POLITICS
The European Union has challenged China's longstanding claims of neutrality in the Ukraine war, accusing Beijing of training Russian soldiers on Chinese territory who later went on to fight against Ukrainian forces. Kaja Kallas, the European Union's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, on June 15 criticized China
Japanese Warship Sails Through Taiwan Strait, Heads to South China Sea For Joint Drills
According to Reuters, on Friday, April 17 the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer Inazuma...
France And UK Lead Push For European Maritime Security Plan In Strait Of Hormuz
France and the United Kingdom are accelerating efforts to promote a European-led initiative focused on...
China Deploys Floating Barrier At Scarborough Shoal, Raising Tensions With Philippines
Satellite imagery and on-site photos show that China is deploying multiple vessels and a floating barrier...
Pentagon Launches ‘Cognitive Warfare’ Initiative Targeting the CCP
According to a report by veteran national security journalist Bill Gertz in The Washington Times on April...
China’s Temple Closures and Armed Presence Stir Fears of Expanding Religious Control
Multiple reports circulating on Chinese social media in recent days describe an unusual wave of temple...
Sun Weidong’s Abrupt Sacking Draws Scrutiny Amid Political Reshuffle in Beijing
The sudden removal of Sun Weidong, China’s vice foreign minister, has drawn widespread attention after...
Beijing’s Reported Arms Transfers to Iran Draw Israeli Attention to Taiwan
Xi Jinping’s government, which has long projected an image of strategic neutrality, is now being publicly...
Japan Joins US-Philippines Military Drills in South China Sea
Japan will take part in the latest round of U.S.-Philippines military drills in the South China Sea from...
US Says Iran Maritime Blockade Fully Implemented as Trade Routes Severed
According to a CNN report on April 15, the U.S. Central Command stated that a blockade of Iranian ports...