Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1022 EAT on Monday 29 December 2025 China on Monday launched live-fire military drills around Taiwan, deploying air, naval and rocket forces in exercises that its military said were intended to test combat readiness and issue a “stern warning” against what it described as separatist elements and external…
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Trump Appeals to China’s Xi Over Detention of Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 0926 EAT on Tuesday 16 December 2025. US President Donald Trump has said he has personally appealed to Chinese President Xi Jinping to release imprisoned Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, citing deep concern over the 78-year-old’s health following his conviction. On Monday, Hong Kong’s High Court…
Japan Summons Chinese Envoy Over Alleged Fighter Jet Radar Lock as Tensions Spike
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1344 EAT on Monday 8 December 2025 Japan has summoned China’s ambassador after Chinese military aircraft allegedly twice locked fire-control radar onto Japanese fighter jets, escalating already rising tensions between the two countries. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged a formal protest on Sunday, condemning what it described as…
Survey Shows Chinese Public Far More Trusting of AI Than Western Countries
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1028 EAT on Wednesday 19 November 2025. China’s public shows significantly higher confidence in artificial intelligence than people in the United States and other Western nations, according to a new survey. Eighty-seven percent of respondents in China said they trust AI, compared with 67 percent in Brazil, 32…
India–China Direct Flights Set to Resume After Five-Year Suspension
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1324 EAT on Friday 3 October 2025 India and China are set to resume direct flights between select cities this month, ending a five-year suspension, Indian authorities have announced. The move signals a gradual thaw in relations between the two Asian powers. The renewed engagement comes amid shifting…
Google Reports China-Linked Cyber attacks Targeting Southeast Asian Diplomats
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1241 EAT on Tuesday 26 August 2025 Diplomats in Southeast Asia were among global targets of a China-linked cyber espionage campaign earlier this year, Google announced Tuesday. The tech giant’s Threat Intelligence Group said the operation was “likely aligned with the strategic interests” of the Chinese government. According to…
China New Future Fined Shs 20 Million for Selling Counterfeit HP Toner
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1607 EAT on Friday 8 August 2025 The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by China New Future (Uganda) Ltd, upholding a High Court ruling from Jinja that ordered the company to pay Shs 20 million in damages and destroy counterfeit toner cartridges bearing the Hewlett-Packard (HP)…
China and Russia gain African influence while America ignores Western Sahara sovereignty crisis.
By John Bolton U.S. should support a referendum allowing Sahrawis to determine their own future. One major piece of unfinished international business is determining the sovereignty of the Western Sahara. This large territory on North Africa’s west coast, south of Morocco, has been in limbo since the late 1970s, to the detriment of its population…
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