How Chinese firms have dominated African infrastructure
W HEN IT COMES to building big things in Africa, China is unrivalled. Beijing-backed firms…
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India Appoints 1st National Maritime Security Coordinator
The appointment of Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar (Retd), the former vice chief of the…
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Indonesia to buy Rafale fighter jets, as US approves F-15 plan
Indonesia – an archipelago of 17,000 islands – is modernising its military amid increasing maritime…
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China sanctions US defence firms Raytheon, Lockheed over Taiwan
The move comes after the US approved a $100m deal for maintenance of Taiwan’s missile…
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China accuses Australian defence force of ‘spiteful’ actions after laser accusation
China’s national defence ministry has accused the Australian defence force of “spiteful and provocative actions”…
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Sport, politics and Covid collide at the Beijing Winter Olympics
Hosting the Winter Olympics during a pandemic was always going to test the Chinese government,…