Taiwan would be unable to resist the use of force by an increasingly assertive China, according to a retired military commander. It comes as US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken…
Continue ReadingEvery five years, the same ritual takes place in Beijing. Dissidents are ordered to stay at home, factories are shut to reduce pollution and huge flower arrangements line the major…
Continue ReadingDid the West misread China the way it misread Russia? Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd compares the ‘business first’ era of yesteryear with the nationalist bend as Xi Jinping…
Continue ReadingTaiwan is set to mark “Double Ten”(October 10) – the self-ruled island’s national day, despite high tensions and threats of war from China. The country will celebrate its democratic political…
Continue ReadingWar between Taiwan and China is "absolutely not an option", Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday, as she reiterated her willingness to talk to Beijing and also pledged to…
Continue ReadingStock prices of companies like Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. and Hua Hong Semiconductor fell sharply on Monday, after the #Biden administration introduced new export controls, including a measure to cut #China…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s leader warned Beijing on Monday that the island would never give up its democratic way of life in a National Day speech in which she drew parallels with Russia’s…
Continue ReadingLight traffic has resumed on Russia’s only bridge to Crimea, following a huge blast brought down sections of the roadway. The blast on Europe’s longest bridge – a symbol of…
Continue ReadingDenise Richards had lunch with one of her former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” co-stars – and it’s sparking rumors that she’s set to return to the Bravo reality show.…
Continue ReadingIran’s state TV was hijacked during a broadcast of a speech by the supreme leader to instead show pictures of the young women who have been killed in the protests…
Continue ReadingPetrol prices in Crimea began climbing as long queues formed at gas stations as panicked residents rushed to buy fuel after an explosion on the sole bridge linking the annexed…
Continue ReadingActor-musician Jack Black and his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass join Keegan-Michael Key to learn how music affects the brain. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get more Nat Geo Full Episodes: …
Continue ReadingA large fire has broken out on the only bridge directly linking Crimea to Russia, with a section of the road collapsing. The fire was caused by a lorry explosion,…
Continue ReadingFrench President Emmanuel Macron said at a summit of government leaders in Prague that Europe will intensify talks with gas suppliers and coordinate with big Asian partner countries on gas…
Continue ReadingThe US has imposed sanctions on seven Iranian officials, including the interior minister, in response to the crackdown on protests in the country. The unrest was sparked by the death…
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