Russia on Thursday launched weeklong war games involving forces from China and other nations in a show of growing defense cooperation between Moscow and Beijing as they both face tensions with the U.S. The maneuvers are also intended to demonstrate that Moscow has sufficient military might for massive drills even as
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China military drills are significant escalation: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that China's military exercises aimed at Taiwan, including missiles fired into Japan's exclusive economic zone, represent a "significant escalation" and that he has urged Beijing to back down. China launched the drills following a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan
China fires missiles around Taiwan
China conducted "precision missile strikes" Thursday in the Taiwan Strait and in the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades. China earlier announced that military exercises by its navy, air force and other
No survivors found in China Eastern plane crash
Officials say China Eastern plane crashed with 132 aboard
A China Eastern Boeing 737 with 132 people on board crashed in the southern province of Guangxi on Monday, officials said. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement the crash occurred near the city of Wuzhou in Tengcounty. The flight was traveling from Kunming in the western province
Biden warns Xi against China backing Russia’s war in Ukraine
US President Joe Biden laid out to Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday the "consequences" of any backing for Russia in its war against Ukraine, the White House said, as Beijing showed no sign of joining Western condemnation of the invasion. The comments came during a nearly two-hour phone call between
Gu blows away Olympic rivals in freeski halfpipe qualifiers
Californian-born Chines sensation Eileen Gu topped qualification for the women's freeski halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, as she aims for her third medal of the Games. Gu, who has already bagged one gold and one silver in the Chinese capital, set the standard in qualifying with a first-run score of
Will the US be forced to co-operate?
The US and China are meeting at least after a few months of hostility. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Chinese Politburo member Yang Ji talked in Zurich hoping for a possible Sino-American summit. While the US is defensive and hoping it satisfies the domestic audience, the Chinese sound
