Following U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton’s Asia tour the U.S. and China will resume their military dialogue end of February, officials from both countries announced today. The dialogue was temporarily suspended last year as a result of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
China’s Ministry of Commerce emphasized its concerns over spreading protectionism worldwide during a press conference on Monday. As one of the main exporting nations China has a particular strong interest in free trade.
China’s main retailers saw domestic consumption growing an average of 25 percent in January in a year-on-year comparison. Even car sales grew almost five percent as this industry faces severe problems the U.S. and the EU.
The provinces in Northern and Central China are still facing a severe drought as limited rainfall over the last days brought only temporary relief. The affected region is China’s main supplier of grain and has suffered under a particularly dry winter so far.
FDI in China declined the fourth month in a row in January, China’s Ministry of Commerce said today at a briefing. As foreign investors are struggling with the economic crisis the FDI inflows in China fell 32.6 percent from a year earlier. Analyst expect that investment will surge again once the global economy is on its way of recovery.
A few months ago, I wrote about the early stages of the conflict in Ukraine through the lens of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. While it appears likely that the war will carry on into the foreseeable future, enough time has passed for us to make an honest assessment of each side’s relative […]
The Ukrainian Army has made dramatic strides in the last few weeks. Ukraine’s tactical commanders have outfoxed their Russian counterparts, and by issuing a feint towards the south the UA has been able to earn substantial gains in the north of their country. The impact of these efforts have been compounded by the steady stream […]
In mid-May the Irish political party, Sinn Féin, won the plurality of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Many American readers might not fully understand the significance of Sinn Féin’s political victory- but rest assured that subjects of the United Kingdom and a wide range of political movements the world over have heard the message […]
The first wave of the Russian offensive in Ukraine has fallen short of Russian autocrat Vladmir Putin’s ambitions. Most analysts deduced that Putin had hoped to achieve a decapitation strike of the Ukrainian government- taking Kiev and replacing Ukrainian President Vladimir Zolinski with a pro-Kremlin voice. Kiev has been threatened repeatedly through the course of […]
On the weekend of March 26th, the notorious MS-13 gang went on a massive killing spree in El Salvador which left more than 70 people dead by Sunday. Even for a country where powerful gangs hold massive sway, this recent tragedy stands out considering that it was the bloodiest day on record since the civil […]
