Special to WorldTribune.com The Chinese alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize has gone to “a war-monger … and a sadist who delights in the misery of the people,” said one critic of the award. But China defended the honor it bestowed on 91-year-old Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, saying that “ever since Robert Mugabe was sworn […]
Special to WorldTribune.com China on Oct. 15 said that it would be an infringement of Beijing’s sovereignty if the United States follows through with plans to sail warships near artificial islands in the South China Sea. The Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington recently published satellite images of the artificial islands that show […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, EastAsiaIntel.com President Xi Jinping has shocked even pro-establishment academics and businessmen by openly calling on officials to “attain the goal of Communism.” Xi’s exhortation came in the form of an address he made earlier this year to county-level cadres who were attending courses at the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) […]
Special to WorldTribune.com China has detained four Japanese nationals, one a defector from North Korea, on charges of spying for the Japan government. Tokyo has vehemently denied the charges which threaten to undermine the recent cooling of tensions between China and Japan that has included discussions on a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Geostrategy-Direct China has launched a new cyber warfare unit tasked with targeting Southeast Asian nations and solidifying Beijing’s political and military dominance in the South China Sea. The new cyber unit of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was identified as Unit 78020 and is based in Kunming, in Yunnan Province, according to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com China warned against any “provocative actions” in what it claims as its territorial waters a day after the Pentagon said it was considering sending warships close to China’s man-made islands in the South China Sea. A U.S. defense official on Oct. 8 said that American ships would navigate within 12-nautical-mile zones around […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Pentagon officials are planning to send U.S. warships near artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea if the White House approves, officials told the Navy Times. A U.S. defense official said that the U.S. ships would navigate within 12-nautical-mile zones around the artificial islands in the Spratly chain that China claims […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, EastAsiaIntel.com SEOUL — The Trans-Pacific Partnership carries implications far beyond the commercial benefits that President Obama and others claim would result from it. Arguments pro and con in terms of the advantages and disadvantages for each of the 12 countries that have signed on to TPP are sure to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The cost of cyber attacks reached one half trillion dollars globally last year with no end in sight, said former CIA analyst Jack Caravelli at a conference in Switzerland. An underground growth industry driven by the expanding ranks of amateur and professional hackers steal government secrets and sensitive corporate information, he said. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Facebook has been blocked in China since 2009. And now Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s request for an honorary Chinese name for his unborn daughter has been blocked by China’s president. At an exclusive White House soiree on Sept. 25, Zuckerberg was shot down when he asked President Xi Jinping to give him guidance […]