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China Warns U.S. After Trump Threatens Nigeria Intervention

China Warns U.S. After Trump Threatens Nigeria Intervention

November 4, 2025 11:10 am

China has voiced a strong rebuke of the United States’ recent threat of military action in Nigeria, urging Washington to respect sovereignty and avoid using religion or human-rights arguments as justification for force.

U.S. President Donald Trump, citing what he described as widespread killing of Christians in Nigeria, announced that he had instructed the Pentagon to prepare for “possible action” if the Nigerian government did not act swiftly. He wrote that the United States might go into the country “guns-a-blazing” and would stop all U.S. aid if violence persisted.

In response, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning, speaking at a …

Trump China Trade Deal Hopes Rise Ahead Of APEC Talks

Trump China Trade Deal Hopes Rise Ahead Of APEC Talks

October 29, 2025 3:59 am

United States President Donald Trump said he anticipates reaching a “great deal” with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in South Korea this week, signaling a potential breakthrough in the renewed trade war between Washington and Beijing.

Speaking Wednesday at a business luncheon on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, Trump told attendees the United States and China are close to a trade pact that would benefit both economies.

“That’s really a great result. That’s better than fighting and going through all sorts of problems,” Trump said, adding that the agreement would be “something …

China-ASEAN Trade Pact 3.0 Boosts Regional Ties

China-ASEAN Trade Pact 3.0 Boosts Regional Ties

October 28, 2025 3:28 am

On Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China formally signed an upgraded free-trade agreement, dubbed version “3.0”, broadening trade collaboration into infrastructure, digital, green-economy and people-to-people exchanges. 

The pact shows the Countries’ strategy of strengthening ties with China as trade between the two surged to about US$785 billion in the first nine months of 2025, up roughly 9.6% year-on-year. The deal comes amid heightened trade tensions with the Donald Trump administration in the United States.

According to China’s State Council, the revamped pact will expand cooperation on infrastructure, digital trade, green transition, trade facilitation and …

China Expels Two Top Military Generals In Sweeping Graft Crackdown

China: Two Top Military Generals Expelled In Graft Crackdown

October 27, 2025 5:50 pm

Beijing’s removal of Generals He Weidong and Miao Hua marks the most significant military purge in years, underscoring Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive.

China has expelled two of its highest-ranking military officers from the Communist Party and stripped them of their posts in the latest escalation of President Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign within the armed forces.

The Defense Ministry announced on Friday October 24, 2025, that General He Weidong, vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), and Admiral Miao Hua, the military’s former top political officer, were removed from the party and handed over for prosecution on corruption charges. …

Mexico Extradites Chinese Fentanyl Kingpin To The United States

Zhi Zhang: Mexico Extradites Chinese Fentanyl Kingpin To U.S.

October 27, 2025 5:11 pm

Zhi Dong Zhang, accused of trafficking tons of fentanyl and laundering millions of US Dollars, was extradited to the United States after his recapture in Cuba.

Mexico has extradited an alleged Chinese fentanyl trafficker to the United States, where he faces multiple charges of drug smuggling and money laundering in one of the most significant cases linking Asian and Latin American narcotics networks.

The suspect, Zhi Dong Zhang, was handed over to U.S. authorities on Thursday October 23, 2025, according to Mexico’s National Security Minister Omar García Harfuch, who announced the move on Thursday.

Zhang, known by the alias “Brother …

Uranium Deal Involvement: Georgia Arrests 3 Chinese Citizens

Uranium Deal Involvement: Georgia Arrests 3 Chinese Citizens

October 27, 2025 4:44 am

Authorities in Georgia detain three Chinese nationals accused of trying to buy two kilograms of uranium for $400,000 and smuggle it to China via Russia.

Georgia’s State Security Service announced the arrest of three Chinese nationals in the capital, Tbilisi, for allegedly attempting to illegally purchase nuclear material, in what authorities described as a major security breach involving uranium.

