China is known for stealing military secrets from the U.S. Now, Russia has also admitted that it is concerned with Beijing copying several of its weapons and military technologies. Stealing from Russia “Unauthorized copying of our equipment abroad is a huge problem. There have been 500 such cases over the past 17 years… China alone ...
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established in 1949 in order to counter the threat of the Soviet Union. Decades later, the Soviet Union is no more. However, another major threat has arisen in its place — China. At a recent summit, NATO admitted for the first time in its history that China’s rise ...
Russia’s ever-tightening grip on its citizens’ Internet access through censorship has troubling implications for Internet freedom in the United States and other countries that share its decentralized network structure, according to a University of Michigan study. Released a week after a sweeping, additional censorship law called Sovereign RUnet took effect in Russia, the researchers say ...
Two Uyghur twins, 23-year-old Shahrizat and Shahdiyar Shavkat, who currently live in Russia, are at risk of being deported to China. The twins fear that they might be sent to one of the concentration camps Beijing has set up for their community should they ever go back to their homeland. The deportation “The twins moved ...
Russia and China are furiously building up their gold reserves. Russia has bought 106 tons of gold this year and the People’s Bank of China has similarly accumulated about 100 tons. Russia’s gold reserves currently stand at about 2,200 tons, while Chinese reserves are pegged at 1,950. De-dollarization through building up gold reserves According to ...
Russia and China are working together to boost their defense capabilities the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, recently revealed at a press conference. He was speaking at an international affairs conference in Moscow. New defense weaponry “We are currently helping our Chinese partners to create a missile attack warning system. It’s a serious thing that ...
Oil tankers are installed with transponders that generate a unique ID assigned by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Companies use these transponders to track the oil tankers. In recent times, Chinese oil tankers have abruptly “vanished,” indicating that they have deactivated the transponders. Experts believe that the Chinese are doing it to dupe the U.S. ...
The Russian government has officially approved the construction of a 1,250-mile tolled highway across the country that is aimed at shortening cargo routes. Called the Meridian Highway, it will become the fastest trucking route between Europe and China once completed. The Meridian Highway “At the western end, the four-lane highway will enter Belarus close to ...
For the past few decades, the global arms race concentrated on acquiring nuclear weapons, which were seen as ideal deterrents against enemy forces. However, a new arms race is emerging. And this time, countries are frantically trying to develop the fastest hypersonic missiles they can. While the previous arms race was about destructive power, the ...
A report authored by a former high-ranking Pentagon official has warned that the U.S. risks losing its military advantage to the Chinese because of Beijing’s long-term plans for its armed forces. The report is written by Robert Work, the former deputy defense secretary, and Greg Grant, former special assistant to Work. A strong Chinese military ...