What's New
The number of Chinese medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) has increased by about 300 in just over a year, the Pentagon revealed in its report last week. They are capable of striking United States military bases in Japan during a potential conflict over Taiwan.
Why It Matters
Under a U.S. defense concept known as the first island chain,...
Taiwan's cabinet warned on Monday the island's security might be at risk after opposition parties passed laws that will require cuts in government spending, including defence, at a time when China has ramped up military activity nearby.
Taiwan's opposition parties, which hold a majority in parliament, last week passed legislation...
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has issued a stern denunciation against the Chinese government's latest sanctions targeting the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project (URAP) and its leadership. The move, which includes sanctions on 14 staff members and former legal director Mehmet Tohti, is seen as a punitive measure against URAP's...
Tibet, often revered as the "Roof of the World," stands as a bastion of mysticism and spirituality. Central to its cultural and religious identity is the institution of the Dalai Lama, believed by Tibetan Buddhists to embody the compassionate spirit of Avalokiteshvara.
The Dalai Lama, a revered spiritual leader in...
Marinera Noteria is Peru's most famous dance, known internationally, alongside other colorful and popular dances like Festejo and Huacunda.
However, on November 15, the inauguration of the Chancay Port on Peru’s coastal desert brought an unexpected spectacle. Chinese dancers, clad in red dragon costumes, appeared out of nowhere, performing at...
The United States is stepping up its efforts to stop goods prepared with alleged forced labour in China's Xinjiang region from entering the US markets, as per reports.
The VOA stated that on November 22, the US Department of Homeland Security added 29 more Chinese companies to a list of...
U.S. officials suspect that a recently discovered Chinese hacking and espionage campaign scooped up data on hundreds of thousands of American mobile phone users, likely stealing information about more than 1 million customers, ABC News has learned.
Sources familiar with the investigation gave ABC News a detailed sense of the...
China and the Philippines gave conflicting versions on Wednesday of a maritime confrontation around a contested shoal in the South China Sea, the latest row in a longstanding dispute between the neighbours.
Chinese coast guard vessels fired water cannons and side-swiped a Manila fisheries bureau boat on the way to...
China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports.
The Chinese Commerce Ministry announced the move after the Washington expanded its list of...
