe Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 71: Europe Historic Review for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 72: Europe 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Type - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 73: Europe Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 74: Europe Historic Review for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 75: Europe 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Portability - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Handheld and Desktop for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 76: Europe Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 77: Europe Historic Review for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 78: Europe 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by End-Use - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 FRANCE Table 79: France Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 80: France Historic Review for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 81: France 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Type - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 82: France Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 83: France Historic Review for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 84: France 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Portability - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Handheld and Desktop for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 85: France Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 86: France Historic Review for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 87: France 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by End-Use - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 GERMANY Table 88: Germany Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 89: Germany Historic Review for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 90: Germany 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Type - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 91: Germany Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 92: Germany Historic Review for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 93: Germany 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Portability - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Handheld and Desktop for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 94: Germany Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 95: Germany Historic Review for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 96: Germany 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by End-Use - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 ITALY Table 97: Italy Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 98: Italy Historic Review for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 99: Italy 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Type - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 100: Italy Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 101: Italy Historic Review for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 102: Italy 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Portability - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Handheld and Desktop for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 103: Italy Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 104: Italy Historic Review for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 105: Italy 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by End-Use - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 UNITED KINGDOM Table 106: UK Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 107: UK Historic Review for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 108: UK 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Type - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 109: UK Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 110: UK Historic Review for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 111: UK 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Portability - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Handheld and Desktop for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 112: UK Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 113: UK Historic Review for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 114: UK 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by End-Use - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 SPAIN Table 115: Spain Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 116: Spain Historic Review for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 117: Spain 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Type - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 118: Spain Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 119: Spain Historic Review for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 120: Spain 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Portability - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Handheld and Desktop for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 121: Spain Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 122: Spain Historic Review for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 123: Spain 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by End-Use - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 RUSSIA Table 124: Russia Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 125: Russia Historic Review for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 126: Russia 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Type - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 127: Russia Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 128: Russia Historic Review for Tonometers by Portability - Handheld and Desktop Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 129: Russia 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Portability - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Handheld and Desktop for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 130: Russia Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 131: Russia Historic Review for Tonometers by End-Use - Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 132: Russia 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by End-Use - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Ophthalmic Centers, Hospitals and Other End-Uses for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 REST OF EUROPE Table 133: Rest of Europe Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for the Years 2020 through 2027 and % CAGR Table 134: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Tonometers by Type - Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2012 through 2019 and % CAGR Table 135: Rest of Europe 15-Year Perspective for Tonometers by Type - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Applanation Tonometer, Rebound Tonometer, Indentation Tonometer and Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer for the Years 2012, 2020 & 2027 Table 136: Rest of Europe Current & Future Analysis for Tonometers by Portability - 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Some provinces not ready to embrace Liberal pledge to build a national child care system – CBC.ca

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Provincial governments have reacted with a mixture of skepticism and openness to the Liberal government's pledge to build a universal and affordable child care system.

In the federal budget, tabled yesterday, the federal government said it would invest up to $30 billion over the next five years, starting this fiscal year, tohelp offset the cost of early learning and child care services.

Thegoal is to cut fees in half within the next 18 months and reduce the cost for parents to $10 a day by 2026, the budget said.

Thestrings attached tothe spending pledge would dictate what forms of child care could be eligible for federal funding, and how much parental fees must drop.

"We really look forward to rolling up out sleeves and starting to negotiate bilateral deals, with willing partners, among the provinces and territories on really stepping up our game on early learning and child care," Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said told reporters today.

But some provincial leaders either feel the strings on the cash are too tight, orwon't necessarily help their provinces.

Their responses mark the opening salvos in what could become complex and thornynegotiations between the Liberals and the provinces to create a national system.

Alberta and Ontario said the proposed measures don't meet the unique needs of parents in their provinces, while New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs wondered if the money is aimed at buying votes in large urban centres.

"While we welcome increased support for child care, until this year, the federal government only contributed 2.5 per centto Ontario's program," Ontario's Education Minister Stephen Lecce said in a statement.

