China vs USA ‘space race’ begins to Mars
China launched a rover to Mars on Thursday, a journey coinciding with a similar US mission as the powers take their rivalry into deep...
US Defence chief will visit China as South China Sea heats up
US Defence Chief Mark Esper plans to visit China for talks on how to improve two-way communications in a crisis as geopolitical tensions between...
US ordered closure of consulate, China will retaliate: Beijing
The United States has ordered China to close its Houston consulate, Beijing said Wednesday, marking a dramatic escalation in diplomatic tensions between the feuding...
Russian electoral hijack: British MPs furious at government
British lawmakers on Tuesday slammed the government for failing to look into any Russian meddling into UK politics, particularly the divisive 2016 Brexit referendum,...
Report affirms Russian election interference in Britain
Russia has weaponized information as part of a broad and long-running effort to interfere in the British political system and sow discord, and those...
China under Xi regime: Harder and more ideological than ever before
Axiomatically, China under Xi Jinping has, politically, socially and economically undergone a colossal metamorphosis. Xi in order to cement and perpetuate his rule over...
Debunking 13 myths about China
China’s polity and society is shrouded in a cobweb of myths. Several countries with whom China has trade surplus suffer from an understanding deficit....
UK-China ties worsen after suspension of extradition treaty with Hong Kong
Britain on Monday risked worsening strained ties with China, as it suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in protest at a controversial new...
Vaccine trials ‘produce immune response’, give hope against COVID-19
Two coronavirus vaccine candidates have proven safe for humans and produced strong immune reactions among patients involved in two separate clinical trials, doctors said...
The China-Iran deal: Not about business but strategic communication
Hobbled by harsh US sanctions and a global economic downturn, Iran has discovered a new opportunity: hot air that carries messages to its opponents....
CPEC, digital connectivity and Pakistan-China ties
The 820-kilometer-long fiber optic cable project at a cost of $46 million stretches from China’s western Xinjiang region and enters Pakistan through Khunjerab border...
In Russia, anti-Kremlin protests reach fever pitch
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Russia's Far East in a rare show of defiance against the Kremlin to protest...