The Chinese conglomerate HNA has just added the latest to a string of acquisitions, in the form of US Hotel group Carlson. While HNA already had a portfolio of around 500 hotels, the capture of the Carlson group will almost quadruple that number, and open up the American tourism market. Carlson operates a number of […]
Chinese fighter jet preforms dangerous “barrel role” over US spy plane
On August 22, 2014 the Pentagon gave a press briefing concerning the “buzzing” of a American spy plane operating in the South China sea. Informal definition of “buzzing” – “To fly low over”, or fly buy: For example: “The […]
China accuses US of cyber and military espionage?
China recently has accused the US of carrying out espionage of its military installations. China however refuses to discuss specific allegations of US espionage, but did speak generally of its concerns. Investigations found that fake companies or sightseeing tours are often used as pretexts by outside entities, particularly the United States, to approach sensitive Chinese […]
China’s bid to halt Somalian piracy
Three Chinese war vessels have now joined in the international anti-piracy mission around the waters of Somalia. The ships – from the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) – are carrying Chinese Special Forces during the mission in the Gulf of Aden. The boats are also equipped with missiles and helicopters. One supply ship and two […]
China: Carrefour Under Boycott Threat
by Bob Chen Carrefour has been rolled into a campaign mixed up with both boycott and anti-boycott. Recently, a widely circulated message writes 我们希望您至少在5月1日这一天抵制家ä¹ç¦ï¼Œè®©5月1日家ä¹ç¦ç©ºè¡è¡çš„å–场å‘è¥¿æ–¹ä¼ è¾¾ä¸€ä¸ªä¿¡æ¯ï¼šä¸å›½ ä¸å¯è¾±ï¼ä¸å›½äººæ°‘ä¸å¯æ¬ºï¼ 抵制家ä¹ç¦çš„活动将在全国å„地展开，期待您的å‚与ï¼è°¢è°¢æ‚¨ã€‚ We hope you are able to boycott Carrefour at least on 1 May, to deliver, by the empty Carrefour that day, one message to the western world: Chinese shouldn’t […]