Didi Kirsten Tatlow

Wandering

International Affairs Correspondent at Newsweek

Hong Konger by birth, HKer by choice. Prizewinning journalist, co-author/editor, “China's Quest for Foreign Technology: Beyond Espionage” https://t.co/DfKFsjHwTV

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China accuses US of interfering in its Latin America ties

6 days ago | newsweek.com | Didi Kirsten Tatlow

The United States is increasingly interfering in China's relations with Chile, seeking to restrict Beijing's access to resources in the minerals-rich Latin American nation and pressuring it to curtail space cooperation with China, the Chinese embassy in Chile has said.
Greenland courts China in snub to Trump

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Didi Kirsten Tatlow

Greenland's foreign minister has said it is seeking deeper cooperation with China and potentially a free trade agreement, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. Why It MattersThe comments were made as U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies have continued to talk of acquiring the resource-rich and strategically-located island. Greenland held elections in March with a new government led by Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen of the Democrats.
Exclusive-how China's military is quietly gaining control of the Pacific

1 week ago | newsweek.com | Didi Kirsten Tatlow

China has quietly extended its military reach far across the Pacific by building dozens of ports, airports, and communications projects at key points in a vast region that could shut out the United States and its allies in the event of war, a new report says.
Why Trump’s War With China is Much Bigger Than Trade

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Didi Kirsten Tatlow

"If the United States will not fight the world's largest tyranny politically, then inevitably, it will have to fight it economically, and eventually, militarily," Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng told the U.S. Congress in 2000. What has emerged as a trade war by President Donald Trump with Xi Jinping's China underlines the much larger struggle for global dominance between the rival powers and the very real possibility of the military conflict for which both sides are now gearing up intensively.
Mapped: Global Ports China Could Lose to US After Panama Deal

3 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Didi Kirsten Tatlow

A Chinese conglomerate's planned sale of dozens of international ports to a U.S.-linked consortium has drawn fury from Beijing over the possible loss of critical infrastructure, including those at either end of the Panama Canal-and the deal could now be in jeopardy. A map created by Newsweek shows the 43 facilities at stake, with some analysts saying China views the sale as a loss of strategic influence and a potentially serious blow to its geo-economic Belt and Road Initiative.
Mapped: Global Ports China Could Lose to US After Panama Deal

3 weeks ago | kentucky.com | Didi Kirsten Tatlow

A Chinese conglomerate's planned sale of dozens of international ports to a U.S.-linked consortium has drawn fury from Beijing over the possible loss of critical infrastructure, including those at either end of the Panama Canal-and the deal could now be in jeopardy. A map created by Newsweek shows the 43 facilities at stake, with some analysts saying China views the sale as a loss of strategic influence and a potentially serious blow to its geo-economic Belt and Road Initiative.
Chinese crypto boss heads for the poles in a SpaceX capsule

3 weeks ago | newsweek.com | Didi Kirsten Tatlow

A Dragon capsule is due to blast off from billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX Florida launch site on Monday with a Chinese crypto tycoon making a private attempt at the first human flight directly to orbit Earth's North and South Poles. Lift-off is set for 9.46 p.m. ET with several fall-back options including on Tuesday, April 1. The flight is due to take off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on a unique path-and over regions that are closely watched due to rising geopolitical tensions.
China’s Western Hemisphere Expansion Threatens America, US Says

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Didi Kirsten Tatlow

China's growing presence in the Western Hemisphere is a threat to the United States, the U.S. State Department has told Newsweek in unusually stark comments. America's top diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has said that the U.S. is not ready to accept greater Chinese influence in the Americas, the spokesperson said. "As stated by Secretary Rubio, we can't live in a world in which China has more influence and more presence than we do in our region.
Chile reviews China space cooperation after Newsweek investigation

1 month ago | newsweek.com | Didi Kirsten Tatlow

CLOSE X news article Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! In a potential setback for China's growing influence in Latin America and its ambitions in space, the Chilean government is reviewing an agreement for a joint astronomical observatory in Chile following a Newsweek investigation of the deal.
The Mystery Chinese Crypto Boss Paying Elon Musk a Fortune for Space Mission

1 month ago | newsweek.com | Didi Kirsten Tatlow

CLOSE X news article Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! He is a China-born cryptocurrency billionaire who says he travels with six passports, follows Mars time, and is a homeless refugee.