U.S. military's top officer: "I think the Chinese are looking at us as if we are some sort of declining power," Gen. Milley tells McCain Institute. "I think that's a bad estimation on their part
Gen. Milley on China: "They are not our superior. I want to make that clear right now, but their goal is to be superior to the U.S. military at some time in the future, maybe the mid 30s.they've laid out 2049 as their objective to do that in what they call the China Dream
Hong Kong: local parliament passes immigration law that restricts freedom of movement
Eighteen injured including 16 students, two teachers after knife-wielding man attacked a kindergarten in South China's Beiliu City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local police said. The suspect has been arrested and all the injured have been sent to hospital
1 week agoHong Kong bus driver jailed for 4 years over crash that killed 6 in 2019
Hong Kong bans Victoria Park's Tiananmen Massacre vigil again, citing Covid-19 restrictions
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
