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‘Dual Containment’ of Moscow, Beijing is ‘Mission: Impossible’ for Washington, Taiwan Expert Says

‘Dual Containment’ of Moscow, Beijing is ‘Mission: Impossible’ for Washington, Taiwan Expert Says

© Seaman Riley McDowell Fantine Gardinier All materials Although the US has identified “great power competition” with Russia and China as its new strategic orientation, Washington has struggled to build…

Chinese spy fridges are making the new Cold War even chillier

Chinese spy fridges are making the new Cold War even chillier

Home appliances could be used to keep tabs on Western citizens through their China-made microchips, a Washington think tank warns By Timur Fomenko, a political analyst  ©  Peter Cade / Getty Images…

Clash with China around the corner – top US general

Clash with China around the corner – top US general

Beijing could make a move on Taiwan in 2025, Mike Minihan has claimed in a memo obtained by NBC US soldiers participate in a joint military drill with South Korea…

The world is calling you out America– Fatal Memphis police beating heralds ‘culmination of racial conflicts’ as US presidential election nears

The world is calling you out America– Fatal Memphis police beating heralds ‘culmination of racial conflicts’ as US presidential election nears

Protesters block traffic as they rally against the fatal police assault of Tyre Nichols, in Memphis, Tennessee on January 27,2023. Photo:AFP Demonstrators participate in a protest against the police killing…

US move lays bare perils of its hegemonic behavior at WTO

US move lays bare perils of its hegemonic behavior at WTO

Illustration: Chen Xia/GTWashington announced on Friday that it had lodged appeals against a series of WTO rulings that found various US behaviors breached global trade rules, including tariffs on steel…

US ‘Not Prepared’ for War With China, Claims Think Tank Funded by Arms Industry

US ‘Not Prepared’ for War With China, Claims Think Tank Funded by Arms Industry

© AP Photo / Francisco Seco Subscribe International India Africa Wyatt Reed All materials Surprise! One of the military-industrial complex’s favorite think tanks is once again calling to ramp up…

Philippine President Rules Out Reopening Former US Military Bases in Country

Philippine President Rules Out Reopening Former US Military Bases in Country

© AFP 2023 / ROBERT GONZAGA Subscribe International India Africa MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Junior has ruled out the possibility of reopening former US naval base Subic…

Ruble and yuan dominate Russia-China trade – Lavrov

Ruble and yuan dominate Russia-China trade – Lavrov

Moscow and Beijing are trying to rely less on Western financial instruments as their relationship grows stronger, Russia’s foreign minister says ©  Getty Images / alexsl Half of the trade turnover…

China Successfully Tests Ultra-High-Speed Maglev Trains That ‘Fly on the Ground’

China Successfully Tests Ultra-High-Speed Maglev Trains That ‘Fly on the Ground’

© AP Photo / Anonymous Subscribe International India Africa China has successfully carried out a systematic test on a cutting-edge transportation system involving an ultra-high-speed maglev train running in a…

PLA aircraft carrier Shandong holds confrontational drills in South China Sea amid US carrier strike group’s entry of region

PLA aircraft carrier Shandong holds confrontational drills in South China Sea amid US carrier strike group’s entry of region

By Liu Xuanzun and Guo Yuandan The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s aircraft carrier Shandong conducts realistic combat-oriented exercises in the South China Sea in the early autumn of 2022. Photo: Screenshot from…

Japan risks turning itself into ‘Ukraine of Asia’ if it follows US’ strategic line

Japan risks turning itself into ‘Ukraine of Asia’ if it follows US’ strategic line

Illustration: Liu Rui/GTJapan is increasingly trying to justify its ongoing militarization under the pretext of the so-called external threats. Looking around the region, it is Japan that is pushing the…

China Successfully Orbits 14 Satellites Atop Long March-2D Rocket

China Successfully Orbits 14 Satellites Atop Long March-2D Rocket

© STR BEIJING (Sputnik) – China successfully orbited 14 research satellites atop a Long March-2D carrier rocket, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said on Sunday. The launch…

War game instigates US intervention in possible Taiwan Straits conflict

War game instigates US intervention in possible Taiwan Straits conflict

By Liu Xuanzun The amphibious dock landing ships Wuzhishan (Hull 987), Kunlunshan (Hull 998) and Changbaishan (Hull 989) attached to a landing ship flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern…

CSIS war game stirs up tension, helps US war machine seek more funding

CSIS war game stirs up tension, helps US war machine seek more funding

US hypocrisy Illustration: Liu Rui/GTThe US military-industrial complex, for a long time, has been obsessed with selling weapons through fearmongering of war or even inciting real ones.  The Center for…

Pakistani Naval Chief: China-Pakistan Joint Drills Strengthen Ties Between Two Navies

