China

When police learned that a customer had come into close contact with a COVID-19 case, they attempted to lock down an IKEA outlet in Shanghai on Saturday (August 13), which led to tumultuous situations within the store. The business was closed for several hours. Customers can be seen in videos that are circulating on Chinese social media rushing past security …

Following a hiatus caused by COVID-19, Thailand and China have begun their first combined air force exercise in years on Sunday (August 14), according to the military of the kingdom. These drills are the first of their kind in years. Following China’s greatest military drills around Taiwan, which were carried out as a form of retaliation for a visit to …

On Sunday (August 14), a group of lawmakers from the United States arrived in Taiwan for a two-day trip during which they will meet President Tsai Ing-wen. This is the second high-level group to visit Taiwan while there are military concerns between the self-ruled island and China. Beijing, which claims democratically controlled Taiwan as its own territory, has conducted military …

According to a report that was published by a financial news media source on Friday, 21jingji, China may launch a pilot program in six provinces in order to significantly accelerate the disposal of bad loans made by local small and medium-sized banks. The decision was made after a rural banking crisis in the province of Henan in central China and …

A dispute between China and South Korea over a US missile defense shield occurred on Thursday (August 11), threatening to derail efforts by the new government in Seoul to overcome longstanding security divides. After what seemed to be a successful first visit to China by South Korea’s foreign minister last week, a disagreement on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense …

On Sunday (August 7), Chinese and Taiwanese warships engaged in a game of high-seas “cat and mouse” just hours before the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese military exercises that were launched in response to a visit to Taiwan by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi’s trip to the island, which is …

On Saturday (August 6), United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of taking “irresponsible steps” by cutting off key communication channels with Washington. He also stated that China’s actions regarding Taiwan demonstrated a shift away from prioritizing peaceful resolution in favor of the use of force. His comments came at a time when Chinese aircraft and warships were …

On Saturday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated that the unpredictable geopolitical scenario and the aftermath from US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan highlight the importance of the connection between the United States and the Philippines (Aug 6). Pelosi’s visit, according to Marcos, “did not heighten the heat” of a situation that was already dangerous. Marcos made these …

The fact that China has decided to stop having bilateral climate change negotiations with the United States has put a shadow of uncertainty over whether or not the world will be able to muster enough ambition to combat global warming in time to avoid the worst of its effects. The fight against climate change has been a primary focus of …

On Friday, Chinese state media CCTV stated that the country has successfully launched a pilot reusable spacecraft using its Long March-2F carrier rocket. According to CCTV, the unidentified spacecraft that was launched from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center will return to a planned landing site after operating in orbit for some time in order to provide technical validations for reuses. …