China denies opening a military base in Afghanistan but the idea is not at all unreasonable

News Analysis | A Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post reported that China is planning to establish a military base in the Wakhan corridor,...

Self-fulfilling prophecies: Chinese fear attacks by Uyghur jihadists – James Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | A seemingly obsessive fear of Uyghur nationalist and religious sentiment has prompted Chinese leaders to contemplate military involvement in Syria and...

New media regulatory authority in Pakistan should adopt Chinese plan to stamp out fake news

News Analysis | Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Mr. Fawad Chaudhry announced government’s plan to abolish Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and Press...

Trump says China making things ‘much more difficult’ with N. Korea

AFP | US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of complicating Washington's relationship with North Korea by rendering its ally economic assistance, as talks...

West’s vigorous plan to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific

News Analysis | China’s continuously enhancing economic and military prowess has been the major concern for the United States and its Pacific allies over the...

China’s Didi apologises for safety lapses after murder

AFP | China ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing issued an apology Tuesday for a string of lapses that led to the rape and murder of a...

World leaders ignore rights in China: censored author Yan

AFP | Chinese author Yan Lianke, whose works are banned in his heavily censored homeland, has urged world leaders not to shy away from confronting...

Russia to hold biggest military drills since Cold War

AFP | Russia will next month flex its military muscles and hold the biggest war games since the Cold War era, with almost 300,000 troops...

Russia’s Kalashnikov branches out from rifles to robots and e-cars

AFP | A recent pledge by Kalashnikov to compete with Elon Musk's Tesla with a Russian retro "electric supercar" drew chuckles, but the legendary gun...

Another win for Russian diplomacy: Taliban accept the invitation to attend talks in Moscow

News Analysis | The confirmation came from the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov who also expressed high hopes from the summit which will be commenced...

Russia-Turkey alliance surviving Idlib test — for now

AFP | Russia and Turkey are in intense negotiations to ensure the rebel-held province of Idlib does not become a breaking point in their alliance...

Fifty years ago, Soviet tanks crush the Prague Spring

AFP | In August 1968 Soviet tanks rolled into communist Czechoslovakia to crush a burgeoning democratic reform movement known as the Prague Spring. Here is...
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