an 19 (Reuters) – China has instructed heavily indebted local governments to delay or halt some state-funded infrastructure projects, three people with knowledge of the situation said, as Beijing struggles to contain debt risks even as it tries to stimulate … Read More
Dec. 14 (UPI) — South Korea scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after Chinese and Russian military aircraft flew into its air defense identification zone, Seoul’s military said. Two Chinese and four Russian aircraft entered and departed South Korea’s air defense identification … Read More
Nov. 30 (UPI) — Meta reported Thursday that it has disrupted Chinese and Russian covert influence operations designed to influence politics in the United States through deceptive social media practices. Meta warned that “foreign threat actors are attempting to reach … Read More
China logged an unprecedented foreign direct investment deficit last quarter in the latest sign that Beijing is facing an almighty battle to revive the world’s second-largest economy after years of harsh zero-COVID lockdowns. Balance-of-payments data published by the State Administration … Read More
A top federal prosecutor alerted Congress to the risk of California election interference by the Chinese Communist Party as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) met with CCP officials during his visit to Beijing last week. During a closed-door October 24 meeting … Read More
Some nations targeting Chinese population for ‘ulterior motives’, Ministry of State Security says on official WeChat account without offering details While some call it ‘science fiction’, advanced DNA sequencing, genetic data and AI may make ‘ethnic bioweapons’ a reality, researchers … Read More
TOKYO, Oct 30 (Reuters) – The United States has started bulk buying Japanese seafood to supply its military there in response to China’s ban on such products imposed after Tokyo released treated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into … Read More
A Chinese fighter jet flew within a critically close distance of a U.S. bomber aircraft, prompting anger from military officials. The Chinese Shenyang J-11 rapidly approached the US B-52 bomber on Tuesday over the South China Sea and came within … Read More
Take a close look at a video of Sunday’s “collision” between a Philippine coastguard ship and a Chinese maritime militia vessel in the South China Sea. As the stern of one bumps the deck of the other, right in the … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for the Belt and Road Initiative forum. It is Putin’s first visit to China since February 2022, weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, where he is … Read More