China Responds to US After Rejecting Defense Talks
China said it rejected a bilateral defense ministers’ meeting with the United States because Washington disrespected its “core interests” by continuing weapon sales to Taiwan. The Pentagon said on Wednesday that China had rejected U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin‘s proposal to meet his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ two-day […]
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What Trump’s Election Win Means for China, Ukraine-Russia War, and the Israel-Hamas War
✓ Link copied to clipboard! Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 25, 2024. Trump is back in… Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments […]
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China Braces for New Era as Biden Makes Last Stand With Xi
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping gathered for what may be their last face-to-face encounter at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru, as questions swirl about the future of U.S.-China relations under a Donald Trump presidency complicated by Elon Musk‘s nomination to the Cabinet. Xi’s carefully worded message emphasized Beijing’s desire […]
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US Ally in Pacific Says China Trespassing in Waters
The tiny Pacific Island nation of Palau says China continues to intrude into its maritime zone. “We keep on raising flags and complaining about it, but they keep on sending them,” President Surangel Whipps Jr. said in a recent interview with Agence France-Presse. The complaint is familiar to China’s maritime neighbors in the South China […]
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Satellites Capture Chinese Aircraft Carrier in South China Sea
Open-source satellite imagery has captured a Chinese naval formation, led by one of the country’s three aircraft carriers, underway in the contested waters of the South China Sea. The flotilla, led by CNS Shandong, the second operational aircraft carrier of China, was spotted by satellites on Monday sailing in waters 316 miles southeast of Sanya, […]
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US Appeals to China To Stop North Korea Joining Russia-Ukraine War
The U.S. has appealed to China in an effort to prevent North Korea from joining the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Three senior U.S. diplomats convened with China’s ambassador to Washington in a rare meeting earlier this week, stressing American concerns about Beijing’s growing relationship with North Korea. U.S. officials urged China to leverage […]
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US Expands Key Alliance to Keep China in Check
The United States has launched a new cooperation framework with South Korea, one of its key allies, in the contested Indo-Pacific region as it seeks to keep China in check. The announcement was made following a meeting between the U.S. and South Korea at the Pentagon, where U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his South […]
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