China is cementing its status as the world’s dominant trading nation, confounding warnings that a once in a century pandemic combined with simmering tensions with the U.S. would derail that status.
Why Taiwan irks China
Xi is being labelled as a revisionist and expansionist and the world is getting united to counter China’s designs under democratic forces by supporting the Taiwanese cause In an unprecedented move …
US moves to sell Taiwan $2B coastal defense cruise missile package to deter Chinese invasion
President Trump’s administration is planning to approve the sale of coastal defense cruise missiles to Taiwan to help repel a potential invasion from mainland China.
Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 patient count passes 5,000 mark
COLOMBO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — The number of COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka passed the 5,000 mark on Tuesday after a further 145 new patients were detected from a cluster in Minuwangoda, in the …
Saudi Arabia fails to join UN human rights council but Russia and China elected
Result follows warnings from human rights groups that UN body’s credibility at stake …
China Threatens U.S. With ‘Necessary Reaction’ for Selling Weapons to Taiwan, Warns India and Japan Over Territory
Two congressional aides confirmed to Newsweek that lawmakers received word that three weapons systems were being cleared for sale to Taiwan, aggravating one of several territorial disputes China is …
China, Russia elected to U.N. rights council; Saudi Arabia fails
China and Russia were elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, but support for Beijing dropped by more than 20 percent compared with a 2016 vote and Saudi Arabia failed in its …
China Quarterly Car Sales Shift Out of Reverse for First Time in Two Years
China’s car market recorded its first quarter of year-over-year sales growth in two years as a broad economic recovery bolstered consumer confidence and discounts boosted demand, especially for …
IMF, Turkmenistan review indicators for country’s state budget
Armenia itself “pursuing a policy of genocide”, not only in present day but also historically Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 22:38 EU’s von der Leyen welcomes China’s move to join COVAX Europe 22 …
Philippine military says no risk from China-backed towers
The Philippine military chief said Tuesday there is virtually no risk that towers and communications equipment to be put up in military camps by a China-backed telecom firm can be used for espionage.