Category: Weapons

U.S Senators Reassure Taiwan on Weapons Approvals in Coming Weeks

By Michael Martina The United States will likely approve pending weapons sales to Taiwan in coming weeks, a bipartisan group of senators assured Taiwanese lawmakers in a letter, urging Taipei to hasten its stalled defense spending in the face of

Trump Says China Agreed Not to Arm Iran, Amid Reports of Help

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed not to send weapons to Iran after he personally asked Beijing to hold back, inserting China more directly into the diplomacy around the Iran conflict. In an interview aired on ...

China Calls Reports it Supplied Weapons to Iran ‘Baseless Smears’

China on Monday called reports it had supplied or intended to supply weapons to Iran "baseless smears", after several outlets quoted U.S. intelligence sources to that effect. On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Beijing with a "staggering" new tariff ...

Trump Warns China on Iran Arms, Then Casts Doubt, Signaling Balancing Act Before Xi Summit

U.S. President Donald Trump sent conflicting signals over the weekend in response to China's reported plan to send weapons to Iran, including air defense systems. “If China does that, China is gonna have big problems,” Trump told reporters on 

U.S. Intelligence Indicates China Preparing Weapons Shipment to Iran, CNN Reports

U.S. intelligence indicates China is  preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran  within the next few weeks, CNN reported late on Friday, citing three  people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. The network said there are indications that Beijing is working to route ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

Three New Polls Show China is Edging Past the U.S. as the World’s Partner

Worry about the Trump administration’s decision-making is leading the public around the world to see China as an increasingly attractive counter-option. This is the main takeaway from three large public opinion polls released recently.
The annual Gallup poll of 130 countries is the largest of the three. They also include new Arab Barometer polling of countries in the Middle East, and an annual ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute poll of Southeast Asia.

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China Stations Jets-Turned-Drones at Bases Near Taiwan Strait, Report Says

China has stationed obsolete supersonic fighters converted to attack drones at six air bases close to the Taiwan Strait, according to a new report by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. Satellite imagery of these airfields from the February report, “China Airpower ...

China Warns U.S. Against Building Ammunition Facility in Philippines

China warned the United States on Thursday against bringing "conflict and the chaos of war" to the Asia-Pacific, after Washington and its allies said they would weigh building a weapons base in the Philippines. A U.S.-led intergovernmental defence group agreed last ...

With Pakistan and Afghanistan at War, China Confronts a Strategic Moment on Its Frontier

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif declared "open war" against Afghanistan on Friday amid a surge of fighting between the two South Asian neighbors. Pakistan said it's retaliating against Afghanistan for a series of attacks, including a suicide bombing in early February that killed ...

Chinese Commentator’s Defense of Missile Sale to Iran on Russian TV Lends Credence to Report

While the Chinese government has not officially commented on the reported sale of supersonic anti-ship missiles to Iran, one of China's most outspoken media provocateurs appeared on Russian state television on Tuesday to defend the move. Victor Gao, vice president of ...

U.S. Drone Makers Seek Asia Sales as China Threat Rises

Several U.S. drone firms made their debut at the Singapore Airshow this week, seeking to expand their business beyond the Pentagon into Asia, where countries are increasingly concerned about the threat posed by China's military build-up. The lethal success of drones on both ...

Pakistan’s Defense Boom Puts Chinese-Designed Jets on the Global Market

By Saad Sayeed and Ariba Shahid Pakistan's defense manufacturing industry is running red hot since its jets, drones and missiles earned the coveted 'combat tested' tag in a conflict with India last year, attracting a slew of interested buyers.

China Rejects Draft Pentagon Report on Nuclear Missile Silos

China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, rejected a draft Pentagon report on Chinese missile silos near the border with Mongolia and told Washington to cut its own nuclear arsenal first. The U.S. assessment estimated that China had likely loaded more than 100 ...
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