China has warned the UK’s Carrier Strike Group, led by the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth not to carry out any “improper acts” as it enters the contested South China Sea. ‘The People’s Liberation Army Navy is at a high… Read More ›
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China Has Reportedly Launched a Little Baby Version of the US X-37B Spaceplane
A Chinese aerospace manufacturer hailed a successful test flight of a new spaceplane that will broaden China’s reusable spaceflight capabilities. The unnamed craft reportedly takes off like a rocket and lands like an airplane, much like the U.S. Air Force’s… Read More ›
China Discovers the Limits of Its Power
Beijing’s confrontation with Australia should have been an unequal contest. That’s not how it worked out in practice. “Chewing gum stuck on the sole of China’s shoes.” That’s how Hu Xijin, the editor of the Chinese Communist Party–run Global Times,… Read More ›
China looking at expropriating foreign-held tech shares
Those foreigners who hold shares in Chinese tech companies are being warned that all is not well. It is China expert Gordon Chang who explained at Gatestone Institute, where he is a distinguished senior fellow and a member of the… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, July 26, 2021
While a typhoon largely evaded Taiwan over the weekend, tragedy struck the mainland. Shanghai faced flooding and death while India suffered a landslide in the Himalayas. In a shocking video, one boulder took out a bridge. Several people died. But,… Read More ›
On This Day In Australia: In 1950, Australia announced they would send troops to the Korean War
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Third Royal Australian Regiment Only five years after the end of the Second World War, Australia became involved in the Korean War. Personnel from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and…
What have we learnt in the past century?
It is 100 years since we were supposedly getting over the war to end all wars, World War I, and forming the League of Nations with the purpose of preventing such a conflict and slaughter happening again. Regrettably, the only… Read More ›
China’s borders will likely remain shut for months, but some may be wary of visiting even after they reopen
Last week, the Biden administration warned American companies about the risk of doing business in Hong Kong, citing Beijing’s increasing crackdown on the city. “The bottom line is that businesses should be aware that the risks faced in mainland China… Read More ›
China Threatens to Nuke Japan in ‘Full Scale’ War if They Intervene in Taiwan
In an ominous new video that was circulated by the Communist Party of China, they vow to use nuclear bombs on Japan “continuously until it’s unconditional surrender” in an all out war if they decide to intervene in China’s planned… Read More ›
US-China rivalry rooted in lost trust
As early as 2005 John Gersham and Melvin Goodman alerted against the trend of an over-militarized US foreign policy. The warning has been a recurrent theme of American debate, although it gained little traction. The debate recently spilled into mainstream media… Read More ›
China in the News: July 20, 2021
Ford unveils lower-priced Mustang Mach-E in China to qualify for subsidies – Previously, this was the only Mach-E priced low enough to qualify for China’s EV subsidies. It was joined by Extended Range RWD and AWD versions as well as… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, July 19, 2021
China faces a three-pronged attack in the realm of public opinion. The Olympics converge with COVID; the third is three levelings up in Chinese military aggression. COVID is seen in the public eye as having mainly originated from China. Even… Read More ›
China in the News: July 19, 2021
First human death due to monkey B virus reported in China – Patients of rare viral infections transmitted from the monkey have been reported in China and the U.S. in succession. According to China’s state-run Global … Commentary: A pity… Read More ›
The Nuclear Future of East Asia
In the face of North Korea and China’s continuous expansion and advancement in their nuclear arsenal in the past decade, the nuclear question for East Asian countries is now more urgent than ever—especially when U.S.’s credibility of extended deterrence has… Read More ›
China in the News: July 18, 2021
China threat: Australia detects two Chinese spy ships ahead of a major US missile launch on Sunday – AUSTRALIA has detected “unusual” spy activity from Beijing after a second high-tech Chinese military ship was spotted approaching the Queensland coast ahead… Read More ›
China targets overthrow of global order as expert warns of ‘brutal authoritarianism’ rise
CHINA has set out to overthrow the global liberal system in favour of a more compatible “authoritarian” order, a former CIA officer has stated. The Chinese leadership has set out to replace the international rules bases order, a former US… Read More ›
US warns companies about doing business in Hong Kong
The Biden administration issued a blanket warning Friday to U.S. firms about the risks of doing business in Hong Kong as China continues to clamp down on political and economic freedoms in the territory. Four Cabinet agencies — the departments… Read More ›
China in the News: July 17, 2021
Cannabis may have originated in northwest China, study suggests – A feral cannabis plant in the middle of a grassland in Qinghai province, central China. Their genomic analysis separated the samples into four major groups, … Chinese companies face uncertainty… Read More ›
China’s Dragon Man skull offers clues to human evolution
