NEW DELHI: China on Thursday issued a stern warning to those advocating for Taiwan’s independence. The country encircled Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in war games, as it vowed the blood of “independence forces” on the self-ruled island would flow.The maneuvers come in the wake of Lai Ching-te‘sContinue Reading

President Xi Jinping has resisted crossing Washington’s red lines over arming Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. But that hasn’t stopped China edging closer to Moscow’s military in another way: direct engagement.China and the armed forces of Vladimir Putin conducted six joint military exercises together last year, the most in dataContinue Reading