Beijing is showing it’s willing to go to war over Taiwan, and it’s preparing for the inevitable consequences behind the scenes By Timur Fomenko, political analyst Last week, William Lai was inaugurated president of the self-governing island of Taiwan. Lai, a pro-independence hardliner who advocates formal separation from China, made a provocative speech affirming the wayward…

Trade between Russia and China saw a year-on-year surge of 27.7% in the first ten months of 2023, reaching $196.48 billion, according to the latest data released by Beijing’s customs authorities. Chinese exports to Russia soared 52.2% and amounted to nearly $90.08 billion, while imports saw an increase of 12.4% to $106.4 billion.

Two military law enforcement agencies are investigating a service member over the April incident at Green Village, a US outpost in northern Syria, the Pentagon acknowledged on Monday. The explosions, initially thought to be an artillery attack, were set off by someone inside the base. Four troops were injured.