A skull preserved almost perfectly for more than 140,000 years in northeastern China represents a new species of ancient people more closely related to us than even Neanderthals – and could fundamentally alter our understanding of human evolution, scientists announced Friday…. Read More ›
China in the News: July 16, 2021
FirstFT: China warns of economic uncertainty – FirstFT: China warns of economic uncertainty. China reports moderate recovery in Q2, Morgan Stanley reports M&A flurry, US delays to delisting Chinese stocks. Financial Report Shows Bit Digital Is Transferring 14500 Bitcoin Miners… Read More ›
U.S. Senate passes bill to ban all products from China’s Xinjiang because of forced labour
The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to ban the import of products from China’s Xinjiang region, the latest effort in Washington to punish Beijing for what U.S. officials say is an ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim groups…. Read More ›
China in the News: July 15, 2021
Biden, Yellen to Maintain Trump’s Halt in US-China Economic Dialogue – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her staff have no plans to resurrect the regular U.S.-China economic dialogue that governed ties between the two nations … Didi Chuxing’s Troubles Show… Read More ›
China spy ship sails into Australian waters
It’s back. A Chinese spy ship has once again entered Australian waters to monitor our largest international war-games. And it’s using the same laws challenging Beijing’s claims to the South China Sea to do so. The Australian Defence Department says… Read More ›
China in the News: July 14, 2021
Biden taps ex-Pentagon official for key China tech position – Estevez does not have an extensive public record on China export issues, which may help him win confirmation in the U.S. Senate where China hawks have been … Sen. Cotton… Read More ›
China in the News: July 13, 2021
Amundi Aims to Double Greater China Assets to $250 Billion – French asset manager plans secondary home base in China · Amundi is open to options including a wholly-owned fund firm … The Latest: Idaho senators eye blocking required vaccination… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, July 12, 2021
The case against China keeps sprawling—trade, currency, COVID, now SAARS. Understanding China is such a key in global public opinion, it has become a case against Biden that political grandstanding and demagoguery can use without spinning facts. But being a… Read More ›
China builds its own Area 51 in desert as arms race continues
It’s big. It’s remote. It’s mysterious. It’s an enormous radioactive desert in “outback” China. And Beijing is building its equivalent to Area 51 there. Two of them. The arms race between East and West is once again heating up. Stealth… Read More ›
China in the News: July 11, 2021
China builds its own Area 51 in outback as arms race continues – But, in the era of commercial satellite surveillance, hiding what’s happening at its expanding airfields is proving to be problematic. NED-4189-China’s area 51 – 0. Kyle Bass:… Read More ›
China’s Wind and Solar ‘Industries’ Doomed as CCP Slashes Subsidies
As China’s love affair with coal and nuclear power flourishes, the CCP has turned on unreliable wind and solar, with a vengeance. Of course, you don’t become an economic and military power overnight relying upon sunshine and breezes for your… Read More ›
China in the News: July 10, 2021
China’s Easing Forces Traders to Rethink How They Label Markets – “China’s economy is transitioning.” As the pandemic subsides, money managers are actively trying to assess where China stands as an investment. Strategists … US Works to Outpace China in… Read More ›
U.S. set to add more Chinese companies to blacklist over Xinjiang
The Biden administration is set as early as Friday to add at least 10 more Chinese companies and other entities to its economic blacklist over alleged human rights abuses and high-tech surveillance in Xinjiang, two sources told Reuters. The U.S…. Read More ›
China in the News: July 9, 2021
Countries Using China, Astra Shots Increasingly Eye Boosters – In places like Mongolia and the U.A.E., high levels of coverage with Chinese shots using the older, less effective inactivated vaccine platform hasn’t stopped a … Currency and control: why China… Read More ›
Government crackdown wipes $831 billion off Chinese tech stocks
China’s technology giants have seen a combined $823bn wiped from their market value since a February peak as the Xi Jinping-led government expands its crackdown, fueling continual sell-offs. Bloomberg reported that Chinese authorities issued a sweeping warning to the nation’s… Read More ›
China in the News: July 8, 2021
EXCLUSIVE LinkDoc becomes first Chinese firm to shelve U.S. IPO after Beijing’s crackdown – It is the first known Chinese firm to pull back from its IPO plans since the crackdown began last week with an investigation by China’s cybersecurity… Read More ›
Xi’s centennial speech set the tone for China’s aggressive future
On July 1, the Communist Party of China celebrated its 100th anniversary with great pageantry and propaganda. The magnificent display in Beijing involved a highly choreographed ceremony in Tiananmen Square with large-scale aerial exhibitions (including China’s most advanced J-20 stealth… Read More ›
China in the News: July 7, 2021
What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) White House’s Kurt Campbell: US and China can co-exist peacefully – “Do I believe that China and the United States can co-exist peacefully? Yes, I do,” said Kurt Campbell, White… Read More ›
Why did Biden’s contain-China G7 dream burst so fast?
