China has finished three days of military drills around Taiwan, which included “sealing off” the island and simulating targeted strikes. Taiwan said it had detected jets to its east, while China said its Shandong aircraft carrier had taken part. Beijing … Read More
Taiwan is caught in the middle of a dangerous love triangle. Last week Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen was welcomed to New York – now she’s held a face-to-face meeting in California with the speaker of the US House of Representatives … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, This week will go down in history, for more than one reason. Well-known and respected commentators are saying that there’s no going back. If the ruling party decides to use the levers of state power to bring … Read More
China and Brazil have reached a deal to trade in their own currencies, ditching the United States dollar as an intermediary, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday. The deal, Beijing’s latest salvo against the almighty greenback, will enable China, the … Read More
Decision seen to tighten ties to Beijing and strengthen Riyadh’s pivot east Saudi Arabia has agreed to join the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) as a “dialogue partner,” the kingdom’s state media announced. This decision is seen as strengthening Riyadh’s pivot … Read More
TEGUCIGALPA, March 27 (Reuters) – Taiwan must vacate its embassy in Honduras within 30 days, a senior Honduran official said on Monday, after President Xiomara Castro severed ties with Taiwan in favor of China in a bid for more investment … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Is there something else that could go wrong? If there is, don’t tell me. Iran is feeling strong enough to attack Americans in eastern Syria. There have been retaliatory air strikes since the military figured out that … Read More
March 22 (UPI) — Chinese President Xi Jinping left Moscow on Wednesday after securing new energy assurances and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s acknowledgement that Taiwan is part of China. Xi departed Vnukovo-2 Airport Wednesday morning, concluding a three-day visit watched … Read More
Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Russia next week from Monday to Wednesday, in an apparent show of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, amid sharpening East-West tensions over the war in Ukraine. Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is … Read More
BEIJING/HONG KONG, March 16 (Reuters) – China’s Baidu unveiled its much-awaited artificial intelligence-powered chatbot known as Ernie Bot on Thursday, but disappointed investors with its use of pre-recorded videos and the lack of a public launch, sending its shares tumbling. … Read More