Hong Kong, December 9 (ANI): It seems Japan can do nothing but annoy China at the moment. Whatever the field – whether it is diplomatic, cultural, trade or military – Beijing is finding something to criticise or complain about in connection to Japan. Ironically, for a country that proudly maintains that it never interferes in…
Hong Kong, November 19 (ANI): After Fujian was commissioned on November 5, China now operates a fleet of three aircraft carriers. This makes the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) the world’s second-largest operator of carriers. Nonetheless, this figure still falls someway behind the eleven carriers operated by the USA. Advertisement The US Navy (USN) has…
Hong Kong, October 1 (ANI): Conventional wisdom has long said that signs of a Chinese military build-up – such as deploying masses of troops, assets and vessels to areas near the coast opposite Taiwan – would be impossible to hide. However, what if China could stealthily make such preparations and conduct a sudden strike against…
Hong Kong, September 23 (ANI): Images of Chairman Xi Jinping, dressed in a grey Mao suit, officiating at China’s spectacular military parade through Beijing on 3 September, were carefully orchestrated. The idea was to present to China and to the world a powerful leader in control of his nation’s destiny. Constructing his political legacy, Xi…
Hong Kong, July 15 (ANI): China views space as a critical military domain, just as it does the land, sea and air. While China’s space program is a source of national pride, its authoritarian leader Chairman Xi Jinping aims to displace the USA as the leading space power. This explains the enormous investment Beijing is…
Hong Kong, June 17 (ANI): China purports to be a neutral and responsible force for good on the international stage, but its allegiances are as parochial as those of any other nation. This is demonstrated by its unstinting support for friends like Pakistan and Iran as they do battle with India and Israel, respectively. As…
In an interview with ANI, Kugelman pointed out the change in the Trump administration’s foreign policy and recalled how the administration during the 2019 crisis engaged between India and Pakistan. Washington, DC [US], May 9 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance’s statement on tensions between India and Pakistan demonstrates Trump administration’s broad view of foreign…
China operates one of the world’s most expansive espionage networks, using state agencies, civilians, and proxy organizations to conduct global intelligence operations. Recent incidents across Europe, the US, and Asia highlight increasing concerns over Beijing’s surveillance, cyber activities, and foreign interference. Hong Kong, May 6 (ANI): China is a police state, a nation whose people…
As tensions escalate over Taiwan, China’s growing underwater warfare capabilities–from sea mines and submarines to sabotage of seabed cables–are raising alarms globally. With stealth minelaying tactics and gray-zone activities, Beijing is developing tools that offer plausible deniability while threatening regional stability. Hong Kong, April 29 (ANI): The oil tanker exploded with a ferocious roar, sprouting…
Almost everywhere one looks, China is ramping up pressure against neighbours and would-be adversaries. This is happening diplomatically, economically and militarily, even as Chairman Xi Jinping rapidly builds up the combat capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and prepares China for a drawn-out ‘struggle’. New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Almost everywhere one looks,…
