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BEIJING — China is gearing up for the possibility of a trade war with the incoming Trump administration and has already fired a small warning shot, according to the American business community here and the Chinese themselves. At the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that a trade war […]
Deep breath, people: Thousands of American soldiers have been deployed to Poland amid rising tensions with Russia. Poland’s Prime Minister welcomed the troops today – which US security officials said would “deter and defend” during their deployment. Around 4,000 soldiers have been sent to Poland as part of an operation intended to boost ties with […]
Two Chinese nationals of Uighur origin (Turkic-speaking Chinese Muslims) were arrested in connection with the Istanbul nightclub attack. The two suspects, Omar Asim and Abuliezi Abuduhamiti, who are Chinese citizens, were remanded in custody on charges of being members of an armed terrorist organization, and aiding in 39 counts of murder. Turkish authorities last week […]
The incoming U.S. administration’s tough talk against China has set the stage for showdowns on everything from security to trade and cyberspace, but contradictory signals are sowing uncertainty over how far President-elect Donald Trump is prepared to go in confronting Beijing. Highlighting the contested South China Sea as a potential flashpoint, Trump’s Secretary of State […]
Taiwan has become the latest Asian state to scramble aircraft in response to Chinese military operations in the waterways dividing the region. China’s first and only aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, as well as accompanying naval vessels, entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone on Wednesday, prompting the Taiwanese Defense Ministry to send a Naval Frigate and […]
China continues to show its muscle in the South China Sea as one of their H-6 strategic bombers was spotted circling the disputed Spratly Islands. For some time China has been building artificial islands in this area and constructing airbases for military aircraft on them. Many countries including the United States are disputing China’s claim to these […]
A test conducted in October has been made public by the Department of Defense, wherein three F/A-18 Super Hornets dropped swarms of miniature drones that share a single digital “brain” and can be used to circumvent aerial defenses. The drones, called Perdix, measure less than a foot in diameter each, and communicate continuously with one […]
Pakistan has responded to India’s recent nuclear capable Agni-V missile test by testing one of their own. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of Pakistan’s military, announced the successful test launch of Pakistan’s first ever submarine based cruise missile on Tuesday. The Babur-3, according to the ISPR, is intended to bolster Pakistan’s defenses in […]
According to news sources, Japan and South Korea both deployed fighter jets to intercept Chinese military aircraft flying close to each nation’s respective airspace on Monday. Japanese and South Korean officials have both reported as many as eight Chinese jets flying over the Tsushima Strait between the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan, […]
The report card has been in for a while, and the news is not good. U.S. counterintelligence, our ability to protect U.S. national security secrets from our enemies and rivals, is in shambles. It doesn’t take a former CIA station chief like me to see the stark wreckage of failure surrounding the intel community like the aftermath of […]
One thing that is important to remember when people talk about business, is that unlike in the United States, there really is no such thing as free enterprise in the People’s Republic of China. Like the telecommunications company Huawei, Wanda takes direction from the Chinese communist party. This is not an accident or an aberration […]
A man with a knife climbed over the wall of a kindergarten in China and attacked 11 students, according to Chinese state media. No children sustained life-threatening injuries, according to police. The attack happened in the southwestern city of Pingxiang in the province of Guangxi. A 41-year-old suspect has been caught, but his motives remain […]
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