3 month agoSouthChinaSea PLAN USNavy 14-04-2021, The Chinese carrier Liaoning with a Type 052D Luyang III class escort just East of Hainan Island, closely monitored by a US Arleigh Burke class
3 month agoChinese drug maker Sinovac's CoronaVac shot reduces the risk of symptomatic Covid_19 infections by half, in line with previous data, according to the long-awaited results of a phase three clinical trial in Brazil, SCMP reported
Hong Kong police watchdog exonerates officer who removed former lawmaker's goggles to pepper-spray his face
Senior former US officials arrive in Taiwan
3 month agoChina's troubled Xinjiang region produces nearly half the world's polysilicon, a key ingredient in solar panels. The problem is, no one really knows what goes on inside their factories. - Bloomberg
The push by China for global power is the top US national security threat, according to @ODNIgov in its just-released annual report
[email protected] issues assessment on Worldwide Threats a day before intel chiefs testify before lawmakers "Beijing, Moscow, Tehran, & Pyongyang have demonstrated the capability & intent to advance their interests at the expense of the UnitedStates.despite the pandemic"
3 month agoTaiwan Ministry of National Defense:5 PLA aircraft (Y-8 ASW and J-16*4 ) entered Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on Apr. 13, 2021
China urges US to refrain from playing with fire on Taiwan issue
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 4 months over 2019 demo
3 month agoEight people were killed and one injured in a coal mine incident in SW China's Guizhou Province. Rescue operations have concluded
3 month agoHong Kong's postponed legislative election will now take place on December 19, Chief Exec. Carrie Lam says
3 month agoThe Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong says the "media should be able operate freely without fear of violence in Hong Kong regardless of their political stance" after the @EpochTimes printing facility was trashed by thugs
"Certainly he'll be focused on discussing climate," says @PressSec when asked about a visit by @ClimateEnvoy to Shanghai, China (which his office has not confirmed)
3 month agoTaiwan Ministry of National Defense:25 PLA aircraft (Y-8 ASW*2, KJ-500 AEW&C, J-10*4, J-16*14 and H-6K*4) entered Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on Apr. 12, 2021
3 month agoFive helicopters have been deployed to distinguish forest fires in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. More than 631 people have been sent to fight the blaze, with 300 more firefighters on their way
Chief Executive Carrie Lam will meet the press at 4pm to discuss Covid19 measures
Hong Kong reported 13 new cases of Covid19 on Monday. 11 were imported cases and two were epidemiologically linked with known local cases
3 month agoChina's ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu has told a Newfoundland university that it is "reasonable and justified" to take measures against Canadian visitors to China if they break the law, but the "vast majority" should not be worried as "China is not a police state
CORONAVIRUS: Director of China's Centers for Disease Control says the country's coronavirus vaccines 'don't have very high protection rates'
China's top disease control official has said the country is formally considering mixing COVID19 vaccines, as a way of further boosting vaccine efficacy
3 month agoThe destroyer USS MUSTIN meets with the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier Liaoning. The US military stated that this photo was taken on the PhilippineSea on April 4. The two US military officers were monitoring the surface contact from the pilothouse
At least 21 miners are trapped in a coal mine in China's Xinjiang after it was flooded. 8 have been rescued
3 month agoResidents from five wards in Kalay, Sagaing Region, took to the streets on Sunday in protest of the military junta. They also set fire to Chinese and Russian flags, condemning the two countries' support for the coup government.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 134 km WNW of Nagqu, China
3 month agoDawei, Tanintharyi Region: Protesters burning the flags of Russia & China as both countries have been supporting Min Aung Hlaing-led SAC
Congress calls for additional sanctions against Beijing and for strengthening ties with Taiwan
3 month agoNew guidelines issued for government interaction with Taiwan counterparts "to encourage U.S. government engagement with Taiwan that reflects our deepening unofficial relationship," according to @StateDeptSpox
Replying to @steveholland1 on concern about whether China might invade Taiwan, @PressSec says: "We're not looking with confrontation with China" and have expressed concern about its actions which are "potentially destabilizing
A Hong Kong police officer shot a driver on Thursday morning in Sha Tin after he refused to stop. Police said the vehicle was pursued along the Tolo Highway as the licence plate had expired. A woman and a baby were in the backseat, Stand News reported
