Archive for the 'China' Category

China: The Cyberwar Between Google and China

   Interesting deal between Google and China.  Although the real winner here will be China’s search engine called Baidu.  You can bet that any telecom stuff that Google was planning on doing in China, will probably suffer as well.
   The real story though, is the whole concept of a mega corporation like Google, taking on […]

Weapons: The Type 69 40mm Airburst (RPG round), Now in Afghanistan

  Doug sent me this article that he found on Strategy Page.  The round sounds pretty brutal, and the range is pretty amazing as well.  That sucks that they are turning up in Afghanistan now.  I imagine that enough of these munitions launched at the same time, could be a pretty effective tactic to initiate […]

Funny Stuff: The ‘Anti-Terror Assault Vehicle’

Wheel scary: Chinese anti-terror police practise killing drills on scooters
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 11:50 PM on 02nd July 2008
Chinese elite anti-terror police officers are wheeling into action ahead of next month’s Beijing Olympics on two-wheeled scooters.
Members of the country’s armed police unit practised on the Segway models that have been re-named ‘Anti-Terror Assault […]

News: Asian Security Contractors in Zimbabwe

 I got this from strategy page, and thought that this was interesting.  You never hear too much about Chinese security contractors, and especially in Africa.  I think you will see more and more of this, just as long as China has natural resource interests there.  They are also active in the Sudan.  -Head Jundi
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Asian Mercenaries […]

News: Tracksuited Guardians of the Flame

How would you like to be the security detail for a torch?  The Chinese are definitely getting a work out in this one, and all over the world.  -Head Jundi
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Tracksuited guardians of the flame
The Chinese guards protecting the Olympic torch have been described as heavy-handed, aggressive and even thugs. Who are the men in blue […]