Tough new US regulations on the import of goods from the Xinjiang region of China have come into effect. Under the rules, firms have to prove imports from the region are not produced using forced labour. US officials have said members of the minority Uyghur community in the region, who are predominantly Muslim, have been […]
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Are the US and China heading to war over the island?
Weeks after the US president warned China over Taiwan, Beijing has delivered its sternest rebuttal yet, saying it would “resolutely crush any attempt” at Taiwan’s independence. On Sunday, China’s Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe essentially accused the US of supporting the island’s independence, saying it was “violating its promise on Taiwan” and “interfering” in China’s […]
30 Chinese Warplanes fly near Taiwan
The Chinese military flew at least 30 warplanes into the skies off southwest Taiwan in one of the largest air force exercises of the year, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said late on Monday. Twenty-two fighter jets and eight support aircraft of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force were involved in the training operation inside Taiwan’s […]
Leak: Pre-War preparation revealed by Chinese
A new report in the Times of India claims that China is well in the process of developing invasion plans to attack Taiwan, but there are fears one weakness could upset the country’s plans. The report said concerns center around the Pearl River area of Guangdong province. ”Stability of the Pearl River Delta would be […]
Biden warns China is “flirting with danger” over Taiwan
US President Joe Biden has warned China is “flirting with danger” over Taiwan, and vowed to intervene militarily to protect the island if it is attacked. Speaking in Japan, he appeared to contradict long-standing US policy in the region, although the White House insisted there had been no departure. Mr Biden drew a parallel between […]
A ‘cold-blooded’ alliance? China could be a pivotal force in Russia’s war against Ukraine
CIA Director William Burns recently offered a stark assessment of the alliance between Russia and China during a high-profile hearing on Capitol Hill. It is driven by “very cold-blooded” calculations, the U.S. spy chief – a former U.S. ambassador to Russia – told lawmakers on Thursday. Chinese President Xi Jinping may be “unsettled” by Russia’s […]
Worst Consequences: China Issues Warning To The World
Any country supporting Taiwan militarily would face the “worst consequences,” China’s government warned Saturday, adding that “no one and no force” would be able to stop the Communist Party if it took action against the island country, according to a report. China’s relationship with Taiwan has come into focus against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion […]
China asked Russia to wait until after Olympics to invade Ukraine
Chinese officials in early February asked Russian officials to wait until the Winter Olympics in Beijing had concluded before sending troops into Ukraine, U.S. officials said, according to a report. A Western intelligence service collected the information before the invasion and the U.S. considers it credible, according to the New York Times. The intelligence reportedly […]
Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon
The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800 mph (9,300 kph) on Friday, away from telescopes’ prying eyes. It may take weeks, even […]
China Preparing For Sea Battle With United States
Satellite images captured by a Colorado-based company show China has built mock-ups of a pair of U.S. Navy ships for possible target practice for a future naval clash as tensions have risen between the two countries, the Associated Press reported. The images were captured by satellite imagery company Maxar Technologies on Sunday and show the outlines of a […]
China Mocks Biden As “Powerless”
China has taken President Biden’s comments in Glasgow climate summit as a chance to mock the president as “powerless,” despite the absence of President Xi Jinping from the conference. Biden spoke at the opening of the COP26 U.N. climate summit on Monday, stressing the need for “action and solidarity” while also using the moment to “apologize” for the fact “the U.S., under the […]
China’s Nuclear Stockpile Growing At Alarming Rate
China is building nuclear warheads at an “accelerating pace” and will have 1,000 by the end of the decade, according to the Pentagon’s new China report released Wednesday after a two-month delay. Just a year ago in the last China report, the Pentagon had estimated China’s nuclear arsenal to be in the “low-200s” and would “at least double” over the […]