Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s guilty verdict in the former media boss’ landmark national security trial in Hong Kong has become a political flashpoint between China and its Western opponents, as they demand his immediate release while Beijing strongly rejects their interference. But while the High Court’s ruling on Monday could send the businessman-turned-opposition activist to jail…
Hong Kong-based travellers seeking to visit the US without a visa were left in a state of disarray last week when the country’s government proposed requiring tourists to hand over up to five years of social media information as part of strengthened entry requirements. The proposal, a continuation of US President Donald Trump’s expanded scrutiny…
Incident in November latest reported instance of Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive maritime tactics. Published On 12 Dec 202512 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States forces raided a cargo ship travelling from China to Iran last month, according to the Wall Street Journal, in the latest reported instance of…
European Union members have observed an uptick in China’s support for Russia, multiple sources said, as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine prepares to drag into its fourth year. Officials are parsing evidence of an increase in battlefield weapons being shipped from China to Russia, to add to the well-documented flow of goods with dual civilian and…
United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday (local time) that the ongoing war in Ukraine risks escalating into a ‘world war’ with as many as 25,000 people, both soldiers and civilians, dying last month and that he would like to “see the killing stop”. Donald Trump also said that the United States is not…
An inherent “asymmetry” of power poses a challenge to resolving South China Sea disputes via the quiet diplomacy traditionally favoured by Southeast Asian nations, a leading Malaysian security expert has said. Chinese analysts said Beijing supported the “Asean way” too, so long as sovereignty claims were resolved bilaterally. They also warned against external interference and…
Pope Leo hasn’t been shy about expressing his views on the state of things in the United States. Mondadori Portfolio / Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Right off the bat, in his first major interview after he was elected Pope, Leo said he was concerned about “some things going on in the States.” He added,…
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…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang outside the Capitol, Dec. 3, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia on Wednesday responded to a report that the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has been using smuggled Blackwell chips to develop its upcoming model. The U.S. has banned the export of Nvidia’s Blackwell chips, which are considered the…
The United States has deployed three naval vessels—including two aircraft carriers—capable of operating F-35 stealth fighter jets across the Western Pacific this week amid China’s rapidly growing sea power and expanding maritime activity in the region. The Chinese Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Why It Matters The F-35 is…