Defense Austin: Allies, innovation key to US competition with China

The Pentagon intends to work better with private industry to develop high-tech systems and to strengthen relations with allies in the Indo-Pacific region in order to

BRI | Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts

Laos, a nation of 7 million people wedged between China, Vietnam and Thailand, is opening a $5.9 billion Chinese-built railway that links China’s poor southwest to foreign markets but piles

US defense chief slams Beijing’s drive for hypersonic weapons

America’s defense chief rebuked China yesterday, vowing to confront its potential military threats in Asia and warning that its pursuit of hypersonic weapons intended to evade U.S. missile defenses “increases

WTA: Loss of China events over Peng could go past ‘22

The suspension of all WTA tournaments in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a Grand Slam doubles champion who accused a former government official there of

Breaking News | China clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again: report

China's aviation regulator cleared the Boeing 737 Max today (Thursday) to return to flying with technical upgrades more than two years after the plane was grounded worldwide following two fatal

China calls on citizens to leave eastern Congo after attacks

China yesterday urged its citizens to leave three provinces in eastern Congo as violence intensifies in the mineral-rich region. A posting from the Chinese Embassy in Kinshasa on the WeChat online

State Council | 85% of citizens will use Mandarin by 2025

China is launching an aggressive campaign to promote Mandarin, saying 85% of its citizens will use the national language by 2025.  The move appears to

Beijing lashes out at Abe over former leader’s Taiwan warning

China lashed out at Shinzo Abe yesterday after the former Japanese prime minister warned of the serious security and economic consequences of any Chinese military action against the self-ruled island. Chinese

China to donate 600 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Africa

China has pledged to donate 600 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccines to Africa as the world grapples with the unequal distribution of the shots between rich and poor countries. Chinese

Chinese team reports racial abuse at table tennis worlds

Chinese officials’ formal complaint of racist abuse toward one of their players at the table tennis world championships in Texas was taken “very, very seriously,” the sport’s governing body said. A

PMI | Manufacturing improves as power shortages ease

China’s manufacturing activity rebounded in November as orders improved and power shortages eased, a survey showed yesterday. An industry group and the national statistics agency said a monthly purchasing managers’ index

Virus origins | Fauci fires back at Cruz over Covid claims about Chinese lab

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, blasted Sen. Ted Cruz for suggesting that Fauci be investigated for statements he made about COVID-19 and said the criticism by

Taiwan | Baltic lawmakers meet Tsai to step up cooperation, Beijing protests

Lawmakers from all three Baltic states met with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen yesterday in a sign of further cooperation between European Union nations and Taiwan. It is the first joint visit

Taiwan sends jets after 27 Chinese planes enter buffer zone

Taiwan said 27 Chinese aircraft entered its air defense buffer zone over the weekend, the latest in a long series of incursions as part of Beijing’s pressure on the self-ruled

US lawmakers visit Taiwan; China conducts military patrols

Five U.S. lawmakers met with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen on Friday in a surprise one-day visit intended to reaffirm America’s “rock-solid” support for the self-governing island that is claimed by

#MeToo | WTA remains ‘concerned’ about Peng’s ability to speak freely

Steve Simon, the head of the WTA, says he remains “deeply concerned” about the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and her ability to “communicate freely, openly and directly”

Chen Man | Fashion photographer in Dior controversy apologizes

A renowned Chinese fashion photographer has apologized for her past work after online critics called it insulting to the Chinese people and fashion house Dior removed one of her photos

JPMorgan’s Dimon regrets joke about Chinese Communist Party

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said last week that “he truly regrets” a quip he made this week about JPMorgan outlasting the Chinese Communist Party. Dimon was speaking at an event

It’s not just Peng; China is cracking down on MeToo movement

Huang Xueqin, who publicly supported a woman when she accused a professor of sexual assault, was arrested in September. Wang Jianbing, who helped women report sexual harassment, was detained along

China, Russia sign roadmap for closer military cooperation

Russia’s defense chief yesterdat signed a roadmap for closer military ties with China, pointing to increasingly frequent U.S. strategic bomber flights near both countries’ borders. During a video call, Defense Minister

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