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Is Beijing prolonging war in Iran to expose America’s weakness?
The reports emerging from Washington this week are, on the face of it, fragmentary and hedged with caveats. Yet even in their ambiguity they point to something far more consequential than the mere movement of weapons. According to intelligence assessments…
China’s drone crackdown reveals the strategic limits of its low-altitude ambitions
China built the modern civilian drone industry. It dominates global manufacturing, supplies much of the world market, and has spent years presenting unmanned aviation as a pillar of future economic growth. Yet from 1 May 2026, the same country will…
Taiwan Opposition Leader Cheng Li-wun Accused of Playing into Beijing’s Hands
Beijing’s long-standing claim over Taiwan has found a new and controversial focal point this week, as opposition figure Cheng Li-wun prepares for a high-profile visit to mainland China—one that critics argue risks advancing not only China’s agenda, but her own…
Counter Terrorism Officers Detain Trio in Intelligence Probe
In the early hours of this morning, counter terrorism officers moved quietly through addresses in London and Wales, executing a series of arrests that underline a growing and uneasy reality: the contest between Britain and hostile state actors is no…
China’s Critical Minerals Behind America’s Missiles
The United States still possesses the world’s most formidable military. It fields the most advanced aircraft, the most sophisticated satellites and a nuclear arsenal of unmatched technological complexity. Yet, according to a warning delivered this week by lawmakers in Washington,…
US allegations over covert Chinese nuclear testing sharpen scrutiny of Beijing’s modernisation drive
Claims by US officials that China may have conducted a covert nuclear explosive test are likely to intensify an already fraught debate over strategic stability, arms control and the pace of Beijing’s military modernisation. The issue re-entered public discussion this…
Trump team pauses Taiwan arms package ahead of prospective April China visit
The Trump administration has delayed decisions on a major arms-sales package for Taiwan amid Chinese pressure and concern in Washington that moving ahead could complicate President Donald Trump’s expected visit to Beijing in April, according to reporting by The Wall…
Does Keir Starmer Not Understand Who Britain’s Enemies Are?
I watched Keir Starmer’s visit to China with a mixture of disbelief and weary recognition. Disbelief, because it is astonishing that a British Prime Minister in 2026 can still wander into Beijing wearing the benign expression of a man who…
South China Sea Tensions Surge as China Steps Up Patrols around Scarborough Shoal
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theatre Command has announced a fresh round of naval and air patrols around Scarborough Shoal, the coral outcrop that has become the unlikeliest flashpoint of the Indo-Pacific’s simmering strategic contest. The declaration, terse but…
China-linked machine tools and chips: claims of a supply chain behind Russia’s Oreshnik missile
European governments have often treated dialogue with Beijing as a practical channel in foreign policy, including in managing risks linked to Russia’s war against Ukraine. A recent investigation by The Telegraph has prompted a different focus: whether Chinese-origin industrial equipment…