China’s Djibouti base upgrades should boost its monitoring reach
China has made upgrades to its military base at Djibouti that should significantly enhance its ability to monitor military activity across the Middle East and Africa, a report by a…
Building Guardrails for AI Before Crisis Takes Over
The accelerating integration of artificial intelligence into military command structures is creating a strategic problem that neither Washington nor Beijing can afford to treat as a purely technological question. An…
Russia says new US sanctions, if signed by Trump, would make Ukraine peace deal harder
The Kremlin said on Thursday that further U.S. sanctions against Russia would make it harder to reach a peace deal in Ukraine. – On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives…
Iran considers memorandum with US valid, wants to return to peaceful solution — MFA
Iran considers the Islamabad Memorandum previously concluded with the US to remain in force and is willing to return to a diplomatic path for resolving the conflict with Washington, Iranian…
China urges US and Iran to return to MoU as Araghchi visits Beijing
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Beijing for talks with his counterpart, Wang Yi, as China pressed both Washington and Tehran to step back from further confrontation. –…
China defence minister urges nations to curb regressive historical trends
Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun urged nations on Wednesday to avoid provocative acts and curb the resurgence of regressive historical trends in remarks likely to be taken as veiled criticism…
China Opposes US Weapon Deployment in Space and Warns Against Arms Race
MFA Spokesperson’s response to U.S. deployment of weapons in space: China stands for peaceful use of the outer space and keeping it safe, and opposes any arms race in outer…
US has weapons deployed in orbit, Space Force says
The United States has weapons deployed in space, the US Space Force said on Monday, confirming the presence of such capabilities in orbit for the first time. – “The US…
North Korea’s Kim vows to expand ties with Russia, backs victory in ‘sacred war’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would “expand and deepen” joint work with Russia in a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday.…
China’s new tech, national security exit rules take effect
China tightened travel curbs on Tuesday as new exit-and-entry rules took effect, barring citizens deemed a potential threat to national technology security from leaving the country. – Chinese are generally…