Pakistani Naval Chief: China-Pakistan Joint Drills Strengthen Ties Between Two Navies

© Photo The Pakistan Navy plans to host the AMAN-23 multinational maritime exercise in February 2023, with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, having taken part in previous editions,…

China Extends Aggressive Gold Buying With Another 30 Tons Purchase In December

China Extends Aggressive Gold Buying With Another 30 Tons Purchase In December

BY TYLER DURDEN One week ago, in his latest – and arguably most important note of 2022 – Credit Suisse repo guru Zoltan Pozsar discussed the two key anchors of the Bretton…

Chinese Army Conducts Military Drills in Taiwanese Waters, Airspace

Chinese Army Conducts Military Drills in Taiwanese Waters, Airspace

© China Military Online BEIJING (Sputnik) – China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held military exercises on Sunday in Taiwanese waters and airspace in order to test the combat effectiveness of…

China Using ‘Petroyuan’ in Oil Imports May Lead to New World Energy Order

China Using ‘Petroyuan’ in Oil Imports May Lead to New World Energy Order

CC0 / / Oleg Burunov All materialsWrite to the author December saw Chinese President Xi Jinping meet the leaders of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council nations. Xi said at…

Russian-Turkish partnership in the area of another Turkish-Syrian crisis

Russian-Turkish partnership in the area of another Turkish-Syrian crisis

Author: Alexandr Svaranc In today’s geopolitical dynamics, Russia and Turkey maintain a relevant regional presence in strategically important regions of the Near and Middle East, where the interests of the two…

China’s 2nd aircraft carrier Shandong carries out realistic combat-oriented training in South China Sea

China’s 2nd aircraft carrier Shandong carries out realistic combat-oriented training in South China Sea

By Global Times  Photo: Screenshot of CCTV reportChina’s second aircraft carrier, the Shandong, recently conducted realistic combat-oriented training in the South China Sea, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Wednesday. The…

Hawks in Congress may drag the US into conflict over Taiwan

Hawks in Congress may drag the US into conflict over Taiwan

Even if the Biden administration would like to hold back on provoking China, American legislators keep testing Beijing’s red lines By Timur Fomenko, a political analyst  A soldier looks through binoculars…

China setting new world energy order – FT

China setting new world energy order – FT

Beijing’s cooperation with the Gulf states marks the emergence of the petroyuan, Credit Suisse told the outlet © AFP / Fred Dufour The global energy order is being reshaped as deepening energy…

Russia’s Sberbank Plans to Open Office in China in 2023

Russia’s Sberbank Plans to Open Office in China in 2023

© Sputnik / Mikhail Voskresensky / Go to the mediabank MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, plans to launch a branch office in China by the end of 2023,…

‘All US policies in West Asia failing, its hegemony ending’

‘All US policies in West Asia failing, its hegemony ending’

All US policies in West Asia are failing and its hegemony is ending, says an author, describing US foreign policy as a means to serve the interest of the arms…

Russia to double yuan share in rainy day fund – Finance Ministry

Russia to double yuan share in rainy day fund – Finance Ministry

The key national reserve no longer holds British pounds or Japanese yen © Getty Images / alexsl The maximum share of Russia’s National Wealth Fund (NWF) that can be held in Chinese…

Chinese Media Says Washington ‘in No Position’ to Lecture Beijing How to Deal With Moscow

Chinese Media Says Washington ‘in No Position’ to Lecture Beijing How to Deal With Moscow

© Sputnik / Alexey Nikolskij / Go to the mediabank Oleg Burunov All materialsWrite to the author On Saturday, Chinese President Xi Jinping underscored that relations between Moscow and Beijing…

Russia to replenish rainy-day fund in yuan – Finance Ministry

Russia to replenish rainy-day fund in yuan – Finance Ministry

The National Wealth Fund, which accumulates revenue from the country’s energy exports, has been growing this year © Getty Images / Bloomberg Creative Russia’s Finance Ministry intends to replenish the National Wealth…

China to roll out first national ‘digital asset’ marketplace – media

China to roll out first national ‘digital asset’ marketplace – media

The state-backed NFT platform will reportedly be built on a blockchain © Getty Images / piranka China is preparing to launch its first state-backed non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace as it continues to…

Iran & Russia fast-track new corridor beyond West’s intervention

Iran & Russia fast-track new corridor beyond West’s intervention

A ship is passing through a gate on the Volga-Don Shipping Canal. (Via Bloomberg) Russia and Iran are building a new transcontinental trade route that is beyond the reach of…

Kim Jong Un’s Sister Says Everyone Will Soon See What North Korean Missiles Can Do

Kim Jong Un’s Sister Says Everyone Will Soon See What North Korean Missiles Can Do

© AP Photo / Wong Maye-E SEOUL (Sputnik) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister and deputy director of a department of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Committee, Kim…