AvatarSubokNoreht2 days agoCanada Plans to Buy 18 Super Hornets, Start Fighter Competition in 2017Defense News - Valerie InsinnaWASHINGTON — Canada will explore an interim buy of 18 Super Hornet fighter jets from Boeing, a blow to Lockheed Martin that kicks a final decision on …
AvatarSubokNoreht1 day agoDon’t believe China’s convenient historical tales. Taiwan belongs to the Taiwaneseverified_publisherThe Guardian - Brian HioeThe American sinologist Lucian Pye famously said that China is a “civilisation pretending to be a nation-state”. But it is precisely the opposite: China is a modern nation-state that pretends to be an ancient civilisation – when it suits its expansionist ambitions. Nowhere is this clearer than it …
AvatarSubokNoreht1 day agoU.S. announces trade talks with Taiwan and China immediately shows its wrathverified_publisherCBS NewsHualien, Taiwan — The U.S. government will hold trade talks with Taiwan in a sign of support for the island democracy that China claims as its own …
Only 4%…AvatarSubokNoreht6 days agoRussian economy contracts by four per cent due to impacts of Western sanctionsverified_publishercityam.com - Louis GossThe Russian is now four per cent smaller than it was a year ago, according to new figures from the country’s state statistics agency. Russia’s gross …
AvatarSubokNorehtSaudi Arabia, UAE Criticize Palestinian Islamic Jihad Rocket Attack on Israelalgemeiner.com - JNS.orgJNS.org – Following the military conflict between the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and Israel from Aug. 5-7, criticism was leveled in Saudi Arabia …
AvatarSubokNorehtChina withdraws promise not to send troops to Taiwan after unificationrappler.com - ReutersBEIJING, China – China has withdrawn a promise not to send troops or administrators to Taiwan after taking it back, an official document showed on …
