Tag: China

On December 1, China accepted Bilal Karimi as the first Taliban ambassador to China, marking the first country to do so as the two seek to strengthen political and economic ties. Chinese Director-General of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hong Lei called the meeting "an important step in...

China has accused the American Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords of "illegally" entering the disputed waters of the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, claiming that the move "infringes China’s sovereignty and safety, disrupts regional peace and stability and violates international law and the basic...

Update (2248 EST): USCENTCOm has confirmed that the Houthis launched two ballistic missiles from Yemen at the USS Mason. The missiles fell short by 10 nautical miles and the crew of both the tanker and the Mason or safe. https://twitter.com/centcom/status/1728982985238843665?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA As this publication reported earlier today, a coalition warship was “engaged”...

At approximately 2300 EST on November 21st, 2023, more than 3,000 patients flooded the pediatric ward in a hospital in Tianjin, China. These patients were experiencing pneumonia-like symptoms as local media reported a “influenza outbreak.” By 0100 EST on November 22nd, 2023, the number of patients tripled, surpassing 9,000 as...

On Tuesday, footage was posted to the Chinese social media app Weibo showing a PLAN Type 071 landing ship billowing out black smoke from various parts of the vessel. https://twitter.com/AlexandruC4/status/1727051376210104644 By the time the footage hit X, a whirlwind of rumors began claiming that the ship was on fire, however, what...

Japanese marine forces conducted a simulated amphibious assault on an island beach near the East China Sea, aiming to repel potential invaders from  Japanese territory. The training was held on an island deemed vulnerable to Chinese invasion in yet another practice run preparing for potential attacks. Combined arms exercises are...