China

Modi has done too much too soon in his bid to pitch India as a rival to China

India is suffering a catastrophic second wave of Covid-19. With the number of new cases averaging nearly 250,000 a day…

3 years ago

Duterte says he will send Philippines’ navy ships into South China Sea to ‘stake claim’ over oil resources

"I will send my grey ships there to stake a claim," Duterte said in a speech on Monday, explaining that…

3 years ago

America can successfully defend Taiwan against China – but only in its dreams

In 2018 and 2019, the US Air Force conducted detailed simulated war games that had its forces square off against…

3 years ago

How Republicans and big business are turning up the heat on ‘forced labor’ in China… to make life difficult for Biden

On Sunday, the US and China issued a joint statement on climate change following a tense visit to Shanghai by…

3 years ago

In nod to China, New Zealand’s foreign minister says it is ‘uncomfortable’ with ‘expanding’ role of US-led ‘Five Eyes’ spy network

The World War II-era partnership between the intelligence agencies of the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand has…

3 years ago

On human rights, US and Japan have debts to China and the people of the world, says Beijing

Speaking on Monday, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin denounced the joint statement made by Washington and Tokyo, which claimed China’s…

3 years ago

China denounces US-Japan statement in which Washington vows to defend its Asian partner with NUCLEAR ‘capabilities’

The statement by US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, the first foreign leader to officially visit…

3 years ago

US is whipping up fear of China because Washington simply cannot contemplate a world it does not dominate

On Wednesday, US intelligence officials provided a briefing on the biggest threats to Washington around the world, giving ample focus to…

3 years ago

Hypocritical US puts pressure on China over the environment… but it’s happy for Japan to dump radioactive waste

Despite the growing stand-off between the United States and China, John Kerry is in town to talk climate change. Appointed…

3 years ago

Taiwan ‘very willing’ to work with US to counter China’s ‘adventurous maneuvers and provocations’

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen met a delegation of former US officials, including former Senator Chris Dodd and former Deputy Secretaries…

3 years ago