Shoigu says Russia supports China’s position on Taiwan
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Moscow continues to support Beijing over Taiwan. – China and Russia have forged close ties in recent…
Are China’s J-20A stealth fighters now updated with high-thrust WS-15 engines?
Beijing has released footage of flight tests of an upgraded J-20A stealth fighter, with signs that the jets have been equipped with long-awaited high-thrust WS-15 engines and better avionics. –…
China’s Xi Jinping, UK’s Kier Starmer agree to deepen economic ties
The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in the first trip of its kind by a British leader in eight years.…
Britain’s Starmer arrives in China as Western alliances face strain
Keir Starmer began the first visit to China by a British Prime Minister since 2018 on Wednesday, seeking to strengthen political and business ties with Beijing as relations between Western…
Xi hails ‘great significance’ of China-India ties
Ties between China and India are of great significance for maintaining and promoting world peace and prosperity, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said. – Conveying his greetings to President Droupadi…
The GIUK Gap and the Limits of Strategic Control
In the cold reaches of the North Atlantic, the Greenland–Iceland–United Kingdom Gap has never been merely a stretch of water. It is the narrow maritime throat through which Russia’s Northern…
France wants NATO exercise in Greenland and is ‘ready to contribute,’ presidency says
France called on Wednesday for NATO to hold an exercise in Greenland and said it was “ready to contribute,” as US President Donald Trump’s push to take the Danish autonomous…
Determined to grab Greenland, Trump faces tough reception in Davos
Trump is likely to ramp up his push to acquire Greenland when he descends on Davos on Wednesday, facing down European opposition to his plans in the biggest fraying of…
Trump leaks private message from NATO chief
US President Donald Trump has shared what he claimed was a private message from NATO chief Mark Rutte praising his work in global hotspots and pledging to help resolve the…
China’s military ‘monitors’ US vessels transiting the Taiwan Strait
China’s military said it had followed and monitored the transit of guided-missile destroyer USS Finn and oceanographic survey ship USNS Mary Sears through the Taiwan Strait on January 16 and…