Category Archives: China

The Marine Littoral Regiment

Background On March 23, 2020, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) announced a major force design initiative planned to occur over the next 10 years referred to as “Force Design 2030.” As part of this initiative, the Marine Corps intends to … Continue reading

Posted in China, The Military Art, TTG | 35 Comments

“China has the US drone industry by the components (balls)”

The United States has long been at the forefront of technological innovation, but one key sector where the U.S. lags significantly behind is in the drone industry. Currently, China’s DJI dominates the consumer and professional drone market, owning as much … Continue reading

Posted in China, Technology, The economy, TTG | 42 Comments

Tom67 on Mongolia

This a comment of Tom67 in reply to elkern  in a recent post “Putin’s alternative pipeline flops quietly.” I find Tom67’s comment worth a separate post.  I am married to a Mongolian, speak Mongolian run an outdoors company in Mongolia … Continue reading

Posted in Central Asia, China, Russia, TTG | 37 Comments

“Putin’s alternative pipeline flops quietly”

The strategically important Russian pipeline project “Power of Siberia 2” is on hold for the time being. The project, which is intended to bring gas from the western Russian Yamal gas field to China, is of strategic importance for Russia … Continue reading

Posted in China, Russia, Technology, TTG | 73 Comments

The Democratic Party’s convention is to happen this week, or it has already happened, or something has happened

By Robert Willmann An eerie similarity is emerging between what has happened to the Democratic Party in this year’s presidential election season and what occurred in 2022 when Xi Jinping became the president of China for a third term, which … Continue reading

Posted in China, Current Affairs, government, Justice, Politics, Television | Tagged , , | 70 Comments

“China’s Chang’e-6 probe lifts off with samples from moon’s far side in historic first”

Hong Kong CNN  — China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe departed from the far side of the moon on Tuesday, moving a step closer to completing an ambitious mission that underlines the country’s rise as a space superpower. In a symbolic moment before takeoff, … Continue reading

Posted in China, Space, TTG | 8 Comments

“BYD is launching its next-gen Blade EV battery soon with more range and even lower cost”

BYD is expected to launch its next-gen Blade EV battery later this year. The battery will promote more range at an even lower cost. Will the new battery be BYD’s X-factor in its “liberation battle” over gas-powered vehicles? FinDreams, BYD’s … Continue reading

Posted in China, Energy, TTG | 18 Comments

The Register on the leak of Chinese infosec vendor’s hacking activities

A cache of stolen document posted to GitHub appears to reveal how a Chinese infosec vendor named I-Soon offers rent-a-hacker services for Beijing. The trove appeared on GitHub last week and contains hundreds of documents documenting I-Soon’s activities. Analysis of … Continue reading

Posted in China, Cyber, TTG | 26 Comments

Taiwan’s China-skeptic ruling-party candidate wins presidential election

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Lai Ching-te of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is Taiwan’s new president-elect, after a three-way election that will determine the self-ruled island’s future stance towards China. Since its founding in the 1980s as an alliance of underground … Continue reading

Posted in China, Politics, Taiwan, TTG | 19 Comments

Are they really considering this?

A US congressional decision to not renew funding for the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) would severely undermine American and Taiwanese national security in the Pacific. These COFAs govern the United States’ relationship with Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands while … Continue reading

Posted in China, South Pacific, TTG | 50 Comments