BEIJING (Reuters) – More than 3,000 Chinese nationals have been evacuated from Vietnam, state news agency Xinhua said on Sunday, following deadly rioting that stemmed from an outpouring of rage over Chinese oil drilling in a disputed area of the
The Chinese official Xinhua News Agency published an incendiary article this morning titled: “Geithner Charges White House With Telling Him To Lie, But Fallout Muted.” Over the last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping is reported to have fired 183,000 Communist
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China blames U.S. as anti-China violence grows in Vietnam U.S. asks Vietnam to permit additional Navy ship visits Japan moves toward reinterpreting its pacifist constitution Palestinian commemorate founding of Israel as ‘Nakba Day’ Lebanon
Judicial Watch believes it has found compelling evidence to suggest United States Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has uncomfortably close ties to the Chinese government. The watchdog group’s lead was uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Nebraska GOP Senate nominee Ben Sasse may not see himself as an establishment slayer, but Nebraska’s primary voters may have given him a dominating 27-point victory on Tuesday to send a message to the Washington Republican establishment. At the beginning
On May 13th, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said, “China practices international relations on the basis of equality.” This comment came during In touch with Maduro, Maduro’s television show. According to Xinhuanet, Maduro said his country’s relationship with China “touched all aspects
On May 13th, CNN quoted the Beijing Times as saying China is considering the construction of “a high speed rail line that would start in northern China, go up through Russia and connect through Canada to America.” According to CNN,
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A 1,000-strong mob stormed a Taiwanese steel mill in Vietnam and hunted down Chinese workers, killing one, attacking scores more and then setting the complex alight, Taiwanese and Vietnamese authorities said Thursday, further inflaming tensions between
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com In a new escalation, China builds airstrip on Philippines reef Thousands of violent Vietnamese protesters torch Chinese businesses Cyberwar between China and Vietnam may be breaking out In a new escalation, China builds airstrip
On May 13th China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying accused the U.S. “provocative actions” in the South China Sea. According to Xinhuanet.com, Hua also said: “There is indeed a country taking provocative actions in the South China Sea, but this country
The Center for Naval Analyses has released a report warning that climate change is a threat that, “much like terrorism or cyber-attacks,” is not limited by political boundaries and requires similar attention. The study also attributes major political events to
On Tuesday, thirteen Democrats on the California State Assembly Health Committee voted down a bill that would have outlawed the practice of sex selection through abortion. The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (AB 2336) ran into opposition by all of the Democrats on the
The Philippines lodged a formal complaint with China Wednesday accusing it of moving building materials onto a disputed strip of the South Johnson Reef, a move perceived as yet another act of belligerence by China in heavily disputed territory. The
One Bay Area woman’s extraordinary journey of perseverance and love has transformed the face of China’s orphanages Berkeley filmmaker and screenwriter Jenny Bowen’s non-profit organization, Half the Sky is now training every welfare worker and administrator in China to nurture
More than 700 families of forced laborers that toiled for Japan during World War II are suing the corporations responsible en masse, seeking millions in redress, a public apology, and a monument to those forced into labor by Japan in
The Chinese government arrested Xiang Nanfu, a “senior reporter” on the New York-based website Boxun.com, for publishing stories about the government that “seriously harm the country’s image,” according to Xinhua. Xiang is accused of writing stories of police brutality, government
On August 13th, Norway’s Major General Kristin Lund will become the first woman to command a UN peacekeeping force. According to BBC News, Lund told the Associated Press that she was “looking forward to the challenges of her new job.”
Paraguay’s presidential palace is in desperate need of refurbishing. Architects are warning that much of the palace is already greatly deteriorated thanks to a termite infestation, and several wings of the lavish estate are also endangered by the presence of
A senior official on the Australian team searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 believes most of the promising “pings” discovered in recent weeks may not be related to the missing plane’s black boxes. Australian naval Commander James Lybrand says
On Monday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer took on the backlash from Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) remarks from Sunday that he was not a believer in the so-called anthropogenic global warming phenomenon. Krauthammer
Shortly after the last polls closed across India Monday concluding the longest and biggest democratic election ever held, India’s six largest national polling outfits all released preliminary exit polls pointing to a huge win for India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Saudi farmers kiss their camels in defiance of MERS warnings Afghan Taliban launches last spring/summer offensive against Nato Summit of Asian nations splits on China Saudi farmers kiss their camels in defiance of MERS
China is stepping up counter-terrorism efforts in Beijing, instituting armed patrols and requiring those who buy gasoline to explain their intentions and register with police. The registration of gasoline purchasers is intended to dissuade those purchasers from using gasoline as
Sometimes big geopolitical news gets tucked away in a mere clause. We can see this phenomenon in, for example, a recent AFP story on the Nigerian terror-kidnaping: “World powers, including the United States and China, have joined in the search
An influential Chinese journalist has been locked up on charges of leaking state secrets. Gao Yu, who was also imprisoned for over six years following the 1989 Tiananmen square protests, has been thrown in jail again stemming from reports from
