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China’s telecom, education, healthcare open to FDI

by Jeff Pao August 21, 2024August 24, 2024

China has decided to open up its telecommunication, education and healthcare service sectors for foreign investors after suffering from a sharp decline in foreign direct investment (FDI).  An executive meeting of the State Council, presided over by Chinese Premier Li Qiang, on Monday reviewed and approved four documents that are aimed at helping the country […]

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Taiwan tests next-generation armed drone

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Europe plans to have its own internet satellites

by Gabriel Honrada February 17, 2022February 22, 2022
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Biden to rewrite Trump’s China investment blacklist

by AT Contributor June 3, 2021June 3, 2021
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Biden abandons friend in need in Saudi Arabia

by Stephen Bryen April 3, 2021April 6, 2021
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US desperately needs an air defense fresh start

by Stephen Bryen February 3, 2021February 5, 2021
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China’s new deal with Pakistan has India in mind

by Salman Rafi Sheikh December 29, 2020January 4, 2021
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Japan to build ships to carry Aegis defense system

by AT Contributor December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
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New jets give India an edge as China threat looms

by Sumit Sharma September 10, 2020September 14, 2020
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US ends sensitive defense exports to HK: Pompeo

by AT Contributor June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
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Taiwan beefs up on US arms aimed at China

by Frank Chen June 1, 2020June 3, 2020
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Iran’s military satellite likely a failure

by Stephen Bryen April 24, 2020April 27, 2020
China is locked in a conundrum with the United States over trade. Illustration: iStock.
Posted inAnalysis

US-China decoupling: a reality check

by David P. Goldman April 14, 2020April 16, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Greece aims to outflank Turkey in Mediterranean

by John Hadoulis and Hélène Colliopoulou February 12, 2020February 18, 2020
U.S. dollar surgesat a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009.  REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo
Posted inMiddle East

White House freezes Lebanon aid: official

by AT Contributor November 20, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, United States, World

Blunders eroded US military edge in Pacific

by Ankur Tanwar September 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China, Northeast Asia, United States

Blunders eroded US military edge in Pacific

by Grant Newsham September 18, 2019February 18, 2020
A Chinese J-15 fighter jet lands on the deck of the Liaoning aircraft carrier during military drills. Photo: AFP
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Chinese fighter jets struggle to target buyers

by Richard A. Bitzinger July 17, 2019February 18, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks with US national security adviser John Bolton, after their meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Posted inIsrael, Middle East, United States

The pointlessness of a US-Israeli defense treaty

by Efraim Inbar July 15, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Paris clashes tarnish Macron’s military parade

by Daphné Benoit July 15, 2019February 18, 2020
Russia's 3M22 Zircon anti-ship hypersonic missile. Screen grab: Military Technology Zone/ YouTube
Posted inWorld

Hypersonics: next big thing or next big fad?

by Richard A. Bitzinger July 9, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNortheast Asia, South Korea

S Korean naval shipbuilding: full speed ahead

by Richard A. Bitzinger July 1, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAustralia, Oceania

Australia to build port expressly for US Marines

by James Broadbent June 24, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Russia is still the weakest great power

by Richard A. Bitzinger June 14, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Taiwan

Isolation hurts Taiwan’s highly professional military

by Grant Newsham May 9, 2019February 18, 2020
A Russian S-300 air defense system launches a missile. Photo: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov
Posted inChina, Northeast Asia

US flags threat to Taiwan from PLA missiles

by Asia Times staff May 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Russian award puts Modi in hot water

by MK Bhadrakumar April 14, 2019February 18, 2020
Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is at the cutting-edge of US naval power. Photo: US Navy
Posted inBeijing, China, Russia, United States, World

Maritime race at crossroads of 21st century

by Adeel Abbas Mangi April 11, 2019February 18, 2020
India finalized the acquisition of Russia’s S-400 air defense missile system earlier in October. Photo: Sputnik/Igor Zarembo
Posted inChina, Russia, World

Key Russian missiles ‘damaged en route to China’

by Stephen Bryen March 27, 2019February 18, 2020
India is well placed politically, geographically and economically to be an effective counterbalance to China's expansionist policies in South Asia. The author says that an Indian Marshall Plan would help countries in the region resist Beijing's hegemonic ambitions.Image: iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia

The idea of an ‘undivided India’

by Prakash Katoch March 19, 2019February 18, 2020

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