7 h. ago Shandong warship departs Hong Kong after visit showcasing ‘military power’

The visit of China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier is both a lesson in patriotic education for Hong Kong and a chance for the country to showcase its military might, an official and a political analyst have said, as the vessel departed the city’s waters. Hundreds flocked to waterfront vantage points in Hong Kong on Monday to catch a final glimpse of the Shandong aircraft carrier and its fleet as they concluded their five-day port call. The city’s No 2 official hailed the role of the...

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4 d. ago Predictive Illusion: Lessons from China’s Economic Trajectory

Predictive Illusion: Lessons from China’s Economic Trajectory  Geopolitical Monitor

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2 w. ago A lesson for the West? Japan was better prepared than most for China’s rare

A lesson for the West? Japan was better prepared than most for China’s rare-earth mineral squeeze  CNBC

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2 w. ago China learned a valuable lesson in US trade talks: the value of its leverage

China learned a valuable lesson in US trade talks: the value of its leverage  CNN

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2 w. ago Roland Berger Releases Latest China Annual Trends Report: Unlocking Speed and Cost – Lessons from China's Competitive Edge

Roland Berger Releases Latest China Annual Trends Report: Unlocking Speed and Cost – Lessons from China's Competitive Edge  Reuters

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3 w. ago Taking lessons from Ukraine, Taiwan eyes sea drones to counter China

Taking lessons from Ukraine, Taiwan eyes sea drones to counter China  Reuters

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4 w. ago Thanks to Trump, US threat of a ‘peaceful evolution’ recedes for China

As someone born in the 1960s in China, one of the earliest lessons our generation learned in school was to be vigilant about the perceived dangers of American conspiracies and attempts aimed at subverting and overthrowing the Communist Party through peaceful means. Through classroom teachings, propaganda films and slogans plastered prominently along the streets, we were repeatedly exposed to Chairman Mao Zedong’s warnings about the threat of “peaceful evolution”, encapsulated in his assertion...

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4 w. ago How Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s Web attacks hold important lessons for China

Ukrainian attacks targeting airbases deep inside Russian territory despite lacking long-range missiles or bombers could offer important lessons about modern warfare in the event of any conflict in the Taiwan Strait. Under the operation, code-named Spider’s Web, Ukraine smuggled drones into Russian territory undetected and hired unwitting drivers to transport them in modified containers to locations near airbases, some of them thousands of kilometres from Ukraine’s border. The drones were then...

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