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Blood Spills As China-Taiwan Tensions Escalate; PLA Expels Filipino Vessel From Contested Waters

The tensions between China and Taiwan continue unabated. The latest such incident off the coast of Kinmen resulted in the deaths of Chinese fishermen...

An Unprecedented 50% Of US Aircraft Carrier Fleet To ‘Roar’ In “China Zone”; Beats Previous Record Of 3 Carriers

Amid burgeoning tensions in the Indo-Pacific region, military analysts anticipate that the United States could send nearly half of its aircraft carriers into the...

China’s Naval Stealth Fighter – J-35 – Stationed On Liaoning Aircraft Carrier Spotted; Experts Call It A Dummy

On February 13, 2024, images began circulating on social media, suggesting significant developments in China's J-35 carrier-capable fighter program. The photos depict what appears...

Murky Contracts Give China ‘Unrestricted Access’ To Minerals-Rich Afghanistan; Afghan Drug Lords ‘Dance’ With Dragon

By Vaishali Basu Sharma In an analysis published in the Foreign Policy Magazine, columnist Lynne O’Donnell explains “How an Afghan Drug Kingpin Became Beijing’s Man...

Saudi Air Force Selects Chinese Wing Loong-10B Recon-Strike Drone As UAVs ‘Rock’ Global Conflicts

The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) will acquire the Wing Loong-10B (WL-10B) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV). The drone was displayed at the World...