Two US B-52 strategic bombers have flown near Chinese artificial islands in the South China Sea, ignoring calls to “get away” from Beijing’s airspace, the Pentagon said, claiming the “routine mission” was in accordance with international treaties. The Pentagon points out that it regards the flights near the Chinese manmade islands as fully legitimate because from a US point of view, the... 

Chinese marine geologists have discovered about 500 tons of gold under the seabed in the East China Sea, local media reported. The first undersea gold reserves and the largest gold deposit found in China was discovered after three years of investigations near Sanshan Island in east China’s Shandong province, 1.2 miles below sea level, the South China Morning Post newspaper reported Tuesday. The... 

This picture taken on November 8, 2015 shows vehicles making their way along a street in Changchun, northeast China’s Jilin Province. Chinese authorities have warned that pollution levels are expected to remain high in the country’s northeastern areas in the coming days. On Tuesday, officials in the Chinese Jilin Province’s Changchun city said a blanket of haze, which has been seen since... 

China and Taiwan’s heads of state have shaken hands in a first meeting to be held at such a level since the island broke away from China in 1949. The meeting was held in Singapore on Saturday between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Taiwanese counterpart Ma Ying-jeou. The event is more of a symbolic nature, with both sides having said it is not to produce any agreements or statements. ‘Misters’... 

Chinese manufacturers have seriously advanced in making iPhone replicas; they no longer have antennas and TV tuners. A new fake iPhone 6s looks exactly the same as Apple’s flagship. However, it’s different on the inside and twenty times cheaper. The iPhone clone is a fraction of the price of a basic $649 iPhone model in the US. In appearance the devices are really similar. For example, the... 

When the global economy is doing well, the amount of stuff that is imported and exported around the world goes up, and when the global economy is in recession, the amount of stuff that is imported and exported around the world goes down. It is just basic economics. Governments around the world have become very adept at manipulating other measures of economic activity such as GDP, but the trade numbers... 

The United States has informed the Southeast Asian countries that it will soon send its warships to the disputed areas in the South China Sea. Kyodo Tsushin agency, quoting diplomatic sources, released information on October 18 stating that the United States plans on sending its warships to the 12-mile zone around the artificial islands, in the Spratly archipelago. Top officials in the US administration... 

Chinese TV news reports have detailed an unusual phenomenon witnessed by thousands of residents in two separate areas who reported seeing a massive city materialize in the skies. Onlookers, some of whom allegedly recorded the event, were captivated as a towering cityscape appeared amidst the clouds. The first occurrence unfolded over Foshan in the Guangdong province, where thousands observed a ghostly... 

China may use force if the US proceeds with its plan to sail within 12 miles of a reclaimed island in the South China Sea. Australia, which previously supported the American plan, said it wouldn’t be part of it. “We wouldn’t participate in any surveillance or whatever other activities the United States might have talked about,” Australian Trade Minister Andrew Robb said on Thursday in an interview... 

The official newspaper of the Communist Party of China, The People’s Daily, wrote that the United States and Russia resumed the Cold War because of the conflict in Syria. The US is using the crisis in Syria as an opportunity for a competition in both diplomatic and military spheres, the Chinese newspaper said, Pravda.Ru reports with reference to Reuters. According to The People’s Daily,... 

A fire broke out at a warehouse in the city of Tianjin, China on Monday night. The blaze was caused by an alcohol spill, according to People’s Daily China. It comes just two months after deadly blasts rocked a chemical warehouse in Tianjin. The blaze was located in the Beichen district of Tianjin municipality. Police and firefighters rushed to the scene and rescue work is still ongoing, according... 

Deaths caused by cigarette smoking in China will double to two million people in 2030, a study says. In the study published in The Lancet medical journal on Friday, researchers warned of a “growing epidemic of premature death” in the world’s most populous nation. The research showed that one in three young Chinese men will be killed by tobacco. It was conducted by researchers from... 

US Republican presidential candidate Ben S. Carson is playing the “Chinese aggression” card, claiming that Beijing is dreaming to overtake the US as the global hegemon and US leadership should deal with the Chinese with the gloves off, the politician insists. US Republican presidential candidate Ben S. Carson is beating the war drum over Beijing’s unwillingness to bow before Washington:... 

According to the Russian Senator Igor Morozov, Beijing has taken decision to take part in combating IS and sent its vessels to the Syrian coast. Igor Morozov, member of the Russian Federation Committee on International Affairs claimed about the beginning of the military operation by China against the IS terrorists. “It is known, that China has joined our military operation in Syria, the Chinese... 

What if the United States lost a potential naval war to China, US analyst Harry J. Kazianis suggested, adding that there are certain grounds for such an alarmist stance. According to Senior Fellow at the China Policy Institute Harry J. Kazianis, the United States’ capability of projecting power in the Asia-Pacific is waning. “America now faces a very real threat to its ability to project...