From Unicef vaccine dashboard. "Over 28.6 million doses have been donated between countries/groups. China alone, has donated over 15.7 million doses to 46 countries/economies, which represents close to 55% of all donations made to date"
5 month agoIn the South China Sea, satellites via @planetlabs continue to capture the Liaoning aircraft carrier CV-16 formation OSINT PLA
China will start to phase down coal consumption over the 2026-2030 period as part of its efforts to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions, President Xi Jinping told the Climate Leaders' Summit on Thursday
5 month agoChina: A massive fire broke out at a factory in Shanghai on Thursday, state media reports. The first responders have arrived. Several people are missing on the scene
5 month agoUK Parliament unanimously declares the Chinese government is committing a Genocide against Uyghurs. The UK joins the US, Canada and the Netherlands in declaring a UyghurGenocide. This is the first time a genocide declaration has passed the UK Parliament unopposed
UK parliament unanimously declares China to be perpetrating genocide and crimes against humanity Uyghurs
China pledges carbon neutrality by 2060, announces Xi
The Chinese president: We must abide by the Paris climate agreement and UN resolutions
Hong Kong journalist convicted after using public records in documentary about police
At around 11:00 a.m. today, a series of three sound bombs exploded near the clock tower in Muse, Northern Shan state. Local residents say the explosion occurred after two men drove a motorcycle and threw a piece of paper
5 month agoAt least 4 killed and a dozen others wounded when a powerful CarBomb exploded at a top hotel hosting the Chinese ambassador in south-western Pakistan
5 month ago"This was a big blast. The Chinese ambassador was also staying at the hotel, but wasn't there at the time - he was at a function," says @ShkhRasheed
5 month agoLiu Baohua, former deputy head of National Energy Administration, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and removed from his post for grave violations of Party discipline and laws
Australia cancels state's Belt and Road deal with China
North Korea bought fertilizer, fuel and pesticides from Beijing last month, according to new Chinese data. This possibly supports rumors that Pyongyang is about to resume trade with China soon after months of lockdowns
5 month agoUSAF RC135W Rivet Joint 62-4126 intelligence mission off the coast of Hainan Island China
US AFRICOM commander: China is expanding its naval base in Djibouti, where a new pier is big enough to tie up an aircraft carrier
China conducts aerial bombing drill after US-Japan statement on Taiwan. The PLA's Eastern Theatre Command, which oversees the Taiwan Strait, deployed dozens of H-6K strategic bombers in a nine-hour live-fire drill, according to state television
Reuters: Ivanti provided no detail about who might be responsible for the espionage campaign but, in a report timed to Ivanti's announcement, cybersecurity company FireEye said it suspected that at least one of the hacking groups operates on behalf of the Chinese government
Police in China's southern Guangdong province have detained several people, including two senior staff of a BP Plc joint venture, in connection with an investigation into suspected illicit fuel trading, three people said
5 month agoChina's Shijian (SJ)-17 satellite in GEO since 2016 is equipped with robotic arm that can be used to grapple other satellites, SPACECOM chief Gen Dickinson says in SASC written testimony today
Not just Russia, China vying for influence in Africa - "Iran is also increasingly active on the continent" per @USAfricaCommand's Gen Townsend
In MiddleEast, "I believe China & Russia will continue to expand their efforts to improve their position in the region & diminish US standing wherever possible" per @CENTCOM's Gen McKenzie
Head of U.S. Space Command tells Senate panel China has more than 400 satellites in orbit today and Russia 200, says Moscow "could double that by 2030"
China has more than 400 satellites in space & is building rapidly, including anti-satellite weapons, @US_SpaceCom Commander Gen James Dickinson tells SASC lawmakers Russia has 200 satellites in orbit & could double that by 2030, he adds
China "at some kind of an inflection point. well ahead of the pace to double their [nuclear] stockpile by the end of the decade" per @US_Stratcom's Adm Charles "In the very near term China will possess a credible nuclear triad"
"Strategic deterrence . if that fails, nothing else in the department of Defense works as planned" @US_Stratcom Commander Adm Charles Richard tells Senate Armed Services Committee, warning of danger from nuclear Russia & China
5 month agoTaiwan Ministry of National Defense:9 PLA aircraft (J-16*5, Y-8 EW, Y-8 RECCE and Y-8 ASW*2 ) entered Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on Apr. 20, 2021
China's envoy to the Vienna talks: The vision is clearer for all parties regarding the final version of the nuclear agreement
5 month agoInternational press freedom watchdog Reporters without Borders (RSF) has warned the Beijing-imposed national security law posed a "grave threat" to the city's journalists as it released its 2021 world press freedom index on Tuesday
