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U.S. aircraft carriers return to South China Sea amid rising tensions
For the second time in two weeks, the United States has deployed two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy said on Friday, as China and the United States accuse each other of stoking tensions in the region.
China warns UK: 'Dumping' Huawei will cost you
China warned British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday that his decision to ban Huawei from the 5G network would cost Britain dearly in investment, casting the move as the result of politicised pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.
China's CanSino in talks for COVID-19 vaccine Phase III trial overseas
Chinese vaccine developer CanSino Biologics is in talks with Russia, Brazil, Chile and Saudi Arabia to launch a Phase III trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its co-founder said on Saturday.
Russia's Putin, China's Xi agree to boost economic cooperation
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to boost economic cooperation, including in energy and civilian aircraft manufacturing, the Kremlin said on Wednesday after they talked by phone.
Russia won’t let India-China border row undermine good relations
China and India’s current impasse poses a huge political challenge for Russia, which has established long-term strategic ties with both countries. By staying out of the border tensions and not lending support to either side, Russia can pursue its interests of forging diversified political contacts amid intensifying cold war rhetoric.
A New Superpower Competition Between Beijing and Washington: China’s Nuclear Buildup (Published 2020)
The Trump administration is portraying the small but increasingly potent Chinese arsenal — still only one-fifth the size of the United States’ or Russia’s — as the big new threat.
Britain should side with U.S. over Huawei, former PM Blair says
Britain will ultimately have to side with the United States in a decision on allowing China's Huawei Technologies a role in its 5G network, former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday.
China dismisses Indian media reports it lost 40 soldiers in border fighting
‘I can tell you responsibly that it is false information,’ foreign ministry spokesman says.
People are forging coronavirus tests to return to China from Russia
China’s embassy in Russia said it is investigating the people who forged fake coronavirus tests to board a plane.
China’s Ice Pathfinder satellite sends back first pictures of Arctic
Tiny probe is first of 24 that Beijing plans to use to create a polar observation satellite constellation.
India says to join June 23 trilateral meeting with Russia, China
India will take part in a trilateral meeting with Russia and China next week, India's foreign ministry said on Thursday, days after Indian and Chinese troops clashed on a remote Himalayan border, leaving at least 20 people dead.
China boosts its nuclear arsenal as world’s stockpile shrinks
China, India and Pakistan are modernising their weapons while Russia and the US shed old nuclear arms, according to peace institute.
Russia accuses scientist of treason for passing secrets to China: lawyer
State prosecutors have charged a prominent Russian scientist with treason after accusing him of passing state secrets to China, his lawyer said on Monday, adding that his client could serve up to 20 years in prison if found guilty.
Special Report: How China got shipments of Venezuelan oil despite U.S. sanctions
Last year, China replaced the United States as the No. 1 importer of oil from Venezuela, yet another front in the heated rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
EU says China behind 'huge wave' of Covid-19 disinformation
Brussels shifts position by accusing Beijing for first time of running false campaigns
Alibaba taps international influencers to sell more globally
For years, Chinese e-commerce exporters have been learning the ins and outs of ad placement on Facebook, Instagram and other mainstream social media platforms to reach customers around the world. But they recently spotted a new way to grab people’s attention, one that has never felt more familiar. Video influencers. Shopping via videos is currently […]
US security officials 'considered return to nuclear testing' after 28-year hiatus
Discussion held this month as way to press Russia and China into agreeing arms control deal, officials say
Covid-19 Virus Mutation?: China's New Cluster Raises Concern
Chinese doctors are seeing the coronavirus manifest differently among patients in its new cluster of cases in the northeast region compared to the original outbreak in Wuhan, suggesting that the pathogen may be changing in unknown ways and complicating efforts to stamp it out.
Coronavirus tests China’s friendship with Russia
Moscow and Beijing have become increasingly close in recent years, but border closures and imported cases have ‘cast a shadow’ over their relationship.
U.S. imposes new rules on exports to China to keep them from its military
The United States said on Monday it will impose new restrictions on exports to China to keep semiconductor production equipment and other technology away from Beijing's military.