As the oil market moves closer to a long-anticipated glut, traders are closely watching buying from China to see if it will absorb an excess that the world’s crude producing nations are set to pump. Earlier this year, China piled into the crude market to snap up millions of barrels, including some that went into…
The ministry of external affairs on Friday denied a report that said that the thaw in the relations between India and China happened after Beijing sent a ‘secret letter’ to New Delhi. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal speaks during a media briefing.(ANI Grab ) MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal categorically denied the existence of any such letter,…
China’s rising power in military technology was on full display during the Victory Day parade in Beijing on September 3, marking the 80th anniversary of China’s victory over Japan in the Second World War. However, behind China’s rising dominance in emerging military technologies, even surpassing the US in many critical areas, lies a simple fact…
A US House of Representatives committee is taking aim at the Department of Defence for funding hundreds of projects with Chinese universities and institutes linked to the country’s defence industry, in the latest sign of Washington’s unease over research ties that could benefit Beijing’s military modernisation. The 79-page report, released by Republicans on the House…
A Texas law restricting property ownership and leasing by Chinese citizens came into effect this week, thrusting affected residents into legal limbo with no path to relief before November. The law, which restricts real estate purchases by companies, individuals and government entities linked to countries that the federal government deems a threat to the US,…
Days after the bonhomie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, President Donald Trump said on Friday it looks like the US has lost India and Russia to “darkest” China. “Looks like we have lost India and Russia to…
A day after posting that the US had “lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China,” President Donald Trump said the India-US relationship remained “special” and that he continues to share a strong personal bond with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The remarks also come amid current tensions between Washington and Delhi over tariffs and purchase…
China’s President Xi Jinping presided over a massive military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. President Xi used the occasion to display the country’s latest military hardware and growing defense ambitions. The 90-minute event featured a range of weaponry, including missiles, fighter jets, drones and other…
Taking a U-turn from his earlier stance, U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday spoke on his post in which he claimed the U.S. was “losing India and Russia to China,” stating that he “does not think that has happened.” Responding to ANI while addressing the media at the White House, Trump also expressed disappointment with…
The Trump administration should expand the United States’ weapons arsenal, international partnerships and signaling to counter China’s rising influence globally and deter the People’s Liberation Army as its 2027 deadline for being ready to invade Taiwan approaches, U.S. analysts and a lawmaker said this week. Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted one of his nation’s largest-ever…