"Ontario needs long-term financial support that is flexible to respond to the unique needs of every parent, not a one-size-fits-all approach."

Alberta's Children's Services MinisterRebecca Schulz also called for flexibility in the funding.

"What I really want to make sure is that there's flexibility so that we can meet the unique needs of Alberta childcare operators and Alberta parents," Schulz said.

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Schultz said that in Alberta, more than 60 per cent of childcare centres are privately ownedand only one in seven parents enroltheir children in licensed daycares.

"Let's put that into context: to expand a universal program right across Alberta would cost more than $1 billion," Shulz said.

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said he needs to see more detailsbefore passing judgment. But he criticized thefact that the budget did not include a substantial and permanent increase to the Canada Health Transfer a key demand premiers have been making for months.

"We have trouble with a federal government here that doesn't want to partner effectively on providing health care," said Pallister.

"So I'm very hesitant to give a blank cheque to the federal government already on a pronouncement pre-election."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said provincesmust agree to targets on affordability, quality of care and training of early childhood educators if they want a share of the federal child care funding laid out in the budget.

"Provinces that agree to step up in real ways on child care will move forward on agreements," Trudeau said in an interview with Edmonton-based online talk show host Ryan Jespersen.

"Those who aren't interested, well, there's nothing we can do to force them to do it, but they won't be getting the resources that will come through a bilateral deal to move forward on child care."

Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin and Newfoundland and Labrador's finance minister were bothmore open to the funding.

"Ithink this is very important to families andin particular, women, allowing them to get back into the workforce," said Newfoundland and LabradorFinance MinisterSiobhan Coady.

Rankin said he's directed the province's education department to examine how the proposed "substantial" funding can help the province improve itspre-primary program. He said an initial calculation projects Nova Scotia would receive around $100million over the next five years.

"Iexpect that this budget will pass, hopefully, and we'll be able to leverage this opportunity and we'll finally have universal child care," said Rankin.

"[In the] last budget, we lowered our cost per childcare to $25 per day and now with this assistance we'll be considering what more we can do."

In Quebec, the province already operates a child care system where parents pay a flat fee of $8.35 per day. The budget said the Quebec system would be a model for a national system, and that the federal government would look to reach an agreement with the province to further improve its system.

The Liberals hope to build on previous child care funding deals, signed four years ago, that broadly outlined how spending tied to the Trudeau government's first foray into daycare needed to be used.

Those deals committed thefederal governmentto spending$7.5 billion over11 years to create or maintain 40,000 child carespaces.Freeland's first budget doesn't say how many spaces the new federalpledge would create, nor does itestimate how many spaces might move from home-based or private care to non-profit settings.

Expanding spaces needs to go hand-in-hand with fee reductions, said David Macdonald, senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

"There are not specific targets on the number of child care spaces created. Hopefully, there will be soon," he said.

"That's a big part of a national childcare plan, particularly if your goal is to reduce fees."

The budget's child care spending pledge would see the government increase funding over time before matching provincial spending on child care.

Provinces aren't being asked to match costs over the ramp-up period, assuming they sign on to five-year funding agreements starting this fall, said economist Armine Yalnizyan.

"I'm very hopeful that for the first time with political will, as well as moneyand ambition at the table, we are going to get to where we need to go," said Yalnizyan, who sits on Freeland's task force on women in the economy.

"The only hiccup is going to be intransigent provinces."

Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Ahmed Hussen said the 2017 agreement and previous bilateral agreements on childcare between the federal and provincial governments provide a foundation for co-operation.

"This is a journey that we want to embark on together with provinces and territories,"Hussen said in an interview on CBC'sPower & Politics.

Hussen said the negotiations will determine how much money each province willcontribute to the system, and the design of the system in different regions.

