
Micah McCartney
Journalist at Newsweek
Asia security, economics reporter @Newsweek. Views are my own. Retweets ≠ endorsements. 📩 tips to [email protected]
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1 week ago |
newsweek.com | Micah McCartney
The Philippines has released footage showing its coast guard responding Wednesday to reports of "illegal swarming" by dozens of ships belonging to China's so-called Maritime Militia. Newsweek reached out to the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the Philippine Coast Guard via email for comment.
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1 week ago |
newsweek.com | Micah McCartney
North Korea has begun work on a new facility at its main nuclear complex, according to the head of the United Nations-backed atomic watchdog. The facility, which reportedly resembles a suspected enrichment plant just outside of the capital of Pyongyang, could eventually provide fissile material to expand the country's nuclear arsenal.
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1 week ago |
newsweek.com | Micah McCartney
As Israel and Iran exchanged missile fire on Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Central Asian countries to deepen cooperation under China's "Belt and Road" infrastructure initiative—marking the latest step in what analysts call Beijing's diplomatic offensive—and highlighted in a recent podcast by the China-Global South Project (CGSP). Newsweek reached out to the Chinese embassy via email with a request for comment.
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1 week ago |
newsweek.com | Micah McCartney
North Korea has begun work on what could become the country's largest military production facility, according to analysis of satellite images captured by Planet Labs. The planned site is expected to dwarf the nearby weapons-producing machine factory—where leader Kim Jong Un recently praised efforts to modernize the nation's defense industry.
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1 week ago |
newsweek.com | Micah McCartney
Chinese President Xi Jinping has broken his silence on the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, expressing deep concern a day after Beijing urged its nationals to leave Iran amid waves of Israeli bombardment. His statement, delivered Tuesday on the sidelines of a summit in Kazakhstan, came just hours before President Donald Trump appeared to signal impending American military involvement—prompting criticism that such action would violate his "no new wars" campaign pledge.
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