China’s military mouthpiece warned on Friday that provocative actions by right-wing Japanese politicians risked plunging Asia into peril, as Beijing prepared to mark the 88th anniversary of the Nanking massacre amid heightened tensions with Tokyo. Introduced by China’s top legislature in 2014, the commemoration day has been a source of bitter grievance in China about…
A top-secret US government assessment claims that China would destroy American fighter planes and defeat the military in a possible conflict over Taiwan, The New York Times reported. This document, “Overmatch Brief”, was reportedly prepared by the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment and shows the comparison between Washington’s dependence on expensive, vulnerable weapons and the…
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s designation of Washington-Beijing ties as “G2” carries a “deeply problematic” meaning that sidelines United States’ allies and partners in the region, a US lawmaker has stated in a letter. “This term carries deeply problematic connotations of depicting the United States and PRC [the People’s Republic of China] as coequal and…
A bipartisan commission focused on the rule of law and human rights in China is recommending that the US Congress scale up immersion programmes for Mandarin and other languages spoken on the mainland in American high schools and universities. The recommendation, made as part of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China’s (CECC) annual report, comes as…
The US defence chief touted a message of peace, communication and “flexible realism” with China in a speech over the weekend, foreshadowing an American national defence strategy that is expected to be released soon. In his keynote address at the annual Reagan National Defence Forum on Saturday, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington was…
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Japan formally protested the incident, calling it “an extremely regrettable” act and “a…
Fallout continues after Japanese prime minister said use of force against Taiwan would be ‘survival threatening’ for Japan. Published On 5 Dec 20255 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Japan and China have escalated their war of words at the United Nations following unprecedented remarks from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae…
Last week’s deadly fire has cast a heavy shadow over Hong Kong, reminding us of the fragility of life and the need for solidarity in hard times. The central government has responded swiftly with its full attention and support. Aid and sympathy have poured in from across China, underscoring that Hong Kong’s pain is shared….
Beijing has dismissed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s latest remarks on Taiwan as “prevarication”, warning that it “absolutely does not accept” her continued refusal to retract comments made in early November. On Wednesday, Takaichi appeared to attempt to dial down weeks of tensions when she told a parliamentary questioning session that Tokyo’s “fundamental position regarding…
Beijing is unlikely to offer military help to Venezuela if the United States moves against President Nicolas Maduro, analysts say, but it could still benefit from a shift in Washington’s global posture that revives old notions of spheres of influence, including one that might one day favour its ambitions towards Taiwan. The United States has…