China Unveils Its J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet, Based on US Plans ‘Stolen’ By Hackers
The newest addition to China’s air force, the J-20 stealth fighter, will make its first public flight this week.
China To Invest $11B In Russia’s Lake Baikal Tourism
Russian tour operator Grand Baikal has made a deal with Chinese investors to create a “world-class tourism cluster” in Siberia on the shores of the world’s deepest lake.
China Threatens To Cut Sales of iPhones and cars If Trump Pursues Trade War
US president-elect Donald Trump would be a “naive” fool to launch an all-out trade war against China, a Communist party-controlled newspaper has claimed.
China sends 71 planes, seven ships toward Taiwan over one-day period
China sent 71 warplanes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a display of force over 24 hours after Beijing condemned the billions in security assistance Congress included for the self-governing island in the $858 billion military defense spending bill approved this month. In that timeframe, 47 of the Chinese planes crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median…
DetailsChina Says Interpol ‘Red Notice’ Issued For Tycoon Guo Wengui
The Chinese foreign ministry confirmed on Wednesday that Interpol had issued a “red notice” seeking the arrest of Guo Wengui, a controversial tycoon who claimed to have evidence of corruption at the top of the Communist Party.
China operates ‘police stations’ abroad to monitor, repatriate nationals
China has allegedly set up over 100 quasi-police stations in countries across the world to spy on, harass and even repatriate Chinese nationals living abroad, according to CNN, citing the Madrid-based NGO Safeguard Defenders. The organization had first revealed the existence of 54 stations back in September, and has now disclosed the existence of 48 furthers.…
DetailsChina Killed CIA Sources, Hobbled U.S. Spying From 2010 To 2012
The Chinese government “systematically dismantled” CIA spying operations in the country starting in late 2010 and killed or imprisoned at least a dozen CIA sources over the next two years, it was reported on Saturday.
China Fund Tied To Angola and Guinea Owns Wall Street Real Estate
China International Fund, the little-known Hong Kong-registered company whose $7 billion minerals-and-infrastructure deal with Guinea last month grabbed headlines, has drawn scrutiny for its connections with a Chinese government-owned entity. But the Hong Kong company’s parent also has noteworthy ties elsewhere.
China Consortium Buys Israel’s Playtika For $4.4 Billion
A Chinese consortium has bought Playtika, an Israeli online games company, for $4.4 billion in cash, the consortium and US-based Caesars Interactive Entertainment said in a joint statement on Sunday.
Chimpanzee Escapes From Japan Zoo
A chimpanzee named Cha Cha escaped from a zoo in Sendai, Japan, and led police and zoo staff on a dramatic two-hour chase through a residential neighborhood, according to NHK, Japan’s largest broadcaster.