Charlie Gao
Security, Asia-Pacific
It was recently reported in various Taiwanese media outlets that North Korea and Taiwan discussed the transfer of North Korean submarine technology to Taiwan.
Submarines are a critical asset for Taiwan’s Navy,...
Related topics: North Korea, Taiwan
Trade talks, between the US and China are stealing the headlines, as is the much-publicised Huawei 5G story which some western governments consider to be a security concern. But beyond all of this, is the less talked about but even more important...
Related topics: Huawei
China's 614 million-euro loan to Bosnia for a new coal-fired power plant last month has led to an intervention by EU supervisory authorities, saying the loan constituted state aid and violates EU subsidy rules for candidate countries.
Related topics: Belgium, Brussels
James Holmes
Security, Asia
Dust it off and put it to use? One of the world's great naval minds has some ideas.
Everyone says it: Newport, as in where the U.S. Naval War College is located and where yours truly works, underwent a golden age of...
Related topics: Japan
Authored by Mike Whitney via The Unz Review,
The liberal world order, which lasted from the end of World War 2 until today, is rapidly collapsing. The center of gravity is shifting from west to east where China and India are experiencing explosive...
Related topics: India
A video that referenced Tiananmen Square got the name of the camera company Leica banned from the social media platform Weibo. Leica says the video wasn't an officially sanctioned promotion.
The post After controversial video, China bans saying...
Related topics: World Videos, Social Media
An American man and his girlfriend are at risk of facing the death penalty after the two moved into a sea shack not too far off the coast of Thailand, according to the South China Morning Post. Read more...
Related topics: Thailand
Today's Water Cooler: China and WTO, Biden to run, Buttigieg (Zuckerberg; donors), Harris, Moulton (!), Sanders, Warren, Yang, RussiaGate, super-delegates, jobless claims, leading indicators, retail sales, Sears, Lyft, CA carbon tax debacle,...
Related topics: Joe Biden, Taxes
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States and Japan will continue to expand their alliance based on a shared understanding of security threats to both nations in the region from China and North Korea, Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan...
Related topics: Japan, North Korea
Ever since Beijing allowed private Chinese companies (even certain state-owned enterprises) to officially fail for the first time in 2016, and file for bankruptcy to restructure their unsustainable debt loads, it's been a one-way street of corporate...
Related topics: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Beijing, Bankruptcy
Earlier this month, a Chinese shipbuilder unveiled an amphibious autonomous landing vehicle that could someday be part of the country’s military. Nicknamed the “Marine Lizard,” it can be used for assaulting beaches from the ocean in concert...
Related topics: Military
Bryan McGrath, Mackenzie Eaglen
Security,
Simple.
Whether in a direct or support role, carriers have taken part in almost every major military operation the United States has undertaken since the Second World War. They also serve as first-rate...
Related topics: Military
One company that vividly illustrates the trade war between the U.S. and China is iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT). After the stock reached an all-time high in August, bears mauled it in October when the company said it would take a $5 million hit to the bottom...
Related topics: Nasdaq, US Equity Markets
Professor Stephen Cohen dicusses Trump's policies on Russia and China on Real News Network.
Related topics: Russia
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Related topics: Hong Kong, BlackBerry
China’s next big thing in electric vehicles could be fuel-cell cars—and the Shanghai Auto Show offered clues to one Chinese firm that might become a symbol of the industry.
Grove Hydrogen Automotive, a fuel-cell vehicle startup that began as...
Related topics: Startup, Shanghai
Both China and Vietnam are building up tiny islets across Asia’s most disputed sea, but while China receives international criticism Vietnam receives very little, and even gets some support because its pace of construction is slower and widely...
Related topics: Vietnam
Global automakers are positioning for a brave new world of on-demand transport that will require a car of the future—hyper-connected, autonomous, and shared—and China may become the concept's laboratory.
The second edition of China’s Belt and Road forum, which will be held in Beijing the next week, will gather 37 heads of state and government, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday.
Related topics: Beijing
A tit-for-tat dispute between Europe and the US over alleged unfair subsidies to their respective planemakers - Airbus and Boeing - has been simmering for a decade and a half.
Related topics: Boeing