Beijing made it known for the first time on Wednesday ( Sep 25 ) that China had successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM ) into the Pacific Ocean, which is likely to raise international concern about the country’s nuclear arsenal. The ICBM, carrying a dummy warhead, was launchedContinue Reading
The PLA Rocket Force, which oversees the government’s standard and nuclear weapons, has been tasked with modernising China’s nuclear troops to deter innovations such as improved United States missile defences, better security capabilities, and strengthened alliances. Alexander Neill, a security analyst in Singapore, said that despite the release of validatedContinue Reading
Beijing claims almost all of the South China Sea as it is depicted in its so-called nine-dash column, but it has never fully defined what it means. This statement contradicts the sea says of Malaysia, Vietnam, and other Southeast Asian countries.
It would be impossible for China to work from Ream from a defense and military standpoint, according to Dr. Abdul Rahman of the Lowy Institute, from a position of authority in regional waters like the South China Sea or the Strait of Malacca.
” China has already built a number of military installations in the South China Sea, the majority of which were constructed using synthetic territories. These foundations, serving as local launchpads, may play a far more important role than the Ream marine base”, he said.
” Furthermore, the Ream naval base is just 30 miles from a grouping of Taiwanese military services. China conducting military operations there would not make sense because it could endanger sensitive information or make the Asian able to obstruct or prevent its ships.
According to Dr. Abuza from the National War College, China’s wider goal in using the bottom in Ream is to stop the formation of a unified local entrance against its regional states in the South China Sea.
” China’s presence that allows it to focus on Vietnam, which has overlapping states with Beijing in the contested waters”, he explained. ” Moreover, it reinforces China’s supremacy over Cambodia, making the country extremely reliant on Beijing- not just economically, but physically as well”.
China is Cambodia’s largest bilateral donation, merchant, trader, and trading partner, according to an ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute working papers published in March 2023.
With a diplomatic free trade agreement that became effective at the beginning of 2022, China strengthened its place as one of Cambodia’s essential trading partners. The pact eliminates tariffs on 97 % of Cambodian exports to China and 97 % of Chinese exports to China.
Over the past five decades, Cambodia’s exports to China had grown at an annual charge of 10.2 per share, rising from US$ 1 billion in 2017 to US$ 1.63 billion in 2022, according to state data.
China has also greatly invested in Cambodia’s system, including airports, streets, and private improvements such as hotels and casinos.
Data strong Seasia Stats reports that Cambodia is the fourth-largest victim of Foreign aid in Southeast Asia, receiving US$ 17.7 billion by 2024, behind Indonesia, Vietnam and Laos. This includes monetary assistance, financial projects, and building initiatives.
Experts are divided on whether growing defense ties between China and Cambodia may cause conflicts in the area. Some believe so- mainly with Vietnam, and to a lesser degree, Thailand.
Dr. Abdul Rahman noted that given the ongoing conflicts in the South China Sea, Hanoi may be particularly concerned that China is using Cambodia as a proper tool to impose pressure on its southwestern border.
” Taiwanese leaders view the construction of air defense services at Ream as a significant security threat, especially if it is managed by China,” Ream authorities said. Any applied air surveillance radar could help Chinese military personnel follow Asian aircraft as they travel through southern Vietnam, according to Dr. Abdul Rahman.
China could finally pose a danger to Vietnam from both the north and the south, combined with the prospect of Chinese naval vessels operating from Ream.
While it remains unclear if the attack was politically determined, it happened on Sep 18- the celebration of the 1931″ Mukden event” or” Chinese incident”, which is known in China as a time of national disgrace. Chinese military used an blast on a railroad that day as a pretext toContinue Reading
A 5.9 scale earthquake struck a remote area further north in the Pacific Ocean, which caused no immediate reports of damage. A wave of 50cm reached Hachijo area, one of the Izu archipelago, about 40 days after the disaster, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. No harm from the stormContinue Reading
After admitting to using a pair of soft chow chows in China to be stained black and white, angry internet users have taken to the streets.  ,
Some visitors to the zoo even expressed wonder and pleasure over the “panda puppies.”  ,
The Shanwei city park, which is located in southeastern Guangdong province of China, is just the latest in a long series of Chinese parks that have received public acclaim and criticism over their attempts to treat pets as wild animals.  ,
Some internet users had been making concerns for a while that the animals on display were actually penguins, given that they looked and behaved like dogs when they were spotted panting and wagging their tails in some movies.  ,
A park member acknowledged that the “pandas” were actually breakfast chows that were bleached black and white in response to the intense investigation.  ,
” You can see by our label we are’ Odd Wildlife and Cute Pets Paradise,'” the agent told a tv crew from the Sichuan Observer, a native Chinese internet outlet, on Sep 16.  ,
These are chang breakfast dogs being painted as panda, the consultant said.” These are chang breakfast dogs being one of our specialties.”  ,
The admission more shook the Chinese internet, with some commentators on the saga and sharing photos and videos of their encounters with the animals.
On a Weibo post that has been shared more than 300 days, a journalist wrote,” The panting and barking gave them away.” Another Weibo users shared their experiences visiting the park, and criticised the company’s decision to confuse readers. When do regulations governing animal protection come into play, wrote another user.  ,
On Douyin, jokes and humorous clips were shared as the discussion persisted.  ,
A female user named Lin Yuyi who visited the zoo on Friday ( Sep 20 ) shared a video in which she was seen excitedly stroking one of the chow chows through the bars of their enclosure. In her videos, the dogs ‘ long, wagging tail were spotted.  ,
BEIJING: China’s national security ministry said on Monday ( Sep 23 ) a Taiwan military-backed hacking group called Anonymous 64 has been carrying out cyberattacks against targets in China, urging people to report “anti-propaganda sabotage”. Taiwan’s military government denied the claims, saying China was the true disturber of the harmonyContinue Reading
Yoko Kamikawa, the country’s foreign minister, plans to meet with her Taiwanese counterpart in New York while they are both on a trip to the US, according to NHK, the common journalist. Chinese media reported that the child was a 10-year-old Chinese national life in Shenzhen, while Beijing’s foreign governmentContinue Reading
Tokyo: According to local media reports from Monday ( Sep 23 ), six people have died as a result of heavy rains that caused floods and landslides on a Japanese peninsula that is recovering from an earthquake. Six people have died, according to a fire department official, and five areContinue Reading
A road in Wajima, one of the hardest hit by the massive New Year’s Day earthquake, was captured on film on public journalist NHK, which showed an entire road submerged in the street. As of Sunday morning, one man had been killed, three were missing and two were seriously damagedContinue Reading