South China Sea: a visual guide to the key shoals, reefs and islands | South China Sea
The South China Sea is one of the world’s most economically important waterways and increasingly one of Asia’s biggest flashpoints. Covering 3.5 million square kilometers (1.35 million square miles), the ocean is a busy shipping lane through which trillions of dollars’ worth of trade pass every year, and is also rich in fish and thought […]
Giorgia Meloni Visits China, ‘Relaunching’ Ties After Dumping Belt and Road
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Beijing on Saturday for a five-day visit aimed at “relaunching” Italian-Chinese relations. Meloni met on Sunday with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and signed a three-year action plan to expand trade and improve economic cooperation. Meloni’s visit comes eight months after Italy’s first official visit to China. Announced It […]
Italy, China announce 3-year industrial cooperation plan as EU-China trade war fears loom
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Beijing and announced that Italy and China had signed a three-year action plan to implement past agreements and experiment with new forms of cooperation. Meloni is seeking to improve relations between the two countries after withdrawing from China’s Belt and Road Initiative amid growing fears of a trade war […]
Mark Kelly started spy balloon company funded by China
Before he became a senator, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) was not only an astronaut, but also a co-founder of a company specializing in spy balloons that was funded in part by Chinese venture capitalists with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Kelly, who is reportedly on the shortlist of potential vice-presidential candidates being considered […]
US military to unveil new command in Tokyo aimed at combating China
The United States has announced major overhauls of its military structure in Asia and will establish a new headquarters in Tokyo as it deepens ties with Japan in response to China’s growing ambitions in the region. Reuters reported that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin are scheduled to meet with […]
Italy’s Meloni Signs Three-Year ‘Action Plan’ with Communist China
BEIJING (AP) — Italy and China signed a three-year action plan Sunday to implement past agreements and experiment with new forms of cooperation, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on an official visit to the Chinese capital. Meloni is trying to reset ties with China amid a mix of fears of a trade war with […]
Why a ‘military first’ strategy isn’t enough when it comes to China
upon August 2almost 30 countries The US-led Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) is wrapping up. Only 13 of the participating nations are located in the Indo-Pacific region, the rest are from Europe and the Americas. The overall goal of RIMPAC is to improve combat effectiveness and interoperability among allies and partners in the region. […]
Researchers amazed by miraculous find in 1,200-year-old tomb in China
Why would a common Chinese noodle maker be buried in a tomb fit for an emperor? And why was a blonde Westerner important enough to be memorialized on that wall? Archaeologists in northern China have unearthed a small but richly decorated 1,200-year-old tomb in the mountains outside Taiyuan, the capital of northern China’s Shanxi province. […]
Ukraine war briefing: China denies helping Russia’s war effort in Ukraine at regional summit | Ukraine
China’s foreign minister told his U.S. counterpart that China denies accusations that it is supporting Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in the Laotian capital Vientiane on Saturday. Blinken discussed Chinese support […]
Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first time since deal with China
Philippine naval forces transported food and other supplies to hotly contested shallow waters in the South China Sea that are occupied and heavily guarded by Beijing’s military, but there were no reports of clashes, Philippine officials said Saturday. The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said in a statement that it was the Philippine government’s […]