China warns US House Speaker McCarthy not to meet with Taiwan President Tsai during US transit
Apr 05, 2023 10:20 am UTC| Politics
China has warned US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy not to hold a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen as she makes her transit to the United States following a visit to Central America. Beijing said McCarthy should...
Russia-Ukraine war: US announces $2.6 billion additional military aid to Ukraine
Apr 05, 2023 09:28 am UTC| Politics
The United States has pledged another round of military aid to Ukraine worth $2.6 billion. The new military assistance package includes air surveillance radars, anti-tank rockets, and fuel trucks. The Pentagon announced...
China’s latest diplomatic move will extends its trade, energy, financial and maritime power
Mar 28, 2023 14:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Chinas billions of dollars in global investments and infrastructure projects seem to be paying off politically and economically. Just recently, Honduras signalled it is set to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, having...
Mar 28, 2023 14:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The fact that Saudi Arabia entered a rapprochement deal with Iran and chose China to broker it came as a surprise to many international observers. The agreement, officially called the Joint Trilateral Statement, was...
Ukraine war: tensions rise in Crimea as Russia prepares for a likely spring offensive
Mar 28, 2023 14:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
To paraphrase the words of the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, everything began with Crimea, and everything will end there as well. When Russia first occupied Crimea in 2014, it was a major win for Putin, who...
Mar 28, 2023 14:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Early this month, the Daily Mail published a story online implying three Chinese men taking photos at the Avalon Airshow in Melbourne were spies. After complaints and an open letter condemning the paper for racially...
In Russia's war against Ukraine, one of the battlegrounds is language itself
Mar 28, 2023 14:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views
More and more Ukrainians are switching from speaking Russian to speaking Ukrainian. In the media, this language shift is frequently portrayed as recent, dating back to the Russian invasion of February 2022. But the...
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