China tests laser defense against tactical UAVs
LONDON — China has reported the development of a laser defense system. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
First trilateral naval drills in the South China Sea aim to deter China
For the first time, the navies of the U.S., Japan and the Philippines conducted a large scale joint naval exercise in the South China Sea. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Aramco awards China firm contract to expand Saudi pipeline
ABU DHABI — China has been selected to expand Saudi Arabia’s main natural gas pipeline. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Under pressure from West, China halts arms to South Sudan
CAIRO — China has suspended arms shipments to South Sudan. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Japan’s Abe ducks West’s sanctions, sets meetings with Putin
Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Milan, Italy on Oct. 17, for the first time since February when the Ukrainian crisis started. (more…)
Caught between Sudan and S. Sudan, China reviews involvement
WASHINGTON — China has reassessed its alliance with Sudan. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
U.S.-Philippine defense deal in peril after Marine’s murder charge
The arduously negotiated, recently signed U.S.-Philippine defense agreement has been suddenly endangered due to a backlash against the U.S. after a U.S. Marine soldier was charged with murdering a (more…)
Kuwait to double oil supply to China in new 10-year agreement
ABU DHABI — Kuwait has agreed to nearly double crude oil supplies to China. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
China upgrades military ties with loyal, disastrous Mugabe regime
China on Oct. 9 promised to provide more “political, moral and material support for Zimbabwe” and the core of that support is the strengthening of a military alliance. SUBSCRIBE (more…)