China on Thursday defended its rejection of a defence chiefs’ meeting with the United States, blaming it on Washington’s support for Taipei. Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun on Wednesday reportedly declined to meet his US counterpart Lloyd Austin on the margins of a regional security meeting in Laos. Austin said the decision was “unfortunate ……
The Military Industrial Complex, as represented by incumbent president Joe Biden, “seems to want to make sure they get World War 3 going before my father has a chance to create peace and save lives.” So tweeted Donald Trump Jr., son of the eponymous president-elect. Other Trumpies weighed in too: “No one anticipated that Joe…
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) – A special hotline in place to deflate crises between the Kremlin and the White House is not currently being used, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, as nuclear risks rise amid the highest tensions between Russia and West in decades. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday lowered the threshold for a…
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via video link at the Constantine Palace in Strelna on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg, Russia September 20, 2024. Alexander Kazakov | Via Reuters Changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine have been drawn up and will be formalized as necessary, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, signaling again…
WASHINGTON — Yu Miao smiles as he stands among the 10,000 books crowded on rows of bamboo shelves in his newly reopened bookstore. It’s in Washington’s vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood, far from its last location in Shanghai, where the Chinese government forced him out of business six years ago. As China cracks down on bookstores…
I saw an amusing T-shirt for sale online at a MAGA (Make America Great Again) website the other day. It has this printed on the front, “Sorry I can’t hear you over the sound of my freedom.” It’s apparently a parody of “Sorry, but I can’t hear you over the sound of how awesome I…
Hi this is Philip Glamann in Beijing, where pessimism about the future of China-US ties is mounting. One big reason for that is President-elect Donald Trump picked Marco Rubio as his secretary of state this week. Rubio has made clear his distaste for the ruling Communist Party, calling for the US to get much tougher…
Marco Rubio, picked by US President-elect Donald Trump to be the country’s top diplomat, is expected to amplify Washington’s hawkish policies toward Hong Kong even as Beijing is better prepared to mitigate the potential impacts, analysts and officials in the city have said. The 53-year-old Florida senator, named by Trump on Wednesday as his choice…
OpenAI is calling for the US and its allies to work together to support the infrastructure needed to develop artificial intelligence (AI) systems and compete with China. The AI start-up said Wednesday that the US and neighbouring countries should form a “North American Compact for AI” that can streamline access to talent, financing and supply…
President-elect Donald Trump announced more members of his senior White House staff, shoring up the team that will help him implement his agenda as he prepares to retake power in Washington. Dan Scavino, who previously worked in the White House during Trump’s first term, will serve as assistant to the president and deputy chief of…