London/Beijing: – Chinese efforts to dominate natural and energy resources need to be challenged. In an article in a British daily, Robert McFarlane of the United States and Liam Fox of the United Kingdom drew attention to the growing Chinese influence. The former US and British ministers have warned that the United Kingdom cannot remain […]
London/Beijing: – The United Kingdom, which has been pushing China on issues such as the South China Sea, Hongkong, Uyghurs and Huawei, has signalled another jolt to the Chinese communist regime. Movements have begun in British political circles to rule out a possible Chinese investment in the United Kingdom’s nuclear program. Senior British MPs have […]
Washington/Taipei/Beijing: – Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will launch its first attack on the port of Taichung in the war against Taiwan, the US study group ‘Project 2049’ has warned. Ian Stone, senior director of Project 2049, released a report warning that China will make Taiwan’s ports its first target. The port of Taichung is […]
Beijing/Henan – Due to incessant rains and floods, the number of casualties in central China’s Henan province has increased, with at least 302 people dead. The bodies of about 39 people were found in a car park in Henan’s capital Zhengzhou. Fifty people are still missing, and the floods have affected more than a million […]
Washington: – China has stepped up its efforts to fill the void created by the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan. China took an important step to establish dominance in Afghanistan and thereby increase its influence in Central Asian countries. China is set to expand its private army, meaning mercenaries, in Central Asian countries. The announcement […]
Beijing/Washington: – Bilateral relations between China and the United States are ‘frustrated’; the United States is responsible for it. China has accused the United States of using it as an ‘Imaginary Enemy’ to divert attention from domestic issues. The allegations were made during the visit of US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to China. […]
Paris/Beijing – The problem at the Taishan nuclear plant in China’s southern Guangdong province was very serious. The French company EDF warned that it would have decided to close the project if it was possible. Last month, fears were expressed that radiation was being emitted from the Taishan nuclear plant. But the Chinese authorities had […]
Washington/Beijing – US agencies claimed that hackers backed by the Chinese ruling regime had launched cyberattacks on US fuels pipelines. US authorities have accused that in the two years from 2011 to 2013, Chinese hackers had to target as many as 23 fuel companies. This is the second time the US has targeted China over […]
Washington/Beijing – The United States has dealt another blow to China as it seeks to trap China’s ruling government over the issue of Uyghurs. The US Senate has unanimously approved a bill banning Xinjiang’s use of Uyghurs as labourers. Ahead of the bill, five departments, including the US State Department, issued a joint statement issuing […]
Washington/Beijing: – Leaders from the United States, as well as other leading countries, appealed that there is a need for new partnerships to counter the increasing Chinese influence and threat in the advanced technology and related sectors. The Chinese threat in the technology sector was underlined in the conference organised by the National Security Commission […]