• China creates new Information Support Force, scraps Strategic Support Force in ‘major’ shakeup

    A PLA spokesman said the Information Support Force "is a brand-new strategic arm of the PLA and a key underpinning of coordinated development and application of the network information system," which would seem to indicate a sharp focus on networks.

  • Hong Kong, China and a footballing dilemma

    Beijing's increasing influence has led to speculation that Hong Kong's days of an independent football scene are numbered.

  • Blinken to Pressure China on Russian Military Support

    State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters on Tuesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise U.S. concerns about Beijing’s military assistance to Russia during an upcoming meeting in China later this month. "What we have seen over the past months is that there have been materials moving from China to Russia that Russia

  • Germany Arrests Three People, Accused of Spying For China

    Three people suspected of spying for China and arranging to transfer information on technology with potential military uses were arrested.

  • Three German citizens arrested on suspicion of spying for China

    Prosecutors say trio are accused of passing on technical military knowledge and export of a laser without permissionsThree German citizens, a married couple from Düsseldorf and a man from Bad Homburg, have been arrested on suspicion of spying on behalf of China, prosecutors have said, in the second high-profile alleged espionage case reported in the country in days.The three are accused of passing on technical military knowhow to Chinese authorities in return for money. The head of Germany’s...

    • Time

    Germany Arrests Three People Suspected of Spying for China

    They are alleged to have been involved in transferring research on advanced machine parts for ship engines to China's secret service.

  • At G7, Blinken seeks European support for pressure on China

    The United States urged European powers to increase pressure on China at a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Italy on Thursday, as Washington accuses Beijing of helping Russia's military expansion. The Americans hope in particular that European nations will pressure China to reduce military support for Russia, at a time

    • WNYC

    Newshour, Germany summons Russian ambassador over spy allegations

    Germany summons Russian ambassador over arrest of two men suspected of spying for Moscow. We’ll ask if Russian espionage activities are spreading across Europe. Also in the programme, Washington reimposes partial sanctions on Venezuela; the animals in David Bowie’s music, but should nature get the royalties?(Photo: Exterior of Russian embassy in Berlin; Credit: Shutterstock)

  • Aussie mining 'under assault' from China: US ambassador

    Australian and American efforts on climate change and clean energy are “under assault” from China, a leading diplomat says. “The commodities you manage are not only the basis for our economies – our future national security, and the health of the planet, depends on them as well,” United States ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy said […]

  • US Secretary of State arrives in China with warning over support of Russia

    Chinese media reported that Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, arrived in Shanghai today. According to reports by Chinese media released today, Blinken is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart and possibly with President Xi Jinping during this trip. Media reports stated that earlier, the US State Department announced that Mr. Blinken would […]

  • Antony Blinken arrives in China with warning for Beijing over support of Russia

    US secretary of state to hold talks with Chinese counterpart and most likely with President Xi JinpingAntony Blinken has landed in China amid a worsening rift between the world’s two most powerful countries that threatens to overshadow otherwise improving relations.The US secretary of state arrives with a warning that the US and its European allies are no longer prepared to tolerate China’s sale of weapon components and dual-use products to Russia, which are helping Vladimir Putin rebuild and...

  • AfD politician’s aide arrested on suspicion of spying for China

    Man worked as assistant to Maximilian Krah, top candidate in European parliament elections, say prosecutorsA close adviser to a leading member of Germany’s far-right populist Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD) has been arrested on suspicion on spying for China in the latest high-profile espionage case to have come to light.The man, identified by prosecutors as Jian G, was accused of “an especially severe instance” of espionage, prosecutors said, following his arrest in the early hours of...