On May 20 Russia’s second-largest financial institution, VTB, and the Bank of China signed an Agreement on Cooperation so they could “bypass the dollar and pay each other in domestic currencies.” This was followed by a May 21 announcement of
A flurry of mysterious debris has startled residents in China’s northeastern province of Heilongjiang, where residents are reporting seeing unidentified flying objects and some even sharing photographs on social media of the strange debris. The Weather Channel reports that Chinese
Chinese Communist Party officials forcibly removed over a thousand Christian worshipers from their church because the building was “disturbingly eye-catching.” China has responded to the fast-growing Christian population in Zhejiang province by destroying churches in bunches. The latest victims are
SHANGHAI (AP) — China signed a landmark deal Wednesday to buy Russian natural gas worth about $400 billion, giving a boost to diplomatically isolated President Vladimir Putin and expanding Moscow’s ties with Asia. Price negotiations on the 30-year deal continued
In what appears to be an effort to undermine the United States sanctions against Russia, China indicated to its state-owned Xinhua news agency that the government will agree during Russian President Putin’s May 20-21st visit to Shanghai to invest $18.46
In what appears to be an effort to undermine the United States sanctions against Russia, China indicated to its state-owned Xinhua news agency that it agreed during Russian President Putin’s May 20-21st visit to Shanghai to invest $18.46 billion in
BEIJING, May 20 (UPI) — China has banned government computers from running Windows 8, which is a reaction to Microsoft ceasing support for its popular operating system Windows XP. Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency, reports that an online statement by
On May 19 Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Chang Wanquan (pictured) told Vietnamese Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh that Chinese “oil drilling in Chinese territory” is China’s right, and Vietnam needs to “face up to reality.” According to Xinhua,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. charges China’s People’s Liberation Army with cyber espionage China brags about it’s growing military power and influence China’s military can now destroy every U.S. satellite Massive floods in Balkans uncovering landmines from 1990s
Back from the brink of death, the San Diego Opera has announced a 2015 season after reversal of a decision by the opera’s board to shut down the company just two months ago. Productions announced include La Boheme, as well
On Monday, The United States pinned five Chinese military officers wanted for cyber espionage, onto the FBI’s most wanted list. China called upon newly minted US Ambassador to China Max Baucus on Tuesday, demanding an explanation for the accusations. The former Senator
The head of NASA, Charles Bolden, denied implications by Russian space program administrators that the nation could deny the United States access to the International Space Station and shut it down. No partner in the international venture is “indispensable,” Bolden
As far as I can tell, this UK Guardian piece on the bold climate-change leadership of North Korea is not meant as satire. And really, there’s nothing funny about this. The Norks really do present the ultimate extension of everything
Monday night on Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” host Bill O’Reilly in his “Talking Points Memo” segment took on the so-called climate change issue with regards to China’s contribution to it. O’Reilly said, “China is driving pollution on the
NBC News reports that on Monday, China suddenly reversed course and barred cooperation with the U.S. on cybersecurity. Only a month ago China had agreed to cooperate with the U.S., but when the U.S. Department of Justice charged five Chinese
The Justice Department and FBI announced Monday criminal charges against five officers of the Chinese military who the United States is alleging are hackers that have committed cyber crimes to steal the trade secrets of American companies including Westinghouse Electric
The Epoch Times has compiled a series of images from Chinese social media which individuals online are claiming to be images of military equipment near the Vietnamese border, including “troops, tanks, trucks, artillery, and armored personnel carriers of China’s military.”
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down with Chinese state-media organization Xinhua to discuss the Kremlin’s diplomatic efforts towards China. Putin was in high spirits. The former KGB operative expressed a willingness to secure an even closer-knit partnership with
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia and China are close to finishing a deal concerning Russian natural gas exports to China. It would be a major victory for Putin, who is in the middle of a crisis with Ukraine
The inconvenient truth President Obama denies about climate change is that China’s refusal to cooperate in international efforts to address the problem makes U.S. efforts to slow its pace futile. Moreover, his policies severely handicap America’s ability to mitigate its consequences.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Boko Haram attacks Chinese camp as summit takes place in Paris Terrorist car bomb kills 5 in northeast Nigeria China imposes economic sanctions on Vietnam Boko Haram attacks Chinese camp as summit takes place
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is preparing to announce first-of-its-kind criminal charges Monday against Chinese military officials in an international cyber-espionage case, a government official said. Attorney General Eric Holder and other federal law enforcement officials were expected to
Most scientists will tell you that race has no biological basis–it is, in academic-speak, a “social construct.” But a new book by distinguished journalist Nicholas Wade challenges that assumption, concluding that race is real and human social behaviour is subject
Late Friday, Boko Haram Islamist insurgents reportedly attacked a Chinese-owned camp in Cameroon. Chinese news agency Xinhua reported ten Chinese nationals unaccounted for and one injured. According to CNN, a Cameroonian soldier was killed during the attack. The attack took place in
For weeks, I have been wrestling with the question: Should America and the West take on Boko Haram or not. Now, France–not the United States–has convened a meeting of five western African states in Paris. American, British, and other European
