Taipei, Taiwan — Recent years have brought heightened concern in Western intelligence circles that China could invade the self-governing island of Taiwan as early as next year. But the United States now says an imminent attack is unlikely. An annual threat assessment by the US intelligence community said Beijing prefers to achieve so-called unification without…
Chen Liang, the founder of Guchi Robotics, an automation company headquartered in Shanghai, is a tall, heavy-set man in his mid-40s with square-rimmed glasses. His everyday manner is calm and understated, but when he is in his element – up close with the technology he builds, or in business meetings discussing the imminent replacement of…
US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday said that Pakistan is among the countries posing the biggest nuclear threat to the United States.During a briefing, Tulsi Gabbard also named Iran, China, Russia, and North Korea as nations actively developing new missile delivery systems, including both nuclear and conventional warheads, which put the United States within…
Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday identified Russia, China, North Korea and Pakistan as the most significant nuclear threats facing the United States, in what appeared to be mounting concerns within Washington over strategic deterrence and evolving global security risks. “Russia, China, North Korea, Pakistan pose biggest nuclear threats to US,” said Gabbard, United States Director of…
The White House recently announced that China has agreed to postpone President Donald Trump’s scheduled trip to Beijing. The visit was originally set to take place in two weeks. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that officials are currently working to set a new date for the meeting as soon as possible, according to Reuters on March 18. We bring you stories from the ground….
Indian refiners have purchased nearly 30 million barrels of Russian crude within a week. (AI image) India is aggressively buying Russian crude oil amidst supply disruptions from Strait of Hormuz caused due to the ongoing US-Iran war and Middle East conflict. In fact, India is buying such huge quantities of Russian crude, that tankers headed…
A Russian oil-laden tanker originally bound for China has reversed course in the South China Sea and is now heading to India. The move comes amid a global energy crisis caused amid the US-Iran war. The tanker Aqua titan, carrying Russian oil, was initially heading to China. (Brian Kushner/MarineTraffic.com) Ship-tracking data show that the Aframax…
So far Tencent has been seen as a cautious artificial intelligence player (Adek BERRY) · Adek BERRY/AFP/AFP Tencent wants to bring artificial intelligence agents into its WeChat social media app, the Chinese tech firm’s president said on Wednesday, a move that could change how hundreds of millions of users interact with the platform in the…
On the seventh floor of the immense Quan Ju De restaurant in Beijing, a small museum honours the “roast duck diplomacy” of the past. Faded black and white photos show a smiling U.S. president Richard Nixon and secretary of state Henry Kissinger eating with the Chinese leadership, including premier Zhou Enlai, in 1972, a meeting…
Taipei, Taiwan – As thousands of Chinese government officials gathered in Beijing for China’s annual legislative meetings known as the “two sessions” this month, at least a dozen active and retired military officers were absent from the proceedings. Among the absentees was General Zhang Youxia, who has been under investigation since late January for “suspected…