Police say explosion at Mindanao State University gymnasium in Marawi could be revenge by pro-Islamic State militants Philippine forces were on high alert after a bomb killed four people and wounded many more during a Catholic mass in a university gymnasium in the south of the country, an attack the authorities called Islamist terrorism.… Continue reading Bombing of Catholic mass in southern Philippines leaves four dead
TAIPEI—A last-minute effort by Taiwan’s opposition parties to combine forces in a coming presidential election has crumbled in spectacular fashion, increasing the likelihood that the island democracy will continue as a central flashpoint in ties between the U.S. and China. Taiwan’s main opposition Nationalist Party, also known as the Kuomintang, struck a surprise deal last… Continue reading China’s Best Hope for the Taiwan Presidential Election Just Fell Apart
In these times of large scale warfare in various parts of the world, the grim situation in Myanmar, in which hundreds of thousands of people have been rendered homeless in the past two-and-a-half years, thousands of political and civil society leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, have been incarcerated on false or flimsy charges, and… Continue reading China’s backing of Myanmar’s Junta against pro-democracy groups is backfiring even as the Rohingya issue is back in focus
In a move driven ostensibly by security concerns due to a rise in terrorist attacks, Pakistan on 1 November launched a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, mostly Afghan refugees, resulting in a mass exodus. Pakistani authorities said that sweeps by security personnel were conducted in the port city of Karachi, the garrison city of Rawalpindi, and… Continue reading Exodus of Afghan refugees | Pakistan is using poor and vulnerable Afghans as pawns against the Taliban regime
China’s newest solar-energy manufacturers include a dairy farmer and a toy maker. The new entrants are examples of a green-energy spending binge in China that is fueling the country’s rapid build-out of renewable energy while also creating a glut of solar components that is rippling through the industry and stymying attempts to build such manufacturing… Continue reading China’s Spending on Green Energy Is Causing a Global Glut
On Tuesday, Anthony Albanese made the front page of China’s official English-language state newspaper. So did the Cuban prime minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, the Serbian prime minister, Ana Brnabic, and the South African deputy president, Paul Mashatile. It was a sign of the importance of Albanese’s visit, but also a reminder that it’s not of… Continue reading Anthony Albanese’s China trip is historic – but for Canberra not for Beijing
Since the ascent of Xi Jinping as the General Secretary of the CPC in 2012, President of the PRC (People’s Republic of China) and CMC (Central Military Commission) chairman, he has projected as one of his core focus area of the elimination of corruption and raising the moral righteousness of the leadership and rank and… Continue reading Xi’s failing moral grip on leadership and bureaucracy
The key Chinese armed drone, CH 4 B, deployed with the Royal Air Force Oman (RAFO) has been grounded due to a serious bug in the newly installed computer software programming of the flight control system. The Chinese refused to allow the air force to revert to the older version of the software raising serious… Continue reading Oman air force grounds Chinese drones for serious defects
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due in China this week for a high-stakes visit that should signal the strength and scope of the countries’ “no limits” friendship. Putin will be attending China’s Belt and Road Forum, set for Tuesday and Wednesday, as Beijing marks the 10th anniversary of its initiative to build infrastructure stretching from… Continue reading China’s Belt and Road Forum to illuminate scope of Russia ties
It seems Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region (IMAR) is the new target of Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s Sinicization program as it deceitfully embarks on ‘Inculcating Chinese Nationality Common Identity’ among six million ethnic population of IMAR. Mongolian language programs/sculptures/books/art forms are being gradually ‘eliminated’ from public space with wide ranging prohibitions/restrictions placed on their production, circulation… Continue reading Is IMAR being subjected to ‘cultural genocide’?
