Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began a visit to China on Tuesday that comes as Beijing is seeking a larger role in Middle East politics and competing for energy resources. In announcing the visit, China’s Foreign Ministry said China was willing to help
A Chinese fighter jet flew aggressively close to a US reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea, “buzzing” it during a hazardous mid-air encounter, the Pentagon has announced. The Chinese J-16 fighter pilot “flew directly in front of the nose of the RC-135” as
Three Chinese warships including the Shandong aircraft carrier have passed through the Taiwan Strait as Beijing keeps up pressure on the self-ruled island it claims as its own. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said it was monitoring the movements of the ships and will
An advocacy group that also served as a safe space for the LGBTQ community in Beijing became the latest organization to close under a crackdown by Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government. “We very regretfully announce, due to forces beyond our control, the
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss will deliver a keynote speech in Taiwan next week, as well as meet with senior members of their Government, as part of her ongoing campaign for the West to toughen its stance against Communist China. The visit
An Australian businessman faces charges of accepting cash from suspected Chinese intelligence agents in exchange for defense and security secrets. Alexander Csergo, 55, was arrested on Friday while at the beachside town of Bondi. He stands accused of accepting cash for writing
Twenty-one people were killed after a fire broke out in the east wing of the inpatient department of a hospital in China’s capital Beijing, the Beijing Daily reported on Tuesday. The fire broke out at around 12:57 p.m. and was extinguished at
China’s defense minister on Monday toured the top Russian military academy on a visit to the Russian capital that underscored the increasingly close ties between Moscow and Beijing amid the fighting in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Gen. Li Shangfu in
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will play host to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Beijing on Friday, continuing the Asian country’s international diplomacy campaign which has included meetings with Russia and Saudi Arabia. The leaders will seek to bolster ties
The U.S. Navy announced Monday that one of its guided-missile destroyers sailed near a Chinese manmade island in the South China Sea, drawing accusations from Beijing that the ship “illegally trespassed” in the area. The “freedom of navigation operation” carried out