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“While the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 certainly affected military spending decisions in 2022, concerns about Russian aggression have been building for much longer,” said Lorenzo Scarazzato, researcher with SIPRI’s Military Expendit…
Milestone marks the first time since 1950 that China has dropped to second place in global population ranksIndia has overtaken China as the world’s most populous country, according to UN population estimates, the most significant shift in global demogr…
The review also takes Australia’s acquisition strategy to task, saying it’s too slow to get capabilities into the hands of the armed forces.
According to official U.N. estimates, April 2023 is the month during which, in all likelihood, India will overtake China in population. That is a fascinating story in and of itself, since China has been the world’s most populous country for centuries. But the real significance of this story, especially for geopolitics, is not about who’s…
Remarks by China’s ambassador to France questioning the sovereignty of ex-Soviet states threatened to upset China’s efforts to balance courting Europe with supporting Russia.
Reported detention of Li Yanhe has echoes of 2015 disappearances of five Hong Kong booksellersConcerns are mounting for a Taiwan-based book publisher believed to have been detained in China, in a case that has echoed the disappearances in 2015 of five …
Beijing’s recent rhetoric and military posturing against Taiwan are prompting some to prepare. And the Taiwanese are taking lessons from Ukraine.
Call comes after Australia’s defence review says activities in South China Sea ‘threaten rules-based order’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Chinese government has urged countries not to “hype up the so-called…
The Communist Party outlined draft rules that would set guardrails on the rapidly growing industry of services like ChatGPT.
Local governments approved more coal power in first three months of 2023 than all of 2021Local governments in China approved more new coal power in the first three months of 2023 than in the whole of 2021, according to official documents.The approvals,…