The arrests were made following an undercover operation by Georgia’s Internal Security Service, Inter-Press news agency reported on Saturday October 25,2025. The suspects were allegedly negotiating to buy two kilograms of uranium for $400,000, with plans to transport the material to

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China’s Growth Falters As New US Trade Rift Deepens

China’s Growth Falters As New US Trade Rift Deepens

October 21, 2025 5:23 am

China’s economic engine cooled more sharply than expected in the third quarter, as a rekindled trade rift with the United States clouded one of the few bright spots in the global economy.

According to data released on Monday, the world’s second-largest economy expanded by 4.8% in the three months ending September, compared with the same period in 2024 — its slowest pace in a year. The decline comes just as Beijing tightened controls on exports of rare earth minerals, materials vital to global electronics manufacturing, drawing a swift and pointed response from Washington.

President Donald Trump threatened a 100% tariff …

China’s Next Five-Year Plan Could Redefine Global Power

China’s Next Five-Year Plan Could Redefine Global Power

October 20, 2025 9:33 am

Beijing is preparing its next chapter. As the Chinese Communist Party’s top brass gathers this week, they’re not merely setting domestic targets — they’re charting how the world’s second-largest economy will reshape the global order once again.

What emerges from these closed-door sessions will guide China’s next Five-Year Plan, the economic playbook stretching from 2026 to 2030. For decades, these plans have acted as the country’s compass — quietly transforming not only China’s destiny, but the world’s balance of power.

The tradition began in 1953, modeled after Soviet central planning. But it was Deng Xiaoping’s 1980s blueprint of “reform and …

Trump Threatens Tariff Surge As China Restricts Rare Earths

Trump Threatens Tariff Surge As China Restricts Rare Earths

October 10, 2025 2:57 pm

President Donald Trump on Friday said there appears to be “no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his upcoming trip to South Korea, while threatening a “massive increase” in tariffs after China moved to tighten export controls on rare earth elements. Trump made the remarks in a post on his Truth Social platform. 

Trump accused China of attempting to “hold the global economy hostage” after Beijing expanded controls over rare earth exports, materials critical for industries ranging from electronics to defense.

He said one of the Policies that they are calculating at the moment was a massive …

India, China To Resume Direct Flights After Five-Year Halt

India, China To Resume Direct Flights After Five-Year Grounding

October 7, 2025 12:51 pm

India, China’s resumption of air travel marks a key step in thawing ties between the Asian giants, frozen since deadly 2020 border clashes in the Himalayas.

 India and China will resume direct passenger flights later this month, ending a five-year suspension that followed deadly clashes along their disputed Himalayan border, India’s foreign ministry announced Friday October 3, 2025.

The move marks a rare sign of easing tensions between the Asian neighbors, whose relations have been deeply strained since a violent confrontation in the Galwan Valley in 2020 left 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers dead — the worst border clash …

China And North Korea Vow To Resist ‘Hegemony,’ Beijing Says

China And North Korea Vow To Resist ‘Hegemony,’ Beijing Says

September 29, 2025 6:32 am

China and North Korea have pledged to strengthen coordination in global affairs and push back against what they described as “hegemonism” and “unilateralism,” the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday, in remarks widely seen as directed at the United States.

The announcement came after talks in Beijing between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his North Korean counterpart, Choe Son Hui. Their meeting followed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s trip to China earlier this month, where he joined Chinese officials in commemorating the anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II.

“China is willing to strengthen coordination …

India To Build Powerful Nuclear Submarine Reactor Amid China Tensions

India To Build Nuclear Submarine Reactor Amid China Tensions

September 26, 2025 7:27 am

India is developing a powerful new nuclear reactor for its next-generation submarines, in a move widely seen as a response to China’s rapidly growing naval presence in the Indo-Pacific.

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Mumbai is leading the “top-secret” project, which aims to produce a 200-megawatt electric (MWE) pressurized light-water reactor fuelled by enriched uranium, according to reports in Indian media. The reactor will power the country’s planned S5-class ballistic missile submarines and six nuclear attack submarines under Project 77.

The design and computer simulation phases have been completed, clearing the way for production, according to Defence.in. The …

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