- December 31st, 2025
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is being driven by President Xi Jinping to undergo its most radical transformation since its founding, shifting from a manpower-heavy force toward what Chinese leaders describe as “new quality combat forces” built around high technology,...
China has announced sanctions against 20 American defense companies and their top executives following Washington’s historic weapons sales package to Taiwan last week. The latest round of countermeasures raises the question: do these sanctions carry any real weight, or are...
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivered a message that resonated far beyond China’s capital — and uncomfortably linked China’s economic trajectory with Japan’s painful past during a recent visit to Beijing. Her remarks, aimed squarely at President Xi...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has issued the most explicit warning yet from any Japanese leader regarding a potential Chinese assault on Taiwan, declaring that such an attack would directly threaten Japan’s national survival and could trigger Tokyo’s right to...
It doesn’t take an expert in international security to see that China is currently emboldened on the world stage. And to be fair, it has good reason to be confident—especially after United States President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi...
China has suspended an export ban on gallium, germanium, and antimony — three rare metals essential for high-tech and defense industries — in a move signaling tentative easing in trade tensions with the United States. The Ministry of Commerce announced...
In a rare moment of levity, Chinese President Xi Jinping drew laughter from both delegations when he joked about spying on South Korean President Lee Jae Myung while presenting him with a pair of smartphones. The light-hearted exchange, which took...
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has met with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, for their first face-to-face talks in six years — a meeting that has injected a degree of optimism into one of the world’s most consequential and turbulent bilateral...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday that his landmark meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping marked a “turning point” in bilateral relations, signalling an effort to thaw one of the frostiest relationships between China and a Western nation...
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung on Saturday (Nov 1), concluding a landmark diplomatic week that underscored Beijing’s growing influence in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt departure from the Asia-Pacific...
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