Geopolitics

SIPRI's study says China’s nuclear arsenal is growing faster than any other country

China’s nuclear arsenal is growing faster than any other country’s, by about 100 new warheads a year since 2023, said Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in its report. more

Taiwan detects seven sorties of PLA aircraft and eight PLAN vessels around its territory

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on Monday said it detected seven sorties of PLA aircraft and eight PLAN vessels around its territory.

Taiwan detects 34 Chinese military aircraft, eight naval vessels near its territory

Taiwan said it detected 34 Chinese military aircraft, eight naval vessels, and one official ship around its region between 6 a.m. on Friday and 6 a.m. on Saturday, media reports sai ...

US to revoke visas of Chinese students, Beijing calls the move 'unjustified'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced that student visas of Chinese students will be revoked.

Japan, Vietnam to work together to tackle China in nearby water: Reports

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday joined hands to tackle the territorial claims that China makes on the nearby waters, ...

China is growing influence on Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Beijing/Kabul: China is currently working to manage Afghanistan's foreign relations in a bid to help the Taliban-ruled country to escape its current state of isolation on the world st ...

NATO expansion into Asia undermines peace and stability in region, warns China

Beijing: China has warned that NATO's ''continued incursion'' into the East Asia-Pacific and its ''interference'' in internal affairs will ''in ...

Japan strengthens diplomacy to avoid 'losing' Global South to China

Tokyo: With the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima just a month away, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is all set to embark on a multi-country trip in a bid to compete against China ...

China 'hopes and believes' Germany will support its 'peaceful reunification' with Taiwan

Beijing: Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi, in a statement released by the Chinese foreign ministry on Saturday, said China "hopes and believes" that Germany will support its “ ...

Beijing ‘advises’ Philippines to ‘unequivocally oppose’ independence of Taiwan

Beijing: China has “advised” the Philippines to oppose the independence of Taiwan instead of offering the United States access to its military facilities near the Taiwan strai ...