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- China’s Middle East billions still woefully reliant on US gunboatson April 11, 2026
China has staked roughly US$145 billion in investments and construction contracts across the Middle East, while Iranian oil alone accounts for 13–14% of its imports. Yet Beijing maintains no permanent military presence in the volatile region, with its only overseas base in Djibouti, thousands of miles away. The result is a structural mismatch at the The post China’s Middle East billions still woefully reliant on US gunboats appeared first on Asia Times.
- Indonesia can’t stay silent on China’s UUV incursionon April 11, 2026
The discovery of a suspected Chinese unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) in the Lombok Strait is not a routine maritime incident. It is a breach of Indonesia’s strategic space. Found by a local fisherman inside Archipelagic Sea Lane II (ALKI II), the device — marked with “CSIC,” linking it to China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation — points The post Indonesia can’t stay silent on China’s UUV incursion appeared first on Asia Times.
- Too many players, too many grievances for one ceasefire to holdon April 11, 2026
US President Donald Trump’s rapid and dramatic turn from threatening to kill “an entire civilization” in Iran on the morning of April 7, 2026, to announcing a two-week ceasefire later that day left many observers with a sense of whiplash. While it is difficult to predict whether the ceasefire between the US and Iran will The post Too many players, too many grievances for one ceasefire to hold appeared first on Asia Times.
- Japan’s unsustainable pacifist delusionon April 11, 2026
Japan’s pacifist constitution is often cited as a constraint on what the nation of 123 million and the world’s fourth-largest economy can and cannot do militarily. The latest crisis in the Middle East has made that harder to ignore. As disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz continue, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized US The post Japan’s unsustainable pacifist delusion appeared first on Asia Times.
- In Tianjin eco-city, green development drives economic valueon April 11, 2026
TIANJIN, April 11 (Xinhua) -- On a recent weekend morning, a resident surnamed Wang walked to a waist-high grey bin in her housing compound in the China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, scanned a QR code and dropped in her sorted waste, which seconds later was sucked through underground pipes to a central collection station without any smell, spillage, or visible garbage trucks.The bin is linked to China's largest ci
- Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 strikes Tajikistanon April 11, 2026
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], April 11 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Tajikistan on Saturday, a statement by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, making it susceptible to aftershocks.In a post on X, the NCS said, 'EQ of M: 4.3, On: 11/04/2026 06:19:19 IST, Lat: 36.932 N, Long: 71.515 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Tajikistan.'
- China launches new pilot FTZ in historic step toward northern opening upon April 11, 2026
HOHHOT, April 11 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday launched the China (Inner Mongolia) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ), a key strategic move to deepen reform, advance high-standard opening up, and foster high-quality development.As China's 23rd pilot FTZ, the new zone is designed to leverage Inner Mongolia's role as a key bridgehead for the country's opening up to the north. It aims to be developed into a high-level FTZ w
- "Was so nervous and excited": Zeel Desai after her one-sided win over Mongolian counterpart in Billie Jean King Cupon April 11, 2026
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Indian tennis player Zeel Desai admitted she felt both nervous and excited ahead of her singles debut in the Billie Jean King Cup during India's Asia/Oceania Group I round-robin tie against Mongolia on Friday at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Authority Complex, and said she was relieved to have come through her match successfully.India had a commanding outing in their Billie Jean King C
































