By Liu Xuanzun A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft carrier task group was training in the east of Taiwan island as at least 10 PLA warplanes appeared in the west of the island in a routine exercise on Monday, indicating that the island is surrounded from the east with
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China as a ‘Cyber Great Power’: Beijing’s Two Voices in Telecommunications
By Rush Doshi, Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic, and John Ferguson Download Download the full report Download the handout EXECUTIVE SUMMARY External Chinese government and commercial messaging on information technology (IT) speaks in one voice. Domestically, one hears a different, second voice. The former stresses free markets, openness, collaboration, and interdependence, themes that suggest Huawei and other
South Korea Talks With China, Japan, and US in Flurry of Diplomacy
•South Korea’s foreign minister traveled to China while the country’s national security chief attended a meeting with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts in Washington. By Mitch Shin After North Korea launched both ballistic missiles and short-range cruise missiles, South Korea held high-level meetings with officials from China, Japan, and the United States. Seoul’s National
China Sends Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Near Okinawa in Message to US and Japan
By Jesse Johnson China sent an aircraft carrier and five escort ships, including a destroyer likened to the U.S. Navy’s Aegis-class vessels, through the Miyako Strait near Okinawa over the weekend in a signal of its growing ability to counter American and Japanese military power further from its shores. Japan’s Defense Ministry announced late Sunday that the Liaoning carrier and five other
10 Chinese Warplanes Enter Taiwan’s ADIZ
By Matt Yu and Emerson Lim A total of 10 Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday, including bombers and fighter jets, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said in a report later that day. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft involved in the mission were four
Here’s How Russia and China Are Helping the U.S.
•Beijing and Moscow are filling the vaccine gap that wealthy countries helped create. By Yasmeen Serhan While Western countries spar over access to the world’s vaccine supply, China and Russia have been busy giving away theirs. This distribution of millions of doses, either for free or cheaply, to low- and middle-income nations
China Accused of Gaslighting Philippines over South China Sea Maritime Militia
By Jamie Seidel “China is gaslighting us,” Philippines senator Risa Hontiveros declared Wednesday. “China is making it appear as if we are hallucinating. We are tired of their attempts to twist the truth for the sake of advancing their self-interests. China has stolen from us, and now she is lying to
China’s Largest Near-Taiwan Exercise Features Bombers in a Warning Message to the US
ICYMI: Biden Says China Won’t Surpass US as Global Leader on His Watch
•President Joe Biden on Thursday said he had made it clear to Chinese President Xi Jinping that the United States was not looking for confrontation but would insist that China play by international rules for fair competition and fair trade. One of the trending reports at the weekend was the US President
Massive Chinese Ship Deployment at South China Sea Alerts Neighbours, US Allies
By Julie McCarthy China has provoked international alarm by massing ships in the South China Sea near a reef claimed by both China and the Philippines. This week, Manila formally protested what it called a violation of "its sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction." The United States and Western allies backed the