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Ever since Rohail Hyatt revealed he will not be producing Coke Studio (CS), he has been notably spending a lot of his time of Twitter. And so, the founding member of Vital Signs has been in the crosshairs for commenting on various socio-political matters since becoming an avid tweep.

Earlier, Hyatt and singer-turned-politician Jawad Ahmad locked horns on the micro-blogging site after the prior claimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan's comments on the rise in sexual violence in the country had been misconstrued. Following this, the maestro's tongue-in-cheek take on the liberals opposing his arguments left many confused and some, disappointed. "Never thought I'd get the chance to say this, I live in the Islamic Republic of Liberals!" Hyatt had argued.

In response, Jami lamented, "You lost me, boss, you were my King all this time." But the filmmaker wasnt the only one. Hyatts mindless support for PM Khan was reason enough for many to give up on a childhood hero they once idealised.

Thus, taking to his favourite social media platform once again, Hyatt has provided his final take on the term liberal for those who are still wondering how a popular liberal like himself could make a mockery of his own.

Ever since my tweets about liberals, Ive been asked by a lot of people to provide clarity. Obviously, family and friends who know me, know that Im 'liberal' in my viewpoint so they are curious about why I might oppose the idea, Hyatt wrote. Im posting this clarification one last time so that I dont have to respond to everyone again and again, he added.

The Aitebar hit maker then provided the literal definition of the term. The word liberalism means: willingness to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one's own; openness to new ideas, noted Hyatt. He then asserted that one either practices this point of view or doesnt, but either case makes no difference to him. But by calling oneself liberal and then behaving the exact opposite to it gives the word the wrong meaning. Thats what I observe on Twitter.

Hyatt slammed pseudo-liberals for having zero tolerance towards any opinion other than their own, which contradicts the very ideology of liberalism. While real liberals just to distance themselves from this wrong version of liberalism are left to coin terms like 'centrist' or 'neutral' to define themselves, he said.

Meanwhile, the artist explained how that is precisely what extreme right-groups have done with religion, because of which, calling oneself religious is now misconstrued and equated to being an extremist, or someone with radical tendencies. The former Vital Signs founding member concluded, So from a 'true liberal' perspective, everyone has a right to be who they are and express themselves as they like, even the extremists. But a few shouldn't hijack the terms that the majority of us need to use for ourselves especially when theyre not going to practice what these terms really mean.

Hyatt also clarified that although he does not appreciate the need for labels since he considers them to be divisive. In a world that lacks the depth to understand without categorisation, associating oneself with a label one best identifies with is better than being labelled. I hope this helps clear any confusion. Peace!However, it is pertinent to mention here that Hyatts recent comments arent the only comments to have attracted the ire of Twitter previously.

Prior to this years Aurat March, while responding to a user who narrated how being cat-calling left her traumatised, Hyatt suggested that women need to have stronger nerves to endure such behaviour. The two then had a Twitter exchange which garnered divisive responses. Provided that the cat call was a prank, the music maestro had added, "Of course its natural to react but once one realises it was a prank, its important to quickly channel the fear out of the system. Laughter is often the best remedy."

A female user then schooled him saying, Harassment is unacceptable, prank or notdisappointed in your response Rohail sahab."

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4 bodies of crewmembers recovered from capsized liftboat off Louisiana coast – KHOU.com

UNCLOS, an American Ship and India’s Maritime Boundary – The Wire

Fredrick Brennan Is the Founder of 8chan. Now He Wants to Take It Offline. – Jacobin magazine

China’s New Aircraft Carrier Has All the Makings of a Powerhouse – The National Interest

What Earth was like last time CO2 levels were this high – Mashable SE Asia

Bising weakens further as it moves slowly over PH sea – ABS-CBN News

Science Cooperation with the Snow Dragon: Can the US and China work together on the Arctic Climate Crisis? – The Arctic Institute

Trudeau says Liberal budget is not a launch pad for a federal election – Yahoo Canada Finance

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