The Pentagon is combining its decades-old bombers with cutting-edge weapons to counter Beijing’s military advantage in the waterways off the Chinese coast. ( read original story …)
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Despite U.S. Pressure, Europeans Remain ‘United’ With Russia and China to ‘Preserve’ Iran Nuclear Deal, Diplomats Say
European diplomat Helga Maria Schmid said signatories aim to “ensure full implementation of the agreement despite current challenges.” … ( read original story …)
Argentina delays China pork export deal amid environmental protests
Argentina has delayed until November the signing of a memorandum of understanding with China aimed at increasing investment in Argentine hog output, a government source said on Tuesday, citing … ( read original story …)
China Provoked India in Latest Clash, U.S. Believes
The incident near the Pangong Tso Lake this week has deeply puzzled U.S. intelligence officials and analysts, who don’t understand why Beijing would ‘shoot itself in the foot.’ … ( read original story …)
Pentagon warns of China’s growing nuclear arsenal
In its first annual report, in 2000, the Pentagon described China’s military as “mostly archaic”, lacking in capabilities, organisation and training and with technology that was “well behind the curve … ( read original story…
China Troops ‘Practice for War,’ U.S. Backs India In Latest Border Standoff
Chinese and Indian diplomats again blamed each other for the deteriorating security situation at their disputed Himalayan border, where troops are preparing for the worst even as their commanders try … ( read original story…
Pentagon says China planning big increase in nuclear arsenal
China likely plans to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads in this decade, including those designed to be carried atop ballistic missiles that can reach the United … ( read original story …)
The Next Front in the India-China Conflict Could Be a Thai Canal
That’s where the most ambitious of all of Beijing’s regional infrastructure projects—the controversial Belt and Road Initiative—comes in: a long-mooted canal across southern Thailand’s Kra Isthmus, … ( read original story …)
LED CHINA 2020 Shenzhen Opens Today with the Coordination of Online Webcast Platform
About six months after its first postponement, the long overdue and long-awaited LED CHINA 2020, organized by Informa Markets Trust, is … ( read original story …)
China Enjoys Financial Recovery as COVID-19 Batters Global Economy
After shuttering its factories earlier in the year, China is showing optimistic signs of a recovery from the financial damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a barometer of the … ( read original…
Beijing to Double Aircraft Carrier Strength Amid South China Sea Tensions
China’s second aircraft carrier—its first domestically produced one—set sail for its latest sea trials on Tuesday. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong begins China-led mass-testing for coronavirus amid public doubts
Hong Kong has tested thousands of people for coronavirus at the start of a mass-testing effort that’s become another political flashpoint in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong starts mass coronavirus testing but China distrust leads to boycott calls
The issue comes at a sensitive time for some Hong Kongers with what they decry as Beijing’s encroachment on their freedoms. ( read original story …)
