Washington uses hyped-up foreign threats as a pretext for military expansion, Beijing’s defense spokesman has said The United States is leading a dangerous drive to militarize space, the Chinese military has said, arguing that the Pentagon represents the greatest threat to peace and security on the final frontier.

Ma Ying-jeou became the island state’s first-ever former president to visit mainland China Ma Ying-jeou, president of Taiwan between 2008 and 2016, has warned that the island state might in future be forced to choose between “peace and war” as he criticized Taiwan’s current leadership while concluding an historic visit to China.

Employees in banking and finance are particularly concerned about being replaced by innovative technology The majority of Russians believe the world will be dependent on artificial intelligence (AI) in the near future, while 39% fear their jobs could be replaced by the technology, a survey by VTB bank has found.