- July 20th, 2026
A devastating fire tore through a shoe manufacturing factory in eastern China's Fujian Province on Thursday, killing at least 28 people and leaving several others unaccounted for, according to state media. The tragedy has prompted a large-scale rescue operation involving...
China, Taiwan and parts of Japan are preparing for what forecasters warn could become one of the most destructive tropical storms to strike the region in decades, as Typhoon Bavi continues to strengthen over the western Pacific while communities are...
China has sentenced two former defence ministers to death with a two-year reprieve in one of the most severe military corruption crackdowns in the country’s modern history, intensifying international concern over the reliability and cohesion of Beijing’s nuclear-capable armed forces...
China is rapidly scaling up its deep-sea research and seabed mapping activities across some of the world’s most strategically sensitive waters, prompting growing concern among defense analysts that these ostensibly scientific missions may underpin future undersea warfare capabilities. Recent reporting...
For much of the past decade, discussions about blockchain in Western technology circles have been dominated by cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance (DeFi) experiments, and volatile token markets. The technology’s public image has been shaped largely by projects like Bitcoin and platforms...
China is rapidly expanding its reach across the Indo-Pacific, deploying a shadow fleet of nominally civilian fishing vessels as a covert extension of the People’s Liberation Army Navy — the world’s largest naval force by hull count. By weaponizing hundreds...
China has sharply escalated its retaliation against Japan’s accelerating military expansion under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, imposing sweeping export bans and blacklisting some of the country’s most critical defense and technology institutions in a move that deepens one of the...
As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delivers its latest assessment of China’s economy, the world’s most prominent financial watchdog is grappling with a growing legitimacy crisis. Once viewed as the “lender of last resort” capable of stabilizing economies during global...
The dominant assumption in international political economy was clear: the more open an economy, the stronger its growth prospects. Frictionless ports, low tariffs, deregulated investment regimes and unrestricted capital flows were treated as the essential ingredients of economic advancement. Governments...
For decades, China’s rise as a maritime power has been measured not only in warships launched or ports financed under the Belt and Road Initiative, but also in the vast armada of fishing vessels that now traverse nearly every ocean...
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