There are no plans to invite Canada to a security pact between Australia, the UK, and the United States focused on defence technology cooperation, says U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby. The trilateral security pact, AUKUS, was formed in 2021 and has been seen as a way to counter China’s growing military presence in…
White House Says No Plans to Invite Canada to AUKUS, a Concern for Canada’s Military
Defence Minister Says Canada Wants to Share Advanced Military Technology With Allies
The defence minister says Canada is interested in sharing more advanced defence technology with its allies as the focus of a trilateral military deal between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States starts to expand. But Anita Anand would not directly say if Canada is making a formal bid to join the agreement known…
China Weaponizes the WTO Against America
Commentary China just beat the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on steel tariffs and is trying to do it a second time on computer chip export controls. On Dec. 12, China’s Ministry of Commerce filed a new WTO complaint against the controls. Beijing claims they are trade protectionism, when it should be obvious…
Two Truisms About the US & Russia, Ukraine and China
Commentary Russia is not as strong as the United States, except for nuclear weapons. Russia is not the main threat to the United States—that threat is China. Back in 1985, during his visit to Paris, Mikhail Gorbachev told French President Francois Mitterrand that the Soviet Union was not strong. In fact, said Gorbachev to his…
Monkey-Brain Study With Link to China’s Military Roils Top European University
SYDNEY/COPENHAGEN—A Chinese professor at the University of Copenhagen conducted genetic research with the Chinese military without disclosing the connection, the university told Reuters, in the latest example of how China’s pursuit of military-civilian technology is tapping into Western academia in the strategically sensitive area of biotechnology. The professor, Guojie Zhang, is also employed by Shenzhen-based…
CCP Seeks ‘All-Out Push’ for New Weapons After Reported Test of Hypersonic Missile
October 29, 2021
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News Analysis China’s military will “break new ground” in the development of new weapons and other equipment, said Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a recent conference, according to Chinese state-run media. “Leapfrog development” in military equipment and weapons has critically enhanced China’s strategic capabilities, Xi said, in a nod to the nation’s strategy of prioritizing…
Explainer: What Are Hypersonic Weapons and Why Do They Matter?
October 19, 2021
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News Analysis Talk of a new arms race between the United States and China has rapidly increased since a recent report by the Financial Times asserted that China had tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic weapon. But what are hypersonic weapons? How do they work? Who has them? And why does it matter? What are Hypersonic Weapons?…
Expected Smuggling Conviction of Military Tech Exporter Indicates Need for Disentangling From China
Commentary Chinese national Qin Shuren was placed under arrest in 2018 at his home in a Boston suburb. He will likely plead guilty to felony charges in federal court on April 28 for allegedly procuring over $100,000 worth of U.S. marine technology for export to a Chinese military research institute. Mr. Qin is expected to…
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