The Russian Consulate in Cape Town said on Monday that the Admiral Gorshkov frigate, which is equipped with Zircon hypersonic missiles, had moored there ahead of joint military exercises with South Africa, Russia, and China. The battleship landed in the Mother City on its route to Durban, where it will participate in cooperative naval maneuvers […] Read more
The US believes a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down over its territory is part of a wider fleet that has spanned five continents. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated, “The United States was not the lone objective of this larger Programme. He further stated that other other nations have received information from […] Read more
Following news reports that the United States would increase pressure on telecommunications giant Huawei by denying access to any American suppliers, China’s leadership charged Washington on Tuesday with seeking “technology hegemony.” Bloomberg News, The Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal all reported on the potential action, which would strengthen limitations put in place in […] Read more
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
According to official figures released on Tuesday, China’s population fell in 2022 for the first time in nearly 60 years. The 1.4 billion-person nation also saw birth rates fall to all-time lows due to the aging of its labor force, a precipitous decline that analysts fear. It might stifle economic expansion and put additional strain […] 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
The incoming foreign minister’s trip continues a tradition started by his forebears thirty years ago. According to China’s foreign ministry, new foreign minister Qin Gang will visit five African nations over the course of a week to begin his tenure. From January 9 to January 16, Qin, who most recently served as ambassador to the […] Read more
A device used by the military for its missiles that was sent to China for repair has prompted calls for tighter security in Taiwan. A launch measuring optical instrument for Taiwan’s Hsiung-Feng III anti-ship missiles was sent to its European maker. Then, according to Taiwanese media, it was returned to Taiwan from the eastern Chinese […] Read more
The People’s Bank of China pumped $26.3 billion into the financial system through seven-day reverse repo operations in the final trading days of 2022 as a stimulus measure. The greatest weekly cash injection since 2019 is being used to improve the liquidity of financial institutions. Reverse repurchases, also referred to as “reverse repo” transactions, are […] 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
