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05/04/2024 03:06:18 pm

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Tech for war

China's Rising Military Strength Drives up Defense Spending in Asia and US: Experts

Fears over China's growing military strength -- along with the country's creeping seizure of contested territories in the South China Sea -- is driving an increase in military spending in Asia and the United States.

Freedom of Navigation

US, India Mull Joint Patrols in South China Sea

The United States and India are considering cooperative naval operations. According to US defense official, the operations may include joint patrols in disputed waters in the South China Sea, a move that is likely to antagonize China.

Compromise?

Talks to Deploy US Missile Defense System in South Korea may Force China to Compromise on Sanctions Against Pyongyang: Experts

North Korea's defiant launch of a space rocket last Sunday has dramatically altered the security situation in East Asia, according to experts, and could force China to veer toward a compromise on the US-proposed sanctions against its impoverished traditional ally.

Missile killer

China Protests US-South Korea THAAD Plans Following Pyongyang's Rocket Launch

Pyongyang could not have planned a scenario better calculated to drive the wedge deeper between Beijing and the US and its allies when it launched its space rocket on the eve of the Lunar New Year.

Bracing for Scrutiny

China Braces for US National Security Review of Syngenta Bid

The state-owned China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) has started preparations for a US national security review of its plans to buy Swiss seeds and pesticide maker Syngenta after the chairman of the US House Committee on Agriculture said he would track the progress of the takeover bid.

More Pressure

Obama Calls Xi as North Korea Rocket Launch Looms

US President Barack Obama called China's President Xi Jinping on Friday to urge Beijing to pile more pressure on North Korea as new evidence indicates that Pyongyang's planned rocket launch could be just days away.

China, US Hacking

Report: US Accuses Chinese Soldiers of Stealing Top Secret Info on US Warplanes

The United States government has implicated two Chinese soldiers in a case involving the theft of top secret information on the design of the F-35 jet fighter and other US military aircraft, according to a Canadian news agency.

China Warns U.S. From Interfering After a Call to Release Rights Lawyers

China Warns U.S. Against Interfering After Call for Release of Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyers

China reacted on Thursday, Jan. 14, after the United States called for the release of arrested human rights lawyers, cautioning the U.S. to stop interfering in its internal affairs.

Pivot to the West

As Ties With China Turn Frosty, Vietnam Mulls Future With US

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) begins the process of choosing the party's new leaders during its 12th National Congress on Wednesday in Hanoi.

South China Sea Dispute

China to US: Stop Fuelling South China Sea Tensions

The Chinese government has urged world powers, which includes the United States, to avoid meddling with the dispute over the South China Sea and leave governments in the region to resolve the issue.

Subi Reef

US, Chinese Sailors Strike Friendship on Troubled Seas

Despite rhetoric from Beijing and Washington on the South China Sea dispute, the situation on the ground tells a different story.

The blilateral dinner hosted by Xi Jinping is joined by Barack Obama in Zhongnanhai.

Xi Jinping and Barack Obama Set Aside Differences

The world's two great leaders from the U.S. and China had a summit meeting on setting aside their differences to resolve terrorism and climate change issues.

Li Rongxing,

U.S. Authorities Seek American-Chinese Professor Who Disappeared to China

U.S. authorities are currently searching for a former university professor, who disappeared in China. He is suspected by federal authorities of leaking American state and commercial secrets to the Chinese government.

Xi Xiaoxing,

U.S. Prosecutors Drop Charges Against American-Chinese Physicist Accused of Espionage

Federal prosecutors announced on Friday that they are dropping all charges against an American-Chinese physicis university professor accused of stealing American patented technology. The U.S. government claims that it has received additional information, which merits the dismissal of the case.

U.S. Government to Punish Chinese Hackers Before President Xi Jinping's State Visit

United States President Obama Plans Punish Chinese Hackers Ahead of President Xi's Visit

U.S. President Barack Obama is planning to punish alleged Chinese hackers who have been stealing American government and commercial secrets. Analysts believe that sanctions may be imposed against them by next week before Obama meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington later this month.

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