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China locks on to F-35 fighter jets in high-tech war with US

February 17, 2021February 16, 2021 by Juweihu
The photo shows a runway at Hill Air Force Base in Utah packed with Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets. Photo: US Air Force. Rare-earth minerals are used in the production of one of the world’s most advanced fighter jets.

Beijing could use a rare-earth ban to hit the US defence industry as tech conflict rumbles on

Categories China-US Tension Tags China, F-35 Fighter Jet, News, Rare Earth Minerals, Tech War, United States Leave a comment

Power politics and the race to the Red Planet

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 by Steffi Paladini
The image shows the Red Planet bathed in the glow of sunlight. China aims to win the new space race with missions to Mars.

China, the United States and India are just part of a wider global trend to explore Mars in Space Age 2.0

Categories Mars Mission Tags China, Direct Rival, European Space Agency, NASA, Race to Mars, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

Relations between China and the UK reach breaking point

February 14, 2021February 12, 2021 by Juweihu
The photo shows rolling ads for CGTN near the main clock at London’s Waterloo station. The state-owned Chinese television network had its license revoked in the UK.

Tit-for-tat decision by Beijing to ban the BBC World News after CGTN rebuke increases Sino-British tension

Categories Geopolitics Tags Ban, BBC, CGTN, China, News, United Kingdom, United States Leave a comment

‘Confrontation’ would be a ‘disaster,’ Xi warns Biden

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Big two chat about the challenges facing the US and China as relations remain strained

Categories China-US Relations Tags China, Human Rights, Joe Biden, News, Taiwan, Telephone Talks, United States, Xi Jinping Leave a comment

Covid-19 investigation in China turns into a political circus

February 15, 2021February 11, 2021 by Gordon Watts
The image shows Chinese medical staff in protection suits. The WHO gave its initial findings into the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan this week.

The WHO left the world wanting to know about the forensic evidence surrounding the outbreak in Wuhan

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, China, Covid-19, News, WHO, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Wuhan Outbreak Leave a comment

Controversy surrounds WHO findings into the Covid-19 pandemic

February 11, 2021February 9, 2021 by Juweihu
The image shows a Wuhan resident being tested for Covid-19 in 2020. Beijing is still pushing the theory that the virus could have been transmitted through imported frozen food.

World Health Organisation to pursue ‘frozen food’ theory pushed by China as Wuhan inquiry throws up more questions than answers

Categories Covid-19 Crisis Tags Beijing, China, Covid-19 Pandemic, Frozen Food, News, WHO, Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Virology Leave a comment

China condemns US Navy carrier groups in the South China Sea

December 23, 2021February 9, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The image shows a US Navy carrier strike group at sea. Beijing has denounced drills by the United States Navy in the highly-contentious South China Sea.

Beijing warns that ‘show of force’ by Washington is not conducive to peace and stability in the region

Categories China-US Tension Tags China, Military Risks, Naval Operations, News, South China Sea, United States Leave a comment

China’s Great Firewall crushes Clubhouse and ‘free speech’ debate

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The image shows a Chinese flag imposed on a brick wall to illustrate China’s Great Firewall. Clubhouse managed to breach the censors before the audio app was closed down.

The US app has been blocked by Chinese censors after chatrooms discussed highly-sensitive issues

Categories Cyber Row Tags Censorship, China, Clubhouse, Great Firewall, Hong Kong, News, Tiawan, Xinjiang Detention Camps Leave a comment

Atmosphere between China and the US still thick with suspicion

December 7, 2023February 8, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Biden’s White House has dialed down the rhetoric but Beijing appears in no mood to compromise

Categories Geopolitics Tags China, Joe Biden, News, Trade Tension, United States, Xi Jinping Leave a comment

China is turning to military robots to remake its borders

February 9, 2021February 8, 2021 by Abishur Prakash
The image shows a Chinese flag merging with a production line of robots. Beijing is turning to robots and drones when it comes to disputed borders.

Projects such as the Underwater Great Wall and ‘battlefield robots’ and ‘exoskeleton soldiers’ are in the pipeline

Categories Analysis Tags Borders, China, Drones, India, Indo-Pacific, News, Robots, South China Sea, Underwater Great Wall Leave a comment
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