China in Africa: "They're in the process of building over 3,800 miles worth of railroads. Railroads tie primarily to areas of mineral extraction, which they can then take these goods to a port somewhere" per @USAfricaCommand's Gen Waldhauser "They're heavily invested. Heavily involved"
China in Africa, "They participate in @UN peacekeeping operations, places like Mail, places like Sudan" in addition to lone military base, for now, in Djibouti per Waldhauser, but much more than miitary
A meeting between @POTUS and China President Xi unlikely prior to March 1 tariff deadline, according to a senior US official.
Speaking to Russian/Chinese influence popping up in Africa, Algeria remains a big partner of Russia's "and the AFRICOM relationship with them is in the 'crawl, walk, run" stage,'" but we do "what we can to foster" our own relationship, @USAfricaCommand's Gen. Thomas Waldhauser
1 month ago"We have some interesting engagements with safety flight, weapons training on the ranges and so forth" @USAfricaCommand's Gen Waldhauser says of China's base in Djibouti "We have a requirement to work with them, to work through some of those issues"
United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are considering a meeting on Feb 27 and 28 in Da Nang in Vietnam, the South China Morning Post reported.
Guaidó: The best thing for Russia and China is that there is a change of government
Commander of IRGC's Naval Force orders confiscation of Chinese fishing vessels that catch fish in Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
Washington and Beijing "work hard" to reach an agreement in time - Mnuchin/U.S. Treasury department
1 month agoAt least 30 people were injured in a crash involving a coach and a light rail train in Hong Kong on Monday.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says the Philippines should file a protest against China. 'We don't want them keeping on building things there.. It will become theirs.'
1 month agoJ-20 pilot Bailong's Spring Festival greeting with a lot of new A2A shots.
1 month agoNorth Korean TV reveals Kim Jong-un personally rehearsed the orchestra and chorus before it travelled to China to perform for Xi Jinping.
China appeals to Washington and Moscow to preserve a nuclear arms treaty following a U.S. decision to withdraw from the pact.
Sri Lanka is negotiating a $1 billion loan from China to construct a highway linking the capital Colombo to the hilly resort city of Kandy,
Ex-Blackwater chief Erik Prince has signed a preliminary deal to build a training centre in Xinjiang.
1 month agoChinese jets at Chengdu
China acknowledges having contacts with the opposition: "We are prepared to work with all parties"
President @realDonaldTrump is meeting with Liu He, Vice Premier of China.
In Oval Office, @POTUS reads letter from China President Xi which says he hopes both sides will meet each other half way.
Prosecutors charge 20 people in scheme to bring Chinese women to U.S. to give birth to American babies
PetroChina to remove Venezuelan @PDVSA from refinery project in China: sources
[email protected]: ..China's representatives and I are trying to do a complete deal, leaving NOTHING unresolved on the table. All of the many problems are being discussed and will be hopefully resolved. Tariffs on China increase to 25% on March 1st, so all working hard to complete by that date.
Trump ruled out any final trade deal with Beijing before his meeting with Chinese President
[email protected]: China's top trade negotiators are in the U.S. meeting with our representatives. Meetings are going well with good intent and spirit on both sides. China does not want an increase in Tariffs and feels they will do much better if they make a deal. They are correct. I will be..
U.S., China take the lead in race for artificial intelligence: U.N.
Uniformed Secret Service officer injured and pedestrian arrested after incident involving a motorcade carrying Chinese officials in D.C.
1 month agoThe scene at the US-China trade talks. (Photo by @vmsalama)
Fresh round of China-U.S. trade talks start in Washington
FBI is investigating Chinese economic spying in nearly all of its 56 field offices across the US. "China writ large is the most significant counterintelligence threat we face," says FBI Director Christopher Wray
