20 h. ago Investigations reveal combat stress a key factor in costly US Navy mishaps

New investigative reports into a series of high-profile and costly US Navy mishaps during a US-led campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels reveal that the most intense running sea battle that the military service has faced since World War II took a toll on ships and personnel. The four reports released on Thursday cover a “friendly fire” incident in December 2024 that saw the cruiser USS Gettysburg shoot at two fighter jets from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, downing one, as well as...

Economics

60 h. ago China/France • While Macron is in China, Beijing sends Xinjiang delegation to Paris

China/France • While Macron is in China, Beijing sends Xinjiang delegation to Paris  Intelligence Online

Politics

3 d. ago China to bring damaged spacecraft back to Earth after sending up replacement for stuck astronauts

China to bring damaged spacecraft back to Earth after sending up replacement for stuck astronauts  Space

Events

4 d. ago China sends another letter to U.N. chief over Japan PM's Taiwan remarks

China sends another letter to U.N. chief over Japan PM's Taiwan remarks  Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS

Politics

4 d. ago Expert Warns China's Increasing Campaign to Split Democratic Allies

Expert Warns China's Increasing Campaign to Split Democratic Allies  JAPAN Forward

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5 d. ago China’s Expanding Aircraft Carrier Capabilities: From a Carrier Gap to the Electric

China’s Expanding Aircraft Carrier Capabilities: From a Carrier Gap to the Electric-Catapult Age  orfonline.org

Transport

7 d. ago Trump spoke with Venezuela’s Maduro, discussed meeting in US, report says

US President Donald Trump spoke by phone last week with leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, with the two rivals discussing a possible meeting in the United States, The New York Times reported on Friday. The reported call comes as Trump’s administration piles pressure on Venezuela with a major military deployment in the Caribbean that includes the world’s largest aircraft carrier. Washington says the aim is curbing drug trafficking but Caracas insists regime change is the ultimate goal. The...

Politics

1 week ago Trump calls Takaichi after Xi, China’s cruise dominance: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump talks to Japanese PM hours after his overnight call with China’s Xi Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi confirmed “the close cooperation” between Tokyo and Washington in a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, hours after Trump spoke by phone with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. 2. China sends emergency return vehicle to space...

Politics

1 week ago China sends emergency return vehicle to space station to replace damaged craft

China has launched a replacement ship that will travel to its space station as a substitute return vessel. The uncrewed Shenzhou-22 spacecraft carrying 600kg (1,320 pounds) of goods, including food and equipment, was launched at 12.11pm on Tuesday and was expected to dock with the Tiangong space station autonomously. The vessel will replace the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft used to return three astronauts to Earth on November 14. They had to take the new spacecraft because tiny cracks were found in the...

Events

1 week ago Vessel with repair kit reaches space station in China’s first emergency launch

China has sent a replacement return vessel to its space station, successfully completing the first emergency launch for its crewed space programme. The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft carrying 600kg (1,320lb) of goods, including food and equipment to fix the damaged spacecraft, was launched at 12.11pm on Tuesday and docked with the Tiangong space station less than four hours later. The vessel will replace the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft used to return three astronauts to Earth on November 14, leaving the new...

Politics

1 week ago China’s first emergency launch: vessel with repair kit reaches space station

China has sent a replacement return vessel to its space station, successfully completing the first emergency launch for its crewed space programme. The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft carrying 600kg (1,320lb) of goods, including food and equipment to fix the damaged spacecraft, was launched at 12.11pm on Tuesday and docked with the Tiangong space station less than four hours later. The vessel will replace the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft used to return three astronauts to Earth on November 14, leaving the new...

Politics

1 week ago China’s first emergency space launch: vessel with repair kit reaches Tiangong

China has sent a replacement return vessel to its space station, successfully completing the first emergency launch for its crewed space programme. The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft carrying 600kg (1,320lb) of goods, including food and equipment to fix the damaged spacecraft, was launched at 12.11pm on Tuesday and docked with the Tiangong space station less than four hours later. The vessel will replace the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft used to return three astronauts to Earth on November 14, leaving the new...

Politics

1 week ago China Sends Aircraft Carrier Group as a Warning to US and Allies

China Sends Aircraft Carrier Group as a Warning to US and Allies  Maritime Fairtrade

Events

1 week ago Venezuela? Trump’s real aim could be laying claim to the western hemisphere

On November 16, the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s most advanced aircraft carrier, sailed into the Caribbean to join Operation Southern Spear – the largest US military deployment in the Caribbean since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. Donald Trump is, however, a very different president from John F. Kennedy. Whereas Kennedy endorsed the burden of American exceptionalism to “assure the survival and the success of liberty” at “any price” or “hardship”, Trump promises to prioritise “America...

Politics

1 week ago Top honours for engineers spotlight China’s gains in military technology

Key scientists behind China’s latest stealth fighter and aircraft carrier have been promoted to one of the country’s top scientific academies in recognition of their contributions to advances in military technology. The honours also highlight the global lead Chinese military technology has taken in a number of areas. Wang Yongqing, the chief designer and expert of the J-35A stealth fighter; Huang Weina, the lead designer of the WS-19 engine for the J-35 series; and Lu Junyong, a key researcher...

Events

1 week ago China sends letter to UN chief over Japanese premier’s Taiwan remarks

China sends letter to UN chief over Japanese premier’s Taiwan remarks  Anadolu Ajansı

Politics

1 week ago Xinhua News | China sends letter to UN chief expressing position on Japanese PM's erroneous remarks

Xinhua News | China sends letter to UN chief expressing position on Japanese PM's erroneous remarks  Xinhua

Politics

1 week ago US aviation agency warns airlines flying over Venezuela of potential hazards

The US Federal Aviation Administration warned major airlines on Friday of a “potentially hazardous situation” when flying over Venezuela and urged them to exercise caution. The FAA notice cited the “worsening security situation and heightened military activity in or around Venezuela” and said threats could pose risks for aircraft at all altitudes. There has been a massive American military build-up in the region in recent months, including the US Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, at least eight...

Events

2 w. ago Is Beijing’s spat with Japan sending a message to other countries over Taiwan?

Beijing’s recent fury directed towards Japan is hammering home a point on Taiwan to the wider world, especially the United States and its allies, analysts in mainland China have suggested. Earlier this month, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a conflict in the Taiwan Strait might be a “survival-threatening situation” that would justify military intervention. The comments appeared to challenge Japan’s policy of strategic ambiguity about how it would respond to any crisis – something...

Politics

2 w. ago Trump Administration Weighs Sending Nvidia H200 AI Chips to China

Trump Administration Weighs Sending Nvidia H200 AI Chips to China  The Wall Street Journal

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