President Macron and Chancellor Merkel jointly held a direct talk with President Xi via video conferencing on July 5 Monday, merely four weeks after the release of the G7 communique (VOA 2021 June 13). As regards the two European leaders’… Read More ›
Chinese troops are assembling on the Myanmar border
With no signs of a resolution to the Myanmar crisis, China is uneasy about its interests in the country and making contingency plans to protect those interests, says an observer. China’s interests in Myanmar have gradually increased in recent years…. Read More ›
China in the News: July 6, 2021
What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) China accuses Australia of COVID-19 vaccine sabotage in the Pacific – The Australian government has denied accusations it has been “sabotaging” China’s aid programs with Pacific nations and using “political… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, July 5, 2021
Everyone gets more serious about Taiwan. The US wants a special free trade agreement. China wants reunification, again. While China stockpiles nukes, the US shakes the finger, then China shakes its fist. But, Chinese on the inside are tired of… Read More ›
China in the News: July 5, 2021
What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) China’s Local Governments Roll Over More Debt to Ease Risks – Government-linked economists cited by the state-run China Securities Journal on Monday said fiscal spending may increase in the second… Read More ›
China in the News: July 4, 2021
What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) Road to nowhere: Montenegro is $1 billion out of pocket to China for a botched 270-mile highway project and staring down the barrel of being in Beijing’s debt for decades… Read More ›
Unfavourable views regarding China on the rise across developed economies
Unfavourable view of China have been fuelled by its worsening bilateral relations with Japan over South China sea and its trade beef with Australia but US’ raising concerns over its treatment of minorities have also led to downgrading of how… Read More ›
China in the News: July 3, 2021
What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) New Details Emerge About Uyghur College Teacher Sentenced in China’s Xinjiang – New Details Emerge About Uyghur College Teacher Sentenced in China’s Xinjiang. Authorities sentenced biology instructor Shawkat Abdulla to… Read More ›
How China views India on the party’s 100th anniversary
Amid immense international curiosity, the Communist Party of China (CPC) is celebrating its centennial this week with great pomp, while cementing its position as one of the largest and longest-surviving one-party governments in the world. Through all these decades, the… Read More ›
China in the News: July 2, 2021
What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) U.S. calls build-up of China’s nuclear arsenal ‘concerning’ – WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday China’s rapid build-up of its nuclear forces was concerning and… Read More ›
Chinese Communist Party: 100 Years, 10 Big Lies
Could anyone imagine that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) founder Mao Zedong forgot that the first party congress was held on 23 July 1921 in Shanghai? Somehow, 1st July was later designated as the “anniversary of foundation”. Last few days… Read More ›
China in the News: July 1, 2021
What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) Beijing set to celebrate centenary of China’s Communist Party – BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters) – China is poised on Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of its… Read More ›
China Suffers High Costs from Sanctions on Coal
China is caught between power shortages and the political cost of lifting its ban on coal from Australia as Beijing struggles to contain rising prices after cutting off imports from its leading commodity supplier. Reports differ widely on the origins… Read More ›
China in the News: June 30, 2021
What the world is saying about China (past 24 hours) China’s Didi raises $4 billion in U.S. IPO – source – June 29 (Reuters) – Chinese ride hailing giant Didi Global Inc (DIDI.N) raised $4 billion in its U.S initial… Read More ›
