2 week agoReports that the China's Liaoning strike group has passed through the Miyako Strait as part of what appears to be training
2 week agoThe flotilla totaled six ships, including one of its most advanced destroyers. It also saw the Liaoning send an early warning helicopter to within 50 km of one of the disputed Senkaku Islands, @ModJapan_jp said
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - western Xizang
2 week agoChina: Tanker A Symphony (IMO 9249324) causes oil slick in Yellow Sea after collision outside Qingdao According to preliminary reports, the ship collided with the bulk carrier Sa Justice
2 week agoAIS data from @MarineTraffic confirms that a cargo vessel called SEA JUSTICE (9309514) rammed right into a fully laden (1 million barrels) Suezmax tanker called A SYMPHONY (9249324) off the coast of Qingdao, China this morning
2 week agoA Tesla car lost control and crashed into a wet market in Taicang, East China's Jiangsu Province on Tuesday, resulting in three injuries: local police
2 week agoChina unveiled three new warships, including the Type 075 amphibious assault ship which can carry an estimated 30 helicopters and hundreds of troops
Lee Shih-Chiang, head of the Ministry of National Defense's (MND's) Department of Strategic Planning, said that Taiwan's military has weapons to counter a Chinese invasion, but he declined to provide any details, citing confidentiality
2 week ago2 Y-8 EW and Y-8 RECCE planes from the PLA of China entered the ADIZ in southwest Taiwan on the morning of April 26, 2021. ROCAF deployed patrol planes & defense missile systems aerial to monitor activity
HMS Elizabeth aircraft carrier will sail to South China Sea this summer defence secretary Ben Wallace confirms, but silent on reports UK will minimise offence to China by avoiding Taiwan Strait. Purpose is to be "confident not confrontational", Wallace says
2 week agoChina: "In the past few days, an aviation brigade from the Xinjiang Military Region has been carrying out assault exercises with very long-range, large-scale, day and night firing at the foot. southern Tianshan mountains
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"
2 week 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
2 week 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
2 week 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
2 week 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
2 week 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
2 week 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
2 week 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
