Geopolitics
Washington:  The United States will continue to strengthen its relations with Taiwan amid rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday. more
Taiwan says 38 Chinese military jets flew into its air defence zone

Taipei: Taiwan has said 38 Chinese military jets flew into its air defence zone on Friday.

Joe Biden administration to establish close ties with new Japan PM amid rise of Chinese competition: Expert

A geo-political expert believes that the US government will soon reach out to forge close ties with the presumed next Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida amid rising competition from Ch ...

Chinese diplomat says his country should abandon no-first-use policy on nuclear weapons

Beijing: A senior Chinese diplomat has said Beijing must be ready to use nuclear weapons and should abandon its 'no-first-use' policy to push back against new alliances forming in ...

China is likely to ban more fruit imports from Taiwan, warns lawmaker

Taipei: A Taiwanese lawmaker has warned the  government should prepare contingency plans for a possible Chinese ban on oranges from Taiwan.

Over 20 Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan ADIZ

Taipei: Two dozen Chinese fighter jets, bombers, and surveillance aircraft intruded into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ), an incident that can potentially trigger conf ...

African countries are cancelling Chinese-backed projects

Beijing: African nations have started cornering China on investment-related matters with some of them cancelling contracts with Chinese companies as their “shoddy” work has be ...

High-level govt role found in China’s Uyghur Internment Camps: Report

A new report has found that China's top policy, legislative and advisory bodies were closely involved in the creation of the “Re-Education Internment Campaign” in Xinjiang ...

China is weaponizing ‘bacteria bombs’, fears Taiwan

Taiwan, a region engaged in a conflict with China, has started biowarfare defence drills amid fears that Beijing has weaponised a number of deadly pathogens including coronaviruses.

Australia dismisses China's criticism over its submarine deal with US

Canberra: Australia on Friday dismissed China's barb over its decision to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the US as part of the new Australia-US-Britain defence alliance on Wednes ...