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By Michael BristowBBC News, Beijing It also says there has been a rise in operations directed against China. The views were made in China's National Defence white paper, issued by the government. The paper outlines the country's current views on security issues and gives an overview of its military forces. Fierce competition In the document, released on Thursday, China gives a downbeat assessment of the regional security situation. "Profound changes are taking shape in the Asia-Pacific strategic landscape. Relevant major powers are increasing their strategic investment," it says. "International military competition remains fierce." The document singles out the United States. According to China, it is reinforcing military alliances and getting more involved in regional affairs. Beijing also says foreigners are now more suspicious of China - and have increased "interference and countering moves" against it. Relations between China and the United States, particularly on military matters, have been strained over recent years. That tension eased slightly following Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to the United States earlier this year. But the potential for disagreement remains high. "We admit that our military ties continue to face difficulties and challenges," said Col Geng Yansheng, spokesman for the Ministry of Defence, at a press conference to launch the white paper. No issue threatens the relationship more than US support for Taiwan, a self-governing island off China's eastern coast that Beijing considers its own. "The United States continues to sell weapons to Taiwan, severely impeding Sino-US relations," says the white paper. Col Geng made it clear that the two countries must respect each other's core interests. For China, that includes Taiwan. "China is willing to work with the US, based on respect, trust, equality and mutual benefits," he said. The United States and some of China's neighbours occasionally express their concerns about the ultimate aim of Beijing's military modernisation. But the white paper reiterates that no one has anything to fear. It says China's armed forced, known as the People's Liberation Army, are there purely to defend the country. China, it says, has a strategy of "attacking only after being attacked".
China white paper highlights US military 'competition'

The British prime minister urged a "new global partnership" to tackle some of the world's biggest problems as the body's report was presented to the UN. Other goals include improvements in women's rights, universal access to water and ensuring food security. But an explicit commitment to reduce income inequality is not included. Aid organisations have been pushing for this to be recognised as part of a new framework for international development after the expiry of the 2015 deadline for achieving the targets in the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). 'Clear roadmap' The MDGs sought to halve extreme poverty, defined as people earning less than $1.25 (83p) a day, but the panel called for a more ambitious goal over the following 15 years. Thursday's report, to be presented to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, will form the basis for two years' negotiation on the agenda to replace the MDGs. Mr Cameron, who chaired the panel alongside Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Indonesian leader Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, said the report set out a "clear roadmap" for eradicating extreme poverty by 2030. "We need a new global partnership to finish the job on the current Millennium Development Goals, tackle the underlying causes of poverty and champion sustainable development," he said. 'Squandered opportunity' Among 12 measurable goals set out in the report are an end to child marriage and equal rights for women to open bank accounts and own property. The panel also recommends bringing together development and environmental agendas, with targets for reducing food waste, slowing deforestation and protecting ecosystems. It also stresses the need for countries to give citizens confidence in their governments by promoting the rule of law, free speech, transparency and cracking down on corruption. With Mr Cameron on holiday in Ibiza, the UK is being represented at the report's launch in New York by International Development Secretary Justine Greening. Labour said Mr Cameron, who discussed the findings of the report on a recent visit to the United Nations, had squandered a "prestigious opportunity" to show leadership on the world stage. 'Ambitious vision' A UK government spokesman said the proposals set out in the document were bold. "They get to grips with tackling the causes of poverty - weak institutions, corruption and a lack of basic freedoms - as well as setting out an ambitious vision of ending things like hunger, illiteracy and violence against women," he said. "This is vital work because Britain cannot compete, thrive and lead in isolation from the rest of the world." Oxfam said it was pleased by the 2030 poverty target but warned that future goals would be undermined "without action to ensure that wealth is spread more fairly". "Billions of people risk being left behind by economic growth, and in a world of finite resources the wealthiest cannot continue to expect more and more without hurting the rest," said its senior policy advisor Katy Wright. Save The Children said it was up to all UN members to commit to these "world-changing and ambitious measures without watering them down or losing the focus of the report". The Millennium Development Goal target for access to improved sources of water has already been reached as has halving the proportion of people living in extreme poverty but others, including on improving access to education, are unlikely to be met, the UN's most recent report says.
UN urged to embrace 2030 goal on ending extreme poverty

By Imran Rahman-JonesNewsbeat reporter UK law says that you can't buy or sell dog meat, but if you humanely kill a dog you own, you can eat it. But there have been calls to make it illegal, including from SNP MP Dr Lisa Cameron who believes the public would be "right behind legislation calling for a ban". A spokesman for the prime minister says the UK has some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world and "we wish to maintain that". Dr Cameron is the chair of the All-party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group. She told Newsbeat she wants a law banning eating dog meat to be passed quickly, adding: "I don't imagine that there will be any party in parliament which would stand against that." A ban is also backed by Foreign Office minister and Conservative MP Sir Alan Duncan who told the Sun it is "absolutely right". Dr Cameron says there has been a rise in the consumption of dog meat in the UK, but two animal welfare organisations that Newsbeat spoke to say that they don't have evidence for this. The World Dog Alliance says it doesn't know if there are people in the UK who eat dog meat - but still wants it to be made illegal. Humane Society International told Newsbeat it has "never come across any evidence to suggest that dog meat is being consumed in the UK". Some countries in Asia eat dogs, and it is also said to happen in Switzerland, although it isn't widespread. Animal organisations claim that some dogs which are eaten in other countries are stolen pets, are kept in horrible conditions and are tortured before they're killed. Kike Yuen is project executive at the World Dog Alliance, based in Hong Kong, which campaigns to promote laws on banning dog meat consumption around the world. The organisation has been lobbying for a similar law in the US. There have been few reported cases of people eating dog in the country. Proposals for a law banning eating dog meat in America is currently working its way through US Congress. "The reason why we did the legislation in the United States is because we found that there are some Asian immigrants eating dogs there," Kike told Newsbeat. He adds: "We are worried that it is going to happen in the UK." Humane Society International runs campaigns to end the dog meat trade in countries including Indonesia, China and South Korea. Spokesperson Wendy Higgins says she "wouldn't want anyone to think that dog meat eating is rife in the UK or that it has anything to do with the number of people that we have living in this country from Asia". She added: "Most people across Asia are united in wanting to see an end to the dog meat trade and I don't see numbers of people from Asia in the United Kingdom having any impact on that whatsoever." Despite there being no evidence that people in the UK eat dogs, Dr Cameron said "the government has to take action to nip it in the bud". She added: "I think it's a concern if it is happening at all, no matter where it is happening. I'm not aware that it's linked with any particular groups in terms of research outcome." Theresa May's official spokesman said: "The commercial trade in dog meat in the UK is illegal, but we will look closely at the decision taken in the US. "Britain is a nation of animal lovers and we continue to have some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world. "We wish to maintain that." Follow Newsbeat on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 every weekday on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra - if you miss us you can listen back here.

Call for a ban on people eating dog meat in the UK

