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Renewed tension between Japan, China over arrest of 'spy' in Beijing
Since China passed its counterespionage law in 2014, 17 Japanese nationals - including the Astellas employee – have been detained in by the Chinese authorities over alleged espionage activities
Mexico decides against ban on Chinese-owned TikTok app
Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed "complete freedom" when asked about the Chinese platform during his regular morning news conference, after TikTok's chief executive faced a grilling by U.S. lawmakers last week
Worried about Chinese influence in South Asia, US warns Pakistan against close ties with China
Traditionally a close ally of the US over its extremely brief history of around seven decades, in recent years Pakistan has become increasingly dominated by China
Red Flag Exercises: US, Britain, Australia conduct military drills with eye on China
The Red Flag exercises are focussed on addressing the vast distances that the AUKUS alliance comprising the United States (US), Britain and Australia will have to deal with while operating against China across the Pacific Ocean
Weight of history: Why Chinese don't sympathise with earthquake-hit Turkey?
A significant section among Chinese netizens seem to be looking at the tragic Turkey earthquake with politically coloured lenses. Turkey’s support for the Turkic speaking Uighur people of the Xinjiang province in western China seem to be the main reason for their angst
Afghanistan: Taliban arrests Chinese nationals for smuggling precious stones
If recent activities of Chinese nationals in Afghanistan are anything to go by, China plans to loot natural resources from the war-ravaged country just as it is doing in neighbouring Pakistan
Pakistan: Attacks, protests raise security concerns over China’s investments in Balochistan
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) connects Pakistan’s Gwadar port in the Balochistan province with China’s Xinjiang province as the centrepiece of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of China, which is budgeted at 60 billion US dollars
Pakistan helps China steal Balochistan’s resources as locals remain impoverished
Balochistan, which Pakistan’s largest province by area, is being robbed of its natural resources by an exploitative China through the CPEC which is a part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of the Chinese government
Japan aims to hit China, North Korea; intends to develop long range missiles by 2035
Following its defeat in World War II, Japan adopted a pacifist policy for the next seven decades. However, the expansionist policies of China and repeated sabre rattling by Chinese stooge North Korea seems to have re-awakened the ancient Samurai spirit of Japan
Pakistan: Mobile network shut for 5th consecutive day in Balochistan amid Gwadar protests
Business centers and shops in Gwadar and several other places in Balochistan remained closed in protest against 'illegal fishing' - specially by Chinese trawlers - and 'unnecessary check posts' by the Pakistan security forces
Arunachal Pradesh: ITBP building more LAC posts to foil future Chinese incursions
Areas in the Yangtze plateau, where the latest clash between the Indian Army and the PLA had taken place on December 9, are among the places where these new ITBP order posts are to be built
Amid LAC standoff, PLA rakes up more trouble in South China Sea
Tensions between China and other claimants in the South China Sea - the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Brunei - have been rising for years as the Chinese government invested more in the PLA Navy (PLAN) and coast guard ships in order to enforce its claims
Days after de-escalation from fisticuffs in Tawang, China conducts war games near Arunachal border
In the confrontation that had taken place in Tawang on December 9, Indian Army soldiers had thrashed a much larger PLA contingent of 300 Chinese personnel who were attempting to capture territory around a mountaintop held by India in the Yangtse sector
WATCH: Uyghurs condemn China's Zero Covid policy
The hardships caused by the Zero Covid policy led to widespread protests across China in recent weeks that forced the Chinese government to relax some of the restrictions put in place to fight the Covid-19 pandemic
Is China using Indian Ocean to spy on India?
Several events over the last few years indicate that the primary Chinese threat to Indian strategic interests emenates not from the Himalayas, but several thousands of kilometers away – among the deep blue waters of the Indian Ocean
US worried as China undertakes rapid expansion of PLA navy
Chinese President Xi Jinping has set a target of inducting a total of 400 warships in the PLA Navy (PLAN) by 2025. Currently the Chinese Navy has 340 vessels
China doubles its nuclear warheads to over 400 in just 2 years; stockpile will rise to 1,500 by 2035: Pentagon
A report by the Pentagon has claimed that China's stockpile of nuclear weapons has increased to more than 400 in less time than anticipated by US estimates. China is focusing on increasing its nuclear capacity
WATCH: Chinese citizens protest against Zero Covid policy, clash with police in Guangzhou
Even as China is ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chinese government has chosen to deal with the crisis with a series of stringent methods, including a rather harsh lockdown, as part of its Zero Covid policy
China: Demonstrators attack police in Guangzhou as protests against Covid-19 lockdown escalate
The violence in Guangzhou was a marked escalation from similar protests in Shanghai, Beijing and other Chinese cities over the weekend. The current wave of country wide protests in biggest wave of civil disobedience in China since Xi Jinping started his reign as president a decade ago
China: Amid widespread protests against Zero Covid policy, Chinese govt launches major crackdown
As part of the government crackdown, students of several universities have been sent home. The search for people involved in the demonstrations has been intensified, while a large number of policemen have been deployed in major cities including the capital Beijing and major economic hub Shanghai