1 year agoThe @USNavy guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and @RoyalNavy Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll (F231) conducted operations together in the South China Sea
United States soon "will face a China insistent on having a greater voice in global interactions, which at times may be antithetical to US interests" per @DefenseIntel's LtGen Ashley
"China is building a robust, lethal force with capabilities spanning the air, maritime, space and information domains which will enable China to impose its will in the region" per @DefenseIntel's LtGen Ashley
China warns citizens they risk 'arbitrary detention' in Canada
Canada's foreign ministry issued a travel warning to its citizens in China over "the risk of arbitrary enforcement of local laws"
Australia PM set for Pacific trip as China influence expands
1 year agoUS CNO ADM Richardson met Shen Jinlong and Qiu Yanpeng, cmdr and dep cmdr of China's PLAN Navy, while on an official visit to Beijing. It was a "constructive and candid discussion," CNO said.
1 year ago"We're doing very well with China," says @POTUS, expressing confidence for a trade deal.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 116km NE of Arzak, China
Canadian Robert Schellenberg has been sentenced to death on drug trafficking charges after prosecutors in China asked for a tougher penalty than at his original trial, says CBC's Sasa Petricic @sasapetricic.
"China must not be soft at this point. Beijing will not bully Warsaw.but the latter must pay for the offense" - Chinese state-run daily warns Poland there will be repercussions over the arrest of a Huawei employee
1 year agoFollowing several reports including an eyewitness at least 2 - 4 J-20s were flown to an aviation brigade within the ETC around noon. This corresponds to earlier reports, the 9th Brigade in Wuhu would become the first operational frontline unit to receive J-20 fighters.
1 year agoThe 6th LPD Type 071, landing ship moving more than 20,000t full load, was admitted to active service yesterday by the Chinese Navy at the same time as the 10th destroyer Type 052D. Two other class buildings are currently under construction.
USA military and Kabul Govt. claims that 10 ISKP militants were killed and 16 wounded in raid which targeted Jawand district in SE Badghis province, Militants were foreigners from Turkey China Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
1 year agoThe Hizb ut-Tahrir protest was held outside the Chinese embassy in Malaysia.
1 year agoProtest held against China in Malaysia by Islamist extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir over the Uyghur issue.
1 year agoOn January 12, at a naval base in Guangdong, the 161 Hohhot destroyer is admitted to active service by the Chinese Navy. This is the 10th Destroyer Type 052D entered into service.
China to sinicise Islam in 5-year plan: China has passed a five-year plan to make Islam more Chinese, even as it faces withering criticism over its large-scale detention of Muslims in Xinjiang.
1 year ago3 new Chinese warships - Destroyer 118 Ürümqi (Type 052D), Rizhao 598 frigate (Type 054A) and 965 Hulunhu tanker (Type 901) - all commissioned between 2017/2018, conducted a 3-day live fire drill in the Yellow Sea with other PLAN vessels.
A Chinese Huawei employee has been arrested on a spying charge in Poland
1 year agoPakistan PM Imran Khan about the one million Uyghur Muslims in China's concentration camps: "I do not know much about the situation. The Chinese have been extremely helpful to us. I would never talk about it (Uyghurs concentration camps) in public"
1 year agoNorth Korea's Kim Jong Un has left Beijing after talks with China's President Xi on Trump sanctions
U.S. trade delegation wrapping up meetings in Beijing: official
"In noticeable contrast to China's portrayal, KCNA and Rodong Sinmun were never about to depict the process as a grovelling mission tofollow Xi's example. Instead, commentaryrepresented the two leaders as equals working together." @Tom_Fowdy @Sino_NK
Speaker of Mazhilis Nurlan Nigmatulin received China's Ambassador in Kazakhstan Zhang Xiao. Nigmatulin mentions underutilized Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway corridor as one of major infrastructure projects compatible with OBOR.
Last night Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. According to the PMO, topics include trade, sanctions against North Korea, the G20 summit next year, and the Canadians detained in China.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived on an unannounced visit to Beijing for talks with President Xi Jinping, as preparations ramp up for an expected second summit with Donald Trump.
A man attacked one of the elementary schools in Beijing, 20 children were injured - the authorities
At least one dead as rescuers battle oil tanker blaze in HongKong waters
