A four-star Air Force general predicted that the United States and China will be at war in two years and instructed his subordinates to prepare by shooting “a clip” at a target and “aiming for the head.” Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, wrote in a document issued on Friday that NBC News […] Read more
After Beijing removed the arrivals quarantine a week earlier, China on Sunday restored high-speed rail service between Hong Kong and the mainland for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began. The re-opening follows last month’s stunning U-turn on the “zero-COVID-19” policy in the wake of unprecedented protests and a day after officials reported almost […] Read more
Eighteen people are stuck underground after a gold mine collapsed in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, and rescuers are attempting to reach them. The mine collapsed on Saturday afternoon when 40 workers were on the job in Yining county, around 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the Kazakhstani border. Twenty-two miners were transported to the surface, but 18 […] Read more
The Longquan sword was the first iron-made Chinese artifact, dating back 2,600 years. During this period, Toledo, Spain, had a reputation for producing high-quality swords when both the Romans and the Carthaginian general Hannibal learned about the city’s superior steel supply. The Longquan sword that is most well-known One of the most recognizable weapons in […] Read more
According to a number of top researchers and World Health Organization advisors, there may yet be a devastating wave in China before the Covid-19 pandemic emergency is officially declared to be over. Their opinions reflect a change since China started to abandon its zero-Covid-19 policy last week in response to an increase in infections and […] Read more
After being accused of assaulting a Hong Kong protester in the northern English city of Manchester, China has expelled six diplomats from the UK, including its consul-general. The six envoys departed the nation before the deadline of Wednesday set by London for them to relinquish their diplomatic protection and be questioned by authorities over the […] Read more
Have you ever wished you didn’t need to take lessons to learn a foreign language? Have you ever encountered issues because of a language barrier while traveling abroad? Have you ever fantasized about being able to communicate with practically everyone on the planet? Meet MUAMA Enence, a high-tech device from Japan that enables communication in […] Read more
China’s purchases of U.S. goods are still falling short of trade agreement levels, even as overall Chinese imports from the U.S. have surged. That’s according to analysis out Monday from the U.S.-based Peterson Institute for International Economics. In January 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic and under former U.S. President Donald Trump, China agreed to buy at […] Read more
The delta variant was first detected in India last October and it led to a massive second wave of Covid-19 cases in the country. Since then, the highly infectious strain has spread globally. The variant has usurped the previously dominant alpha variant, first detected in the U.K. last fall, and has prompted further waves of infections in […] Read more
China is cracking down on stocks that trade on U.S. exchanges. Here’s what it means if you hold them
China’s most powerful companies — including Didi, Alibaba and Tencent — are suddenly under immense scrutiny as country vows to crack down on domestic companies that list on U.S. exchanges. That move could upend a $2 trillion market loved by some of the biggest American investors. Beijing is stepping up its oversight on the flood of Chinese listings in […] Read more
