The Guardian |
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Meaningful diplomacy on an international level is well overdue, writes Jennifer Hubbard. Plus letters from Geoffrey Dixon and Jane RentonIn his article on China’s latest tool for suppression of minorities, the “ethnic unity” law, Simon Tisdall seems to take it as read that western governments will continue to pay lip service to notions of human rights in China while pursuing short-term economic goals, ultimately destructive to their own productivity (President Xi never wastes a good crisis. A...
Ecns |
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China on Tuesday rejected accusations from the United States and other countries over its submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test conducted in July at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
The Guardian |
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Last week Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund and a group of investors spent $55bn (£41bn) on Electronic Arts, the video games company behind the Sims, Madden NFL and Battlefield. Keith Stuart and George Osborn tell Annie Kelly why this soft-power move is worrying many in the industrySaudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, loves a video game. That might explain why Saudi Arabia has borrowed billions to buy Electronic Arts. And that’s just the latest in a long list of ways the Middle Eastern...
The Diplomat |
Matched Keyword: diplomacy
A recent state visit offers lessons for African governments on how to translate high-level diplomacy into industrial partnerships, value addition, and development outcomes.
The Diplomat |
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In recent years, Beijing has become a lot more selective in how, where, and when it deploys the assertive diplomatic tactic.
The Diplomat |
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International sport offers something that conventional diplomacy often cannot: a stage on which Taiwan can appear before a global audience.
The Diplomat |
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A CASC poster connected the recent SLBM launch to the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
China-arms |
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Strategic Nuclear Forces Sector – PLA Navy spokesperson Senior Captain Wang Xuemeng announced that at 12:01 p.m. on July 6, 2026, a Chinese strategic nuclear submarine had successfully launched a submarine-launched strategic missile carrying a training simulated warhead into relevant high-seas waters of the Pacific Ocean, which accurately landed in the predetermined sea area. The […] The post China’s SLBM Test: A Rare Announcement, an Ambiguous Notice, and What It Signals first appeared on Ch...
China-arms |
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Arms Trade & Geopolitics Sector – Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić recently confirmed, during a visit to an air base, that Serbia will purchase China’s HQ-9 long-range air-defense missile system. The purchase is a single arms deal, but its significance runs beyond the transaction: the HQ-9 will join the Chinese FK-3 medium-range and HQ-17AE short-range systems […] The post Serbia’s Chinese Air-Defense Network: Why Performance, Not Just Politics, Is Driving the Choice first appeared on China...
China-arms |
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Strategy & Technology Sector – On June 30, the School of Mechanical Engineering at the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) posted a video to social media: three eight-wheeled flatbed trucks drove into position, linked end to end via mechanical hinges to form a continuous launch rail, and a fixed-wing propeller drone then accelerated along it […] The post China’s Container-Sized Weapons: A Truck-Launched Drone, and What It Really Signals first appeared on China-Arms.
China-arms |
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Strategic Missile Sector – Ahead of the 60th anniversary of the PLA Rocket Force on July 1, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV aired footage of several of its main missiles — including a rare look at what appears to be a DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile in its “bare” form, the missile body itself rather than the […] The post The DF-26’s New Fins: Enhanced Penetration and Remaining Challenges first appeared on China-Arms.
China-arms |
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Strategic Missile Sector – Commercial satellite imagery has revealed a new full-scale target in China’s remote Taklamakan Desert: a detailed replica of a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, complete with a recognizable bridge, funnel, and main gun, sitting at the Ruoqiang test range in Xinjiang. First identified by Joseph Wu of the Taiwan Defense […] The post Arleigh Burke in the Sand: What China’s Desert Warship Target Really Proves first appeared on China-Arms.
China-arms |
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Naval Sector – When China’s Liaoning carrier strike group returned to its home port of Qingdao on June 22, 2026, after a deployment of roughly 40 days, Chinese state media added a single line that drew more attention than the voyage itself: during the deployment, the carrier group had conducted joint exercises in the Western […] The post Liaoning, Anhui, and the Missiles Behind Them: Reading China’s Carrier–Amphibious Exercise first appeared on China-Arms.
China-arms |
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Ground Forces Sector – A report aired by the Liberation Army Daily in late June 2026 offered a brief look at an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) detachment from a PLA Army brigade conducting live drills in the high-temperature, sandstorm conditions of the Gobi Desert. The report named neither the missile nor the unit, but between […] The post Tank Hunters in the Gobi: Reading the PLA’s HJ-10 Anti-Tank Drill first appeared on China-Arms.
The Diplomat |
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The return to high-level engagement after a period of escalation reflects adaptation, not forthcoming concessions.
The Diplomat |
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Several European countries have been quietly developing a new drone doctrine built on both Ukraine’s battlefield experience and Taiwan’s high-tech components. China is trying to sever that link.
The Diplomat |
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Securing a national win at the expense of a coherent EU strategy would be a self-defeating gamble for Spain.
Defense News |
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DefenceTalkIsrael carried out a strike in the heart of Beirut on Wednesday for a second time since Lebanon was dragged into the Middle East war, as the death toll in the country climbed past 630. In New York, around 30 countries backing the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon voiced concern over the fighting in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-strikes-central-beirut-as-lebanon-death-toll-tops-630-80749/
Defense News |
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DefenceTalkTurkey said Tuesday a Patriot missile defence system was being deployed in the centre of the country, a day after NATO intercepted a second ballistic missile fired from Iran in Turkish airspace. The move was announced after a phone call between Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian, with the Iranian president denying […]https://www.defencetalk.com/patriot-missile-defense-system-deployed-in-central-turkey-80734/
Defense News |
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DefenceTalkIran’s foreign minister said Tuesday that talks with the United States were not on the agenda as their war entered its 11th day. “I don’t think talking with the Americans would be on our agenda anymore,” Abbas Araghchi told PBS News, saying Tehran had a “very bitter experience” during previous negotiations with the US. On […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-missile-attacks-to-continue-us-talks-not-on-agenda-80730/