Reuters – China’s military and state media warned the United States on Thursday it will pay for selling arms to Taiwan through less cooperation from Beijing, a warning that is likely to unsettle, but not derail, ties with Washington. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – China’s state news agency on Thursday condemned a Pentagon report on China’s growing military might, calling its account of Beijing’s weapons modernization drive an alarmist “cock-and-bull story.” Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The United States, United Nations, defense contractors and the International Olympic Committee were targets of a massive global cyber spying campaign, a computer security firm said on Wednesday, with China seen as the likely culprit. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – China and the United States remain starkly different on military issues and have a long way to go toward building a trusting relationship, the top U.S. military officer said Friday after a bumpy visit to Beijing. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – China will boost offshore surveillance by adding ships and 6,000 personnel by 2020, state media said on Friday, another move likely to raise tensions with neighbors staking rival claims to waters thought to hold vast reserves of oil and gas. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – The U.S. military would consider sending officers and cadets to China on study exchange programs if relations between the two countries improve, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »