Russia's Gazprom Neft to use Chinese Yuan for jet fuel sales in China amid US threat to block Russia's use of the dollar
OIL
14 Feb 2022 | 11:34 UTC
Russian oil company Gazprom Neft 's jet fuel subsidiary Gazpromneft-Aero said Feb. 14 that it has switched to the yuan in settlements for...
Argentina to send military team to China to discuss arms deal
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 08:47 UTC
Purchasing Chinese-built JF-17 Thunder-Block III aircraft was first discussed in 2015 but it was all halted under Macri
The Government of Argentina is planning to send a military team to China...
How to lose the next war: Ignore the supply chain
BY JAMES FOGGO, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 01/25/22 08:30 AM EST 204
The Biden administration faces innumerable challenges, both foreign and domestic. As the drums of war beat on the border of Ukraine, the administration has decided to remove the...
U.S., Japan, South Korea urge North Korea to cease 'unlawful activities'
Foreign ministers release joint statement in Hawaii
on February 13, 2022 22:19 JST
HONOLULU (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Japanese and South Korean counterparts Saturday in Hawaii to discuss the...
Russia claims violation of its territorial waters by US Navy submarine
Feburary. 13 2022
Russia's Defense Ministry says it summoned a military attache at the US Embassy in Moscow to protest what it called a violation of its territorial waters by a US Navy submarine.
The ministry said on...
US warns of ‘crippling’ sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine: Live
Warning comes after a phone call between President Putin and his US counterpart Biden ended with no breakthrough.
By Virginia Pietromarchi
Published On 13 Feb 202213 Feb 2022
US State Department official Derek Chollet has...
Female militia from Chinese coastal villages protecting China's coastlines
China has tens of millions reserve forces who train regularly for real combat experienece, if a war broke out, China can have millions of fresh well trained soliders answering the draft the very next day. Different...
1st Time Since Cold War – China’s Stupendous Rise As A Naval Power Alarms That West, Threatens US Dominance — New Report
BySakshi Tiwari
February 2, 2022
A US report claims that China’s PLA Navy (PLAN) has been steadily modernizing since the mid-1990s, and has now become “a powerful military...
The United States, war on two fronts and loss of empire. Empires come and empires go, but never willingly.
William Briggs
February 13, 2022
Defence Minister Peter Dutton (left) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinkin are singing from the same anti-China songbook.
The propaganda war against...
China takes nearly 47% of global new ships orders as of early February
China remained the world's largest shipbuilder as of early February, with in hand ship orders reaching 96.85 million deadweight tons (DWT), or 46.9 percent of the world's total. Meanwhile, delivery of the newbuilding is...
Russia’s ‘key’ security demands unmet during Biden-Putin call on Ukraine, Kremlin says
Issued on: 12/02/2022 - 07:25
Kremlin says Russia’s ‘key’ security demands unmet during Biden-Putin call on Ukraine
Russian leader Vladimir Putin told US President Joe Biden that Moscow would review ideas he...
Chinese Support for North Vietnam during the Vietnam War: The Decisive Edge
“Best turn it into a bigger war…I’m afraid you really ought to send more troops to the South…Don’t be afraid of U.S. intervention, at most it’s no worse than having another Korean War. The Chinese army is prepared, and...
China's meritocracy: Selection and election of officials
China has a unique system of selection and election of officials, which Canadian scholar Daniel A. Bell has described as "political meritocracy."
Unlike Western models, China's selection of officials is focused on ability and merit...
India economy: Seven years of Modi in seven charts
By Nikhil Inamdar and Aparna Alluri
BBC News, Delhi
Published22 June 2021
Narendra Modi stormed India's political stage with grand promises - of more jobs, prosperity and less red tape.
His thumping mandate - in 2014 and again in 2019 -...
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: A high-tech lab for China's vision of the future. Future has arrived
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are being held in a "closed-loop" system, where participants and visitors are separated from the public because of Covid-19. It's the perfect environment to push...
India Faces 'Very Significant Challenges', Especially From China, Says White House As It Releases Indo-Pacific Strategy
byPTI-Feb 12, 2022 10:58 AM
PM Modi and American President Joe Biden (Representative Image)
Washington, Feb 12 (PTI) India is beset with significant geopolitical challenges...
China terms US 'master of coercion' after Blinken criticised Beijing for trade sanctions against Australia
ANI | Updated: Feb 11, 2022 22:50 IST
Beijing [China], February 11 (ANI): China has termed the US 'master of coercion' after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Beijing's...
Chinese exports to Britain surge to record £63.5bn, Official figures highlight growing dependence on Beijing
Official figures highlight growing dependence on Beijing
ByLouis Ashworth
11 February 2022 • 6:40pm
Britain became more reliant on China than ever before last year, according to new...