China’s construction of a runway on Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago is well underway, with analysts estimating that the facility could be completed by the middle of 2027 and strengthen Beijing’s
China faced a tense period for its crewed space programme as the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft was rapidly launched to serve as a lifeboat for the Tiangong space station, also known as the “Heavenly
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Chinese military‑linked researchers have conducted detailed simulations exploring how to disable Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite communications system during a potential conflict over Taiwan, according to newly published scientific papers. As reported by
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Kazakhstan, a country that likes to present itself as a bridge between East and West, has once again shown how fragile that bridge can be when Beijing leans too heavily on one
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China has sharply escalated its dispute with Japan by taking its grievances to the United Nations, a move that follows weeks of economic retaliation and fierce political attacks after Japanese Prime Minister
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Japan’s defense minister reaffirmed plans to deploy medium-range missiles to its westernmost island on Sunday, underscoring Tokyo’s growing concerns about regional security as friction with China intensifies over Taiwan. Visiting a military
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The diplomatic friction between China and Japan over recent comments by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi continues to escalate. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, China’s UN Ambassador Fu Cong
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The growing alarm over Chinese intelligence activity in Britain — intensified by recent reports in The Times UK about agents targeting MPs on LinkedIn — mirrors the lived reality of one political
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The Group of 20 is calling for stronger safeguards for critical minerals against unilateral trade actions, in a proposed draft document obtained by Bloomberg News. The measure aims to strengthen the value
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rebuffed demands from Beijing to retract her recent remarks regarding Taiwan, insisting that Tokyo’s stance on responding to a major regional security crisis remains unchanged, Bloomberg
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Chinese and Indian banks and refineries—long key buyers of Russian crude—are beginning to adjust their operations in response to U.S. sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, a U.S.
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China’s sweeping summer exercises along its southern coast have revealed a dramatic shift in the country’s war-preparation playbook: the large-scale use of civilian ferries and cargo ships to simulate a mass amphibious
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China is exploring a fresh set of measures to revive its struggling property market, raising concerns about the broader stability of the country’s financial system, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the
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Taiwan is set to distribute millions of civil defence handbooks to households across the island this week, Reuters reports, in an unprecedented effort to prepare residents for a wide range of emergencies,
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Four armed Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered waters administered by Japan early Sunday, intensifying a diplomatic flare-up triggered by recent remarks from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding Taiwan. Japan’s Coast Guard
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A Chinese businessman, Chao Xu, 33, described by authorities as one of the most dangerous sexual offenders they have ever encountered, has been sentenced to life in prison for a series of
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