Tower Hamlets, a local government council in London, has blocked China from continuing a project that would have created the biggest diplomatic compound in Britain. Bejing’s proposed embassy near the Tower of London would have been 18% larger than the city’s new U.S. embassy.
They said Chinese intelligence services under leader Xi Jinping “indiscriminately” collect information on their UK targets, many of whom are first identified by its army of hackers on social media. The long-awaited Intelligence and Security Committee report blamed the failings of successive
Japan has joined Australia and the United States in an undersea cable project that will connect island nations in East Micronesia. The $95 million project aims to combat China’s efforts in growing its influence in the Indo-Pacific region. The approximately 1,400-mile underwater
China’s defense minister on Sunday conceded that a war between China and the United States would be an “unbearable disaster for the world” and stressed the need for both sides to improve relations that are “at a record low.” The comments from
A Hong Kong university team said it has discovered a new species of box jellyfish in the city’s Mai Po Nature Reserve, the first discovery of the venomous species in China’s waters. Baptist University (HKBU) together with WWF-Hong Kong, Ocean Park Hong
China’s military has adopted a policy of keeping at least one nuclear-capable submarine at sea at all times, the U.S. military has determined. The Pentagon announced the discovery in a little-known report in late November of last year. China maintains a fleet
Hundreds of thousands of North Korean women have been forced into marriages, sold into sex slavery, or sent to work in detention camps after escaping their despotic country and finding themselves trapped in China’s so-called “Red Zone,” a human rights group says.
Russia: Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Xi Jinping President Xi Jinping of China is spending three days as Vladimir Putin’s guest from Monday, as the pair discuss Chinese peace proposals to end the war in Ukraine. The move comes as a strong
The general-secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping, is slated to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, just days after the International Criminal Court (ICC) indicted the Russian strongman for war crimes. Xi’s visit is the latest
China has announced that President Xi Jinping will visit Russia from Monday to Wednesday. The move comes in an apparent show of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he faces global pressure to end the invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin confirmed