China has the largest agriculture sector in the world and hundreds of millions of people work as farmers but productivity is low. The statement published by state news agency Xinhua late on Sunday is called…
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China criticizes U.S. report portraying Beijing as a nuclear adversary
China on Sunday criticized a U.S. government report that cast Beijing as a potential nuclear adversary and called on Washington to reduce its own much larger arsenal and join in promoting regional stability. A Defence…
China’s plan to use artificial intelligence to boost the thinking skills of nuclear submarine commanders
China is working to update the rugged old computer systems on nuclear submarines with artificial intelligence to enhance the potential thinking skills of commanding officers, a senior scientist involved with the programme told the South…
China ‘firmly opposes’ US nuclear report for adversary claims
state-run Xinhua news agency quoted Mr. Ren as saying. “We hope the US side will discard its ‘cold-war mentality,’ shoulder its own special and primary responsibility for nuclear disarmament, understand correctly China’s strategic intentions and…
Confronting China and Creating a New Adversary
The threat of a stronger China along with a modernizing Russian military has, in the eyes of the Trump Administration, put the United States position as the world’s sole superpower at risk. Here are some…
From coal to cars: Beijing moves up a gear in the war against air pollution
Environmental authorities in Beijing are shifting priority from tackling industrial emissions to curbing car pollution amid a dramatic drop in a coal-linked contaminant in the last few years. Yu Jianhua, chief engineer of the Beijing…
Amy Li: Winter much different here than in Beijing
The road to the Louisbourg Lighthouse is one of less travelled roads traversed by columnist Amy Li this winter. – Submitted “The real voyage of discovery consists not of seeking new landscapes, but in having…
China calls on US to ditch its ‘cold war mentality’ and reduce nuclear arsenal
The US should drop its “cold war mentality”and take action to reduce its nuclear arsenal, China’s defence ministry said on Sunday after the Pentagon described China and Russia as potential threats. Defence ministry spokesman Ren…
China criticizes US for nuclear adversary claims
BEIJING – China on Sunday criticized a U.S. government report that cast Beijing as a potential nuclear adversary and called on Washington to reduce its own much larger arsenal and join in promoting regional stability.…
Report: Blast at China chemical plant kills 4
An explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China has killed four people, a state news agency reported Sunday. Six other people were injured in the blast Saturday at the Jinshan Chemical Plant Co., in…
Handled Doklam standoff with ‘restraint’: China
China will firmly uphold the existing international system with … If you have noticed we haven’t put up a paywall unlike many news organisations, – as we want to keep our journalism open. We believe…
China planning to allow gambling on Hainan island
An index of Macau casino stocks tumbled on the news. Sands China and MGM China Holdings dropped as much as 6 per cent, and Wynn Macau fell as much as 6.7 per cent. “I think…
China, the Vatican and a controversial deal
Under the agreement, the Vatican would be given a say in the appointment of future bishops in China, a Vatican source told news agency Reuters. For Beijing, an agreement with the Vatican could allow them…