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In 2023, the U.S. economy vastly outperformed expectations. A widely predicted recession never happened. Many economists (though not me) argued that getting inflation down would require years of high unemployment; instead, we’ve experienced immaculate disinflation, rapidly falling inflation at no visible cost. But the story has been very different in the world’s biggest economy (or second biggest — it depends…

Beijing gives Ukraine the cold shoulder, as it continues to side with Vladimir Putin. DAVOS, Switzerland — Ukrainian leaders made no secret of wanting to meet with Chinese officials in Switzerland this week but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has headed home without the desired encounter in a blow to Kyiv. China’s delegation in Switzerland had ample opportunity to sit across from…

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In the remote desert where China detonated its first atom bomb nearly 60 years ago, a drilling rig recently bored a deep vertical shaft that is estimated to plunge down at least a third of a mile. It is the strongest evidence yet that Beijing is weighing whether to test a new generation of nuclear arms that could increase the…

China named navy veteran Dong Jun as its new defense minister, a move that will help resume top-level military talks with the US that are seen as crucial to steadying ties between the nuclear-armed powers. Dong’s appointment was announced by the country’s top legislator on Friday, ending months of speculation over who would occupy the role Li Shangfu was ousted…

Simulations by Chinese scientists have found a high-speed kinetic energy weapon weighing just 20kg could stop a US tank in its tracks While traditional anti-tank weapons need precision to be effective, kinetic weapons can cause lethal damage even just with grazing contact Detailed tests on the damage capability of kinetic energy weapons against US military armour have found it could…

Scientists have revealed the design concepts, key algorithms and manufacturing methods of a new electronic weapon The weapon is designed launch multiple beams from a single antenna, targeting various objects simultaneously The intricate design of a new type of electronic warfare weapon has been revealed by a group of scientists from China – and it is something military forces across…

China has eclipsed Russia as the main trade partner of all five Central Asian states, according to official statistics. Kazakhstan is the most recent Central Asian country to see Beijing pass Moscow in terms of annual trade turnover. For the first nine months of 2023, China accounted for a 21.3 percent share (valued at $21.7 billion) of Kazakhstan’s total foreign…

Developments abroad in the first weeks of the new year may pose a significant challenge to the US president’s electoral prospects. Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.” United States President Joe Biden starts 2024 in circumstances that any incumbent…

Li was abruptly dismissed earlier this year without explanation, shortly after the ousting of foreign minister Qin Gang Dong Jun was previously head of the People’s Liberation Army Navy and is not on any US sanctions list – unlike his predecessor China has named its former navy top commander as its new defence minister, two months after Li Shangfu was…