As the confrontation gets more and more strange, where is it all headed? By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research […]
The stockpile of warheads possessed by Beijing is set to more than double in just over a decade, sources have told Kyodo news agency China’s DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles during a military parade at […]
The restrictions come days after the Pentagon brought down a suspected Chinese ‘spy balloon’ A suspected Chinese spy balloon in the sky over Billings, Montana. © Chase DOAK / AFP The US announced new sanctions against China […]
Fitch Ratings improved its forecast due to a faster-than-expected recovery in economic activity © AP Photo/Andy Wong The Chinese economy will perform better than expected and is projected to grow 5% this year, Fitch Ratings predicted in […]
The US owes the world an explanation on the sabotage of the Russian gas pipelines, Beijing’s Foreign Ministry says The release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in […]
ERNIE Bot, programmed by tech giant Baidu, is tipped for a launch next month, according to Chinese media © AFP / Jade Gao Chinese tech behemoth Baidu is preparing to launch its own competitor to OpenAI’s […]
BY ARI PAUL Photograph Source: Chase Doak – CC BY-SA 4.0 The shooting down of a Chinese balloon near Charleston (New York Times, 2/5/23) and an Air Force general’s prediction of a war with China (NBC, 1/27/23) have ignited […]
When a general predicts inevitable conflict, he risks inviting pre-emptive attacks By Timur Fomenko, a political analyst FILE – This March 6, 2016, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, shows the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam […]
The hunt for the alleged surveillance airship in American skies shows Joe Biden has little power to rein in anti-Beijing hawks By Timur Fomenko, a political analyst Chinese spy balloon flies above in Charlotte NC, United […]
BY MICHAEL T. KLARE Photograph Source: Francis Domiano – https://www.flickr.com/photos/193162016@N04/51245972927/ – CC0 Given the secrecy typically accorded to the military and the inclination of government officials to skew data to satisfy the preferences of those in power, […]