American political commentator and live-streamer Hasan Piker has stirred controversy during his ongoing trip to China, with a viral encounter in Tiananmen Square and remarks that critics say amount to promoting Chinese propaganda. On Monday, Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for China’s embassy in Washington, shared on X (formerly Twitter) an interview Piker did with state-run China…
South Korean defence giant Hanwha’s proposal to sell its anti-ship missile to the Philippines around the same time Beijing imposed sanctions on its shipbuilding sector represents Seoul leaning towards defence industry cooperation with Washington and its allies, analysts said. According to the Paris-based Naval News website, representatives from Hanwha said the company was willing to…
Tensions between Beijing and Tokyo may escalate further with Sanae Takaichi poised to become Japan’s next leader, observers warn, citing her controversial positions on the Taiwan issue and Japanese wartime history. Takaichi, a former internal affairs minister known for her conservative views, was chosen to lead Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Saturday in…
Chinese tech company Huawei’s American subsidiary, Futurewei, has quietly infiltrated key international regulatory bodies in an attempt to bring the Chinese Communist Party’s “vision for authoritarian internet control” mainstream and potentially “extract sensitive data” from leading U.S. firms like NVIDIA, according to a bipartisan investigation by the House Select Committee on China. Reps. John Moolenaar…