China’s pomp-filled National People’s Congress, the yearly agenda-setting meeting of the country’s rubber-stamp legislature, Beijing announced that it would ramp up its military spending by
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China retaliates against new US tariffs
After the United States’ second 10% tariffs on Chinese goods took effect Tuesday, China retaliated by imposing 10% to 15% tariffs on certain U.S. agricultural
When dealing with China, Australia must prioritise security over economics
China’s economic importance cannot be allowed to supersede all other Australian interests. For the past couple of decades, trade has dominated Australia’s relations with China.
China, America, and the Great Railway Race in Africa
The Mukuba Express had been motionless for eight hours, stopped in a small village about 50 miles west of the Tanzania-Zambia border. “We will be
From Washington to Beijing, a Nuclear Tit-for-Tat
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The visit to Busan exemplifies the U.S. commitment to the region, further enhancing relationships with ROK leaders and the local population. “An aircraft carrier port
India needs to expedite its EU free trade deal
Ritesh Kumar Singh is founder and chief executive of policy research and advisory company Indonomics Consulting in New Delhi. After announcing a 25% import duty
USINDOPACOM Commander Delivers Keynote Address at Pacific Operational Science & Technology Conference
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivered the keynote address at the annual Pacific Operational Science & Technology Conference at the Hawaii
Taiwan vows most advanced tech will not go to US under $100bn Trump deal
Taiwan’s government has promised its most advance semiconductor technology will not be moved to the US under a new $100bn (£79bn) deal signed between the
Trump pauses US aid to Ukraine
President Donald Trump has placed a pause on aid to Ukraine, the White House announced late Monday. “The President has been clear that he is