Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — China’s President Xi Jinxing visited southern Africa both to build upon booming business relations and improve cozy political ties between the People’s Republic and key regional states. Beijing is already the African continent’s top trade partner with $222 billion in commerce; moreover China is weaving […]
Special to WorldTribune.com China-North Korea relations, once described by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to be “as close as lips to teeth,” has been strained recently as Beijing moves closer to South Korea while Kim Jong-Un is said to largely ignore Chinese delegations visiting North Korea. Now, Kim is sending his hand-picked all girl band […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has released a recording in Mandarin Chinese that urges Muslims to “take up weapons to fight.” The propaganda song was posted online by ISIL’s foreign-language media unit, Al Hayat Media Center, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks terror propaganda. In 2014, ISIL leader Abu […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Satellite images show China will soon quadruple the number of airstrips it has on islands in the disputed South China Sea. Currently, China has a 2.4-kilometer (1.49-mile) long runway on Woody Island in the Paracel chain. Recent satellite photos show an airstrip more than 3 kilometers (10,000 feet) long is near completion […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Parris H. Chang Chairman Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Nov. 7 summoned President Ma Ying-jeou of the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan to a meeting in Singapore. The international media has hailed the meeting historic, as it brought together the leaders of the PRC and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com China’s government is now saying it not only wasn’t responsible for the cyberattack on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and has arrested at least one of the hackers who carried out the attack. The claim was made by state-run Xinhua news agency in a report on Dec. 2. The report […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The South China Morning Post may recover financially, but is likely to ramp up its pro-Beijing tilt and slide further from press freedom after the venerable newspaper was bought out by Internet tycoon Jack Ma, analysts said. Established in 1903, the paper was praised by international readers for its perspective on China […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, EastAsiaIntel.com President Park Geun-Hye is pursuing a fight-talk strategy. On Monday, South Korean gunners staged a live-fire exercise in waters well within hearing range of North Korea’s southwestern coast. Next, North and South Korean negotiators were planning to meet at Panmunjom. The contrast between military drills and diplomacy suggests […]
Special to WorldTribune.com U.S. President Barack Obama on Nov. 18 called on China to stop its land reclamation and military buildup in the South China Sea. “We agree on the need for bold steps to lower tensions, including pledging to halt further reclamation, new construction, and militarization of disputed areas in the South China Sea,” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, EastAsiaIntel.com This week’s Asia edition of Time magazine features the cover line, “What It Takes to Forgive a Killer.” Thinking the editors had had time to do a cover on the massacres in Paris, I discovered cloying, patronizing interviews with friends and relatives of the nine African-Americans shot and […]