The Trump administration has failed to pay billions of dollars owed to the international body, while Beijing has been accused of gaming the budget.
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Chinese military publishes video of encounter with NATO warship
China said the Dutch warship launched a helicopter into Chinese-claimed airspace, a claim denied by the Netherlands.
China Military Releases Footage of NATO Warship Encounter
China said the Dutch warship launched a helicopter into Chinese-claimed airspace, a claim denied by the Netherlands.
Xi Jinping quit smoking. China still cannot
On a warm spring day in 2012, Xi Jinping, then China’s vice president, met with Bill Gates in Beijing. As the men were walking out of the meeting room, the conversation turned to smoking in…
China’s gadget police found something else to ban from cars
Reclining lounge seats are latest target as regulators consider safety impacts of not sitting up straight like your mother told you …
China shock 2.0: Beijing targets German industry as Berlin looks on
A new study says Germany’s weak growth is not only home-made. Economists warn of a “China shock 2.0”, yet the federal government is slow to respond. View on euronews …
Their small nation cut a deal with China, and now the cost is becoming all too real
Residents of a small nation are getting a taste of China’s pervasive surveillance state after the country opened its doors to Beijing, The New York Times reported. The surveillance began when Chinese …
How two competing mega-bridges could turn the Pearl River Delta into a 100 million person megalopolis
Hong Kong and Shenzhen are racing to build separate multi-billion dollar bridges across the Pearl River Delta, part of a larger plan to merge dozens of cities into China’s second megalopolis. This …
China’s Ganfeng Lithium just began producing the world’s first 10-amp-hour solid-state battery — hitting 500 watt-hours per kilogram, roughly double today’s best EV packs
A single battery cell weighing roughly 20 grams now stores as much energy per kilogram as some entire EV packs did a decade ago. Ganfeng Lithium, one of China’s largest lithium producers, announced in …
US-China conflict over Taiwan risks a nuclear escalation, study finds
By Greg Torode and Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, May 28 (Reuters) – A conflict between the U.S. and China over Taiwan would risk a nuclear escalation with both militaries likely to stage sweeping …
Chinese Navy Drives Away NATO Ship From South China Sea
The Netherlands appears to have conducted a landmark operation against Chinese territorial claims in the Pacific.
China-linked spy site expansion in Cuba raises alarms near key US military bases
Trump administration pressure on Cuba intensifies as analysts warn expanded Chinese and Russian intelligence facilities can monitor U.S. military activity.
China’s amb. to ‘Post’: Beijing pushes Iran from ‘extremist path’ after Trump-Xi summit
The summit in Beijing was designed to stabilize relations between the world’s two largest powers amid tensions over trade, technology, Taiwan, and the ongoing Iran crisis.
