Category: South China Morning Post

Ukraine invasion: Chinese chip makers a wild card in US-led sanction push against Russia

By Bloomberg The Biden administration and EU’s call for sanctions against Russia will jeopardise the country’s ability to buy semiconductors and other technology – and it could affect military technologies in the future. The US government on Thursday said it will implement export controls designed to cut Russia off from semiconductors and other advanced technology […]

How mainland Chinese transport plane highlighted ‘serious weaknesses’ in Taiwan’s air defences

By Minnie Chan The failure by Taiwan’s military to spot a civilian plane from mainland China near an islet held by Taipei earlier this month has highlighted a “serious weakness” in its radar system, a former instructor has said.Last week Taiwan’s defence ministry confirmed that “an unidentified fixed-wing twin-propeller aircraft” that flew close to Dongyin […]

Ukraine invasion: as thousands of Asians struggle to evacuate ahead of Russian advance, some are vowing to stay

By Sonia Sarkar,Kok Xinghui As Russia continues its assault on Ukraine, several Asian governments are scrambling to evacuate their citizens via its neighbours to the west. Japan said it had an estimated 120 citizens in Ukraine as of late January and evacuation flights were being arranged out of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Prime Minister […]