Taiwan Seeks Submarines as China Cries Foul

For decades, Taipei has sought to mitigate the challenge posed by a quantitatively and qualitatively superior People’s Liberation Army Navy by building an indigenous conventional submarine force. ( read original story ...)

China ‘blocking Lithuanian exports’

China has imposed a customs block on Lithuanian exports, a Lithuanian trade body says, amid a deepening spat between officials in Beijing and Vilnius about the Baltic state's decision to allow Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

America’s Catch-22 in Taiwan and Ukraine

Founded by Catherine the Great, Odessa was one of the most important cities for imperial Russia's culture and economy; the Crimean port of Sevastopol was home to Russia's Black Sea fleet; and a ... ( read original story ...)