China accelerates Pakistan dam construction, BeiDou milestone: Top news by SCMP
China's manufacturing sector seems to be holding up pretty well, despite those pesky US tariffs that have been causing a bit of a stir. Consumption, on the other hand, has softened a bit, but...
Comparison: Z-10 vs Indian Combat Helicopter
India’s got a shiny new toy in the form of the Prachand combat helicopter, and they're pretty excited about it. The Chinese, however, are not so impressed. According to a Chinese military magazine, the...
China accelerates construction of dams in Pakistan amid Indian water supply threat
China has been all like, "We're totally speeding up work on this super important dam in Pakistan because India is being all threatening about cutting off water supplies." The China Energy Engineering Corporation, which...
Quantum Cryptography System by Chinese Firm: Unhackable Solution
China Telecom Quantum Group recently unveiled what they are calling the world's first commercial cryptography system that can't be hacked, not even by those fancy quantum computers. The company, a state-owned entity from China,...
Erosion of US Soft Power: Trump Ceding Contest to China
In the wild world of international politics, soft power – that fancy term for attracting others without threats or cash, as Joseph Nye once said – used to be America's shining gem and China's...
CATL’s Clean Tech Expansion Drives Growth Ahead of Hong Kong IPO
Contemporary Amperex Technology Company (CATL), the world’s biggest maker of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, is looking to become a top technology provider in China’s green energy sectors as it gets ready to wrap up...
China’s Cultural Rise: International Museum Day and the Quest for Superpower Status
In a small city up in the northwest of China, tourists can now hang out with a sparkly princess from a super old ethnic group at an ancient Buddhist temple. Thanks to some fancy...
Trump Urges China and Walmart to Absorb Tariffs, Not Increase Prices
US President Donald Trump on Saturday ripped into Walmart, saying on social media that the retail giant should eat the additional costs created by his tariffs. As Trump has jacked up import taxes, he...
Enhanced Surveillance Tools in China Target Telegram and VPN Users
The future of policing in China gonna be quite something, folks. Ya know, they're planning to use artificial intelligence surveillance tools to keep an eye on Telegram and VPN users. Not sure why they're...
Beijing’s Flexible Approach in Courting Taiwan Allies: Haiti and St Lucia Attend Summit
Two countries that are keeping it real with Taiwan decided to send delegations to a fancy forum in Beijing last week. This move really showed how mainland China is trying to woo the few...