China warns top US general off ‘arbitrary provocations’

WASHINGTON: The senior Chinese army officer warned their US counterpart on Thursday (Jul 7) that any “arbitrary provocations” would be fulfilled with a “firm counterstrike” by China, but added that the 2 sides should improve dialogue and regulates risks. The world’s two largest economies are in loggerheads over a numberContinue Reading

US counterintelligence warns of China stepping up impact operations

WASHINGTON: A US counterintelligence company on Wednesday (Jul 6) warned state and local officials that China is accelerating influence operations targeted at manipulating them directly into pressing the federal government to pursue more Beijing-friendly policies. China “understands that will US state plus local leaders have a degree of independence fromContinue Reading

Russia’s Lavrov to visit Hanoi ahead of G20 meeting

HANOI: Russian International Minister Sergei Lavrov will fly to Hanoi on Wednesday (Jul 5) for any two-day visit to Vietnam before heading to a G20 meeting later this week in Philippines, the Vietnamese federal government said. The visit at the invitation of Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son comes asContinue Reading