In first, Pentagon reveals China’s dangerous night-time intercept of B-52 ‘within 10 feet’

In first, Pentagon reveals China’s dangerous night-time intercept of B-52 ‘within 10 feet’

FPI / November 3, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct China flew one of its fighter jets dangerously close to a U.S. B-52 bomber last week, American military officials said. The disclosure of the Oct. 24 incident, in which the Chinese jet flew “within 10 feet” of the U.S. bomber was the first time the U.S. military revealed a […]

CEO Tim Cook, Tsinghua University and Apple’s ‘symbiotic’ bond with China

CEO Tim Cook, Tsinghua University and Apple’s ‘symbiotic’ bond with China

FPI / November 1, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct Tech behemoth Apple is known for altering its policies to avoid running afoul of censors in communist China. What are the implications? Apple has censored products and apps in Hong Kong and Taiwan that were opposed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Some of Apple’s iCloud data is parked […]

Qatar’s overlooked role in the ongoing ‘Clash of Civilizations’

Qatar’s overlooked role in the ongoing ‘Clash of Civilizations’

Special to WorldTribune, October 30, 2023 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford Qatar is in the news because of its role in negotiating for the release of hostages seized in the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel by Hamas. The negotiations failed. Qatar is a master of disguises. But beneath the sheep’s clothing of diplomacy lurks […]

Died suddenly … in the Chinese Communist Party

Died suddenly … in the Chinese Communist Party

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2023 Even before the “Wuhan Virus” made life dangerous everywhere, Communist leader Xi Jinping had been purging leaders who analysts say posed a threat to his power. Some lost power and others disappeared or flat out died for reasons best not disputed. In 2007, Li Keqiang was being touted […]

Down and out in Shandong: Tsingtao beer sales plummet after urinating worker video goes viral

Down and out in Shandong: Tsingtao beer sales plummet after urinating worker video goes viral

by WorldTribune Staff, October 25, 2023 “I’ve always said the beer here is like horse pee. Turns out I was wrong,” a Chinese social media user posted after a video of a worker appearing to urinate into a tank at a Tsingtao beer plant in Shandong (no joke) province went viral. So, having Dylan Mulvaney […]

‘Death to America’? China smiles at Iran’s mantra

‘Death to America’? China smiles at Iran’s mantra

Special to WorldTribune, October 23, 2023 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” were chanted in Iranian cities after Hamas Islamic jihadists from Gaza slaughtered, raped, and kidnapped over 1,300 Jews in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Iranians were seen dancing and celebrating the brutal killings of innocents. But, […]

From beautiful Geneva campus, UN Rights Council presides over far-flung, horrific abuses

From beautiful Geneva campus, UN Rights Council presides over far-flung, horrific abuses

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, October 20, 2023 Over the past year human rights abuses in places ranging from Afghanistan to Ukraine, and to Myanmar/Burma, Xinjiang China, the Middle East, to name a few sordid cases, have splashed across the headlines. Just in the past month, ethnic cleansing of Christian Armenians from Muslim […]

Arkansas is first state to order Chinese company to get off its land

Arkansas is first state to order Chinese company to get off its land

by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2023 The state of Arkansas has ordered a Chinese state-owned company to vacate approximately 160 acres of land it owns in Craighead County. Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Tuesday that the land’s owner failed to report foreign ownership within the time allowed by law. Act 636 of 2023 banned […]

China lights global fires for which America is unprepared

China lights global fires for which America is unprepared

FPI / October 18, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China does not yet have three aircraft carriers but with its massive military-industrial complex and informal alliances with Russia, North Korea and Iran, it is already starting to exercise its ability to foment wars and instability around the globe at a level for which the United […]

It’s only words? Growing concerns voiced as East Asian security debated at UN

It’s only words? Growing concerns voiced as East Asian security debated at UN

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, October 6, 2023 A wide swath of Asian security issues was discussed and deliberated upon during the recent UN General debate. Predictably, China and Korea dominated concerns though other concerns such as the South China Sea were largely overlooked. Speaking at the start of the 78th Assembly, President […]

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