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Manage "the competition with China so that it doesn't turn into a conflict" — that's what US President Joe Biden asked his top diplomats to do at a White House reception a few days before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken set off for Beijing. Blinken's main mission during his two-day visit to China will be to reestablish...
The crew, including China's first civilian astronaut, will overlap briefly with three now aboard the Tiangong station, who will then return to Earth after completing their six-month mission...
For the second year in a row, China is poised to increase its defense budget at a higher rate than its national economy is expected to grow. That is an obvious reason for concern if you are one of the many nations worried about China’s global footprint, but it also raises important questions about the strategic thinking in Beijing...
The Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States earlier this year bore the earmarks of an operation carried out by China's Strategic Support Force (SSF), a little-known hybrid branch of the People's Liberation Army that combines elements of cyber, electronic, space, and psychological warfare, VOA reported...
The Chinese spy balloon that drifted over the United States early this year bore the earmarks of an operation by China's Strategic Support Force (SSF), a little-known hybrid branch of the People's Liberation Army that incorporates elements of cyber, electronic, space and psychological warfare...
China on Sunday announced an increase in its defence spending by 7.2 per cent, while warning of "escalating" threats from abroad. The military budget will outpace its economic growth – a trend expected to continue as the country ramps up its defence capacities, says Dean Cheng, senior advisor to the China...
With the war in Ukraine entering its second year, China is weighing whether to dramatically escalate the conflict by supplying Russia with arms, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said. Blinken told media outlets over the weekend that the Chinese government is considering providing Russia with both...
When it comes to spying on the United State, China truly is in a league of its own. Despite the Chinese spy balloon’s ignominious end on Saturday, China has achieved numerous intelligence coups during the 21st Century, including capturing a Navy EP-3 spy plane along with its cryptologic equipment; planting an...
China's flight of a suspected surveillance balloon over the United States appears to mark a more aggressive - albeit puzzling - espionage tactic than relying on satellites and the theft of industrial and defense secrets, security experts said. Both the United States and China have for decades used surveillance satellites to keep an eye on each other from the air. But China's recent balloons - a White House official said this week's episode was...
The Chinese balloon that the Pentagon said was flying over sensitive US ballistic missile sites might be guided by advanced artificial intelligence technology. William Kim, a specialist in surveillance balloons at the Marathon Initiative think tank in Washington, said they are a valuable means of observation and difficult to shoot down. The US military reported the presence of a Chinese spy balloon over the state of Montana on Thursday, prompting...