Hague tribunal rules against China in South China Sea claim
"In a landmark ruling on Tuesday, an arbitral tribunal concluded that there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within the sea areas falling within its 'nine-dash line.'...
View ArticlePhilippines regime refuses China regime’s proposal for South China Sea talks
"The Foreign Ministry has announced that it has turned down China's proposal to kickstart bilateral talks on their South China Sea dispute, due to Beijing's pre-conditions of not discussing the...
View ArticleChinese official: Prepare for a “people’s war at sea”
"Since the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague ruled against China's nine-dash line in the South China Sea, there has been a marked increase in rumblings of the unimaginable: War in the Pacific...
View ArticleChina’s Jade Rabbit moon rover mission ends after 31 months
"China's Jade Rabbit lunar rover, which won a large following on social media, has been retired after a record 31 months of collecting data from the moon's surface, state media reported Wednesday. The...
View ArticleChina: Lawyer sentenced to seven years in third subversion show trial this week
"A Chinese lawyer was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday in the third in a series of subversion trials demonstrating the ruling Communist Party's determination to silence independent human...
View ArticleChina: US destroyer drops anchor in Qingdao
"Despite the tensions in the South China Sea, military-to-military exchange between China and the United States sails on unabated. The USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer,...
View ArticleChina isn’t the only one who flaunts court rulings
"Ever since an international tribunal in the Hague ruled against China last July in a dispute over ownership of islands in the South China Sea, the U.S. mainstream press has lambasted China for...
View ArticleChina: First quantum satellite allegedly heralds era of “hack free”...
"China has launched the very first quantum satellite developed by a team of Chinese and Austrian scientists. The rocket took to the heavens from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in north west China....
View ArticleHong Kong: Three activists sentenced over peaceful protests
"On August 15, 2016, a Hong Kong court sentenced three student leaders in violation of their rights to peaceful expression and assembly, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. Alex Chow was given a three...
View ArticleChinese ships, planes conduct war games in Sea of Japan
"Chinese planes and ships held war games in the Sea of Japan last week, the military said, during which Beijing displayed its latest-generation frigate at a time of bitter territorial disputes with...
View ArticleChina: Regime unveils 2020 Mars rover concept
"China has unveiled illustrations of a Mars probe and rover it aims to send to the Red Planet at the end of the decade in a mission that faces 'unprecedented' challenges, state media said on Wednesday....
View ArticleKyrgyzstan: Chinese embassy hit by suspected suicide car bomb
"A suspected suicide car bomber rammed the gates of the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Tuesday, killing the attacker and wounding at least three other people, officials said. An...
View ArticleChina: Regime launches Tiangong 2 space station
"China has launched its second space station in a sign of the growing sophistication of its military-backed program that intends to send a mission to Mars in the coming years. The Tiangong 2 was...
View ArticleChina’s Heavenly Palace to make an uncontrolled return from the heavens
"China says its first space station, launched in 2011, will return to Earth sometime during the second half of 2017. Chinese space officials cannot say exactly when, or where the Tiangong-1 laboratory...
View ArticleEast China Sea: Japanese scramble jets as Chinese fleet flies near disputed...
"Japan scrambled fighter jets Sunday after China flew a fleet of aircraft near contested islands in the East China Sea. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that the jets were sent up...
View ArticlePhilippines: Duterte ending joint US military drills; foreign secretary disputes
"Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said upcoming joint U.S.-Philippine military exercises would be the last between the two countries, but one diplomat in the Southeast Asian nation said the comment...
View ArticleChina: Official sentenced to death for taking “huge amount of bribes”
"A former Chinese provincial Communist Party boss was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve Sunday as part of the country's ongoing crackdown on corruption at all levels. The Anyang City...
View ArticleChina: Protests outside defense ministry at army cuts
"More than 1,000 protesters have walked and chanted in front of China's defence ministry, in the latest apparent demonstration by soldiers as the world's largest standing military modernises and...
View ArticleDid ancient Greeks help build China’s terracotta army?
"Greek sculptors may have helped carve the famous terracotta warriors that have for more than 2,000 years watched over the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor. Historians and archeologists...
View ArticleChina’s longest space mission launches
"China's Shenzhou 11 'heavenly vessel' launched Monday (7:30 p.m. Sunday ET) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. The launch was shown on state broadcaster CCTV. This is China'a...
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