Beijing’s Falsified Economic Data Cripple Its Ability to Compete With US: Analysts
A new analysis estimating China’s real expansion at merely half the claimed rate exposes a statistical void that has blinded the leadership to its...
Beijing Sanctions US Defense Companies Over Taiwan Arms Sale
Beijing imposed new sanctions on U.S. defense companies and executives on Dec. 26 after the United States green-lit its largest-ever weapons package for Taiwan....
Japan’s Cabinet Approves Record $64 Billion Defense Budget Amid Tensions With China
Japan’s cabinet on Dec. 26 approved a record $784 billion budget for the next fiscal year that includes all-time-high defense spending, underscoring Prime Minister...
Kim Jong Un Pushes More Missile, Artillery Shell Output
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to expand production of missiles and artillery shells and to build more munitions plants, as...
Hanwha’s Philly Shipyard Can Build Nuclear Submarine for US Navy, Executive Says
SEOUL—Hanwha’s Philly Shipyard has the capability of building a nuclear-powered submarine for the U.S. Navy, said Alex Wong, global chief strategy officer at Hanwha...
China Social Media Thrashes One-Child Policy After Population Control Czar Dies
BEIJING—The death of a former head of China’s one-child policy has been met not by tributes but by castigation of the abandoned policy on...
Palau to Take up to 75 Illegal Immigrants From US After Call on Transfer of Third-Country Nationals
WASHINGTON—Palau will take up to 75 illegal immigrants from the United States as the Pacific Island nation signed a memorandum of understanding with Washington...
China Expels 4 Defense Executives as Anti-Corruption Purge Continues
China has officially expelled four senior defense leaders from its top political advisory body, amid a deepening purge in the military establishment that has...
Taiwan Gets Dec. 25 Off for First Time in Over 2 Decades
Residents of Taiwan got Dec. 25 off for the first time in nearly 25 years after lawmakers reinstated a public holiday that coincides with...