U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani (not pictured) on the day of their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan on December 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s “coercive behaviour” threatens regional stability, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday, after Taiwan said Beijing was carrying out…
Despite escalating efforts from the United States and its allies to clamp down on trade, international companies with an interest in the still-sizeable Chinese market are adopting a new plan of action to stay engaged while keeping themselves insulated from unexpected geopolitical shocks, analysts said. The strategy, dubbed “in China for China”, is an integrative…
During his Thanksgiving holiday on Nantucket, President Joe Biden spent Black Friday shopping with his family. He was seen holding a copy of “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine” by Palestinian and Lebanese author Rashid Khalidi, a book critical of Israel’s history, as reported by the New York Post.The book examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from…
US President Joe Biden has called on President-elect Donald Trump to reconsider his proposed tariffs on Canadian, Mexican, and Chinese goods, calling them “counterproductive” as the transition of power moves forward from the Democrats to the Republicans.“I hope he rethinks it. I think it’s a counterproductive thing to do,” Biden told reporters on Thursday in…
The US has brokered the release of three Americans it said had been wrongfully detained in China for many years, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday. The White House national security council named the three as Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung and said all the US citizens it deemed to…
His hope is that the roughly 30,000 body brushes and exfoliating gloves make it to Bare Botanics’ facility in Madison, Wis., before Inauguration Day. He thinks Trump is serious about his campaign promise to impose tariffs of 60% on all Chinese goods. American businesses are dusting off a playbook they used during Trump’s first term:…
During their meeting over the weekend, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a stern warning to US President Joe Biden, widely perceived to be intended for Donald Trump’s incoming administration. The underlying message was loud and clear: do not try to seek regime change in China. Xi outlined Beijing’s core stance, expectations and “guardrails” the Chinese…
The jury was out on the future of China-US relations at an annual forum in Hong Kong on Friday, with a former American ambassador seeing a downward trend under Donald Trump and other observers suggesting that Trump’s transactional approach could mean attempts to reach deals between the two rivals. On the sidelines of the US-China…
US president-elect Donald Trump’s second term could have severe repercussions for American and Chinese societies if fears of an expanded national security posture and rising economic barriers are realised, according to a US-China relations expert. Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on US-China Relations, a New York-based non-profit advisory group, said a worst-case scenario…
US President Joe Biden will meet China’s Xi Jinping in Peru’s Lima on the sidelines of the Apec summit. Handcrafted cuisines have been prepared by well-known chefs focusing on Peruvian culture read more Peru is set to host US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit….