Preparations being made by @StateDept to authorize departures for American diplomats and their families in China who wish to leave due to the US government's inability to prevent Chinese authorities from subjecting them to intrusive pandemic control measures, reports @Reuters
2 year agoNick Burns is sworn in as US Ambassador to China. There has not been a confirmed US Ambassador in Beijing since October 2020
Secretary Blinken:I had a productive conversation with UK Foreign Secretary @trussliz on the importance of a coordinated response to Russian aggression on its border with Ukraine and on countering Beijing's economic coercion
Seven @USNavy sailors on the USS Carl Vinson injured after an F-35C "had a landing mishap and impacted the flight deck and subsequently fell to the water during routine flight operations," according to @US7thFleet
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:2 PLA aircraft (J-16 and Y-8 EW) entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on January 25, 2022
Tokayev urged Xi Jinping to intensify construction of "belt and road" corridors at "China - Central Asia Forum"
For the #PLA border officers and soldiers stationed in Motuo of #Xizang, every step safeguards Chinese territory and fulfills their mission, which even involves patrols in the cold winter at an altitude of 3,000 meters with over 40 kilograms in gears
Navy F-35 jet crash lands aboard USS Carl Vinson in South China Sea Monday, pilot in stable condition after ejecting safely. Three sailors transported to Manila for treatment are also in stable condition: U.S. Pacific Fleet
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:13 PLA aircrafts (J-16*8, Y-8 ASW, H-6*2 and J-16D*2) entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on January 24, 2022
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:39 PLA aircrafts (Y-9 EW*2, J-10*10, J-16*24, Y-8 ELINT*2, and H-6*1) entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on January 23, 2022
2 year agoTaiwan Ministry of Defense images: 39 PLA aircrafts (Y-9 EW*2, J-10*10, J-16*24, Y-8 ELINT*2, and H-6*1) entered #Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ
Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 151 km S of Laojunmiao, China
2 year agoChina: Several earthquakes of magnitude 6.9 and 5.2 a few days ago damaged the Qilian Mountain Tunnel in Menyuan County, Qinghai Province
2 year agoPeople in Tianjin have taken several rounds of nucleic acid tests since the outbreak of Omicron
2 year ago@UArkansas Prof Simon Saw-Teong Ang pleads guilty to lying to @FBI about patents in China Per @TheJusticeDept, the 64yo Ang "did not disclose his Chinese patents to the university and, when interviewed by an FBI agent, lied about his involvement in the inventions"
2 year agoGerman Navy Chief VAdm Kay-Achim Schönbach at @IDSAIndia event in Delhi: China is giving money to dictators, killers, to criminals as long as long as they give resources to China
Residents of a Kwai Chung public housing block hit by a major Covid outbreak are bracing themselves for overnight lockdowns and mandatory testing for the next three nights
China blocks US push for UN sanctions on five N.Koreans: diplomats
The United States is looking for ways to potentially accelerate delivery of Taiwan's next generation of new-build F-16 fighter jets, U.S. officials said
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:One PLA Y-8 ASW entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on January 20, 2022
Russian Navy will conduct drills of all fleets in January-February. 140 vessels, 60 aircraft, 10000 servicemen
China's premier Li: China's economy faces downward pressure - state media
2 year agoA Foreign Office spokesperson on the video conference between Foreign Minister @ABaerbock and Foreign Minister Wang Yi of the People's Republic of China
Russia, Iran and China to hold joint naval drills on Friday
Chinese military: a US warship approached the Parcel Islands in the South China Sea without permission and was pursued and warned to leave
Chinese rights lawyer Xie Yang detained for 'inciting state subversion'
President Biden says @USTradeRep is evaluating lifting tariffs on US imports from China. "I'd like to be in a position to say, they're meeting their commitments and we'll be able to lift some of it"
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:5 PLA aircraft (J-16*4 and Y-8 ASW) entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on January 19, 2022
The National Police dismantles a network of trafficking and sexual exploitation of Chinese women with 63 detainees, The organization was structured in two branches coordinated with each other and based in Zaragoza and Bilbao
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:2 PLA aircraft (Y-8 EW and Y-8 ELINT) entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on January 18, 2022
