President Joe Biden will be flanked on Monday by a 377-foot submarine — the USS Missouri — as he announces an accelerated timeline for Australia to receive its own nuclear-powered submarines early …
Monthly Archives For March 2023
China’s Provinces Are Increasingly Reliant on Beijing for Money
China’s local governments are growing increasingly reliant on money transferred from Beijing to pay for public services, as a drop in tax revenue and jump in Covid Zero costs pushed them further into …
‘China to restart broad visa approvals after COVID-19 pandemic’
After the COVID-19 pandemic, China will resume issuing a range of visas to foreigners beginning March 15, the country’s embassy in Washington …
U.S. Skeptical of Middle East Deal Brokered by Beijing
Administration is hopeful pact will ease bloodshed, but officials fear Tehran won’t honor it.
China’s robotaxi upstart WeRide confidentially files for IPO
WeRide.ai, one of the most funded Chinese robotaxi operators, has confidentially filed to go public in the U.S., Bloomberg reported on Monday. The company declined to comment when reached by …
China Reopens to Foreign Tourists, Lifting Covid Visa Suspensions
The country’s embassy in Washington said it would again permit foreign tourists to visit the country, a major easing of travel restrictions put in place early in the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pentagon’s $842 billion budget focuses on China with lessons from Ukraine war
The Pentagon’s $842 billion budget request for the next fiscal year builds on lessons learned during the conflict in Ukraine but still places China as the “pacing challenge” for the U.S. military. The request includes…
Fight China’s ‘surveillance coin’ with a US ‘freedom coin’
Many privacy-enhancing technologies are being developed to respond to the privacy weakness of the blockchain format.
Rishi Sunak brands China a major ‘threat’ in interview set to air on US TV tonight
Rishi Sunak calls China the “biggest threat” to the global economy in a new interview set to air on US TV tonight. It is one of a number of topics the Prime Minister will addr…
China’s robotaxi upstart WeRide confidentially files for IPO: Bloomberg
WeRide.ai, one of the most funded Chinese robotaxi operators, has confidentially filed to go public in the U.S., Bloomberg reported on Monday. China’s autonomous driving startups have been racking up …
China to resume issuing all types of visas for foreigners -Bloomberg News
China will resume the issuance of all types of visas for foreigners starting on March 15, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing the Chinese Embassy in the U.S.
Pentagon, juggling Russia, China, seeks billions for long-range weapons
The effort comes after a year of war in Ukraine, which has diminished U.S. stocks and exposed shortcomings in the nation’s military manufacturing might.
Defense budget speeds toward $1 trillion, with China in mind
The Pentagon intends to load up on advanced missiles, space defense and modern jets in its largest defense request in decades in order to meet the threat it perceives from China. The spending path would…
