‘Cheap Japan’ falling fast on global economy tables
TOKYO – No Japanese leader wants to preside over a bad milestone — like your economy dropping from No 3 to No 4 globally.
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Is Russia planning to deploy a space-based nuke?
In December, 2018 I wrote anarticle for Asia Times discussing Russia’s Avangard fractional orbiting nuclear weapon system.
Trump’s China trade war threat already roiling markets
Among the wackiest things to come from Donald Trump’s mouth recently is the former US president trying to take credit for China’s US$7 trillion stock reckoning.
Afghan-like retreat debacle looms in Pacific islands
You think America’s tail-between-its-legs departure from Afghanistan was bad? Something even worse is coming in the Pacific, albeit more quietly.
China’s new microwave weapon made to zap Taiwan
In what may be the first of its kind, Chinese scientists have unveiled a new Stirling engine-powered high-power microwave (HPM) weapon, marking a significant leap in directed-energy warfare technology with possible applications in future urban warfare scenarios.
Beijing slams Five Eyes for cyberattack allegations
Volt Typhoon, a hacking group backed by the Chinese government, was once again called out by Five Eyes countries’ Joint Cybersecurity Advisory for its plan to launch destructive cyberattacks against critical infrastructure in the United States and allies.
Israel’s a hard sell for Biden’s war-ending plan
Although the United States is pressing Israel and Hamas to agree on a three-step Gaza Strip and Middle East plan, getting agreement even on the first stage, for a temporary ceasefire, is running into a stiff obstacle: