Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Thursday told the House Armed Services Committee that he wants to give President Biden the authority to intervene militarily in Cuba to "take out" Chinese assets that are allegedly on the island. "I support an Authorization for Use of...
The Chinese government summoned the US ambassador in Beijing to lodge a formal complaint over President Biden calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a "dictator," The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. US officials said that a diplomatic note, known as a démarche,...
The commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz said Chinese vessels and planes that he encountered during a seven-month deployment in the western Pacific were "very polite and very professional." Capt. Craig Sicola told reporters that he expected...
A US Coast Guard cutter made a rare solo transit through the Taiwan Strait on June 20, which came a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded his two-day visit to Beijing. The US frequently sends ships through the Taiwan Strait, but US Navy warships...
President Biden on Tuesday called Chinese President Xi Jinping a "dictator" just one day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the Chinese leader in Beijing. Biden made the comments at a fundraiser event in California, saying Xi was "embarrassed" by the...
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Beijing and Havana are negotiating to establish a joint military training facility in Cuba, something the report acknowledged China would be exploring as a response to further US military entrenchment in Taiwan. The report...
The State Department confirmed on Wednesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be visiting China, making him the highest-level Biden administration official to make the trip. Blinken was supposed to visit China in February but canceled the trip over the...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Biden in Washington on Tuesday and said Russia must lose in Ukraine to send a message to China as the Western alliance increasingly has its eyes on the Asia Pacific. "President Putin must not win this war,...
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday denied allegations that China was spying on the US from Cuba and criticized the conflicting information coming from the US government and media outlets. The Wall Street Journal first reported last week that Beijing and Havana...
The top Democrat on the House's new China committee has warned that China's actions will not stop the US from sending warships into the Taiwan Strait. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi's (D-IL) comments come after the US military accused a Chinese naval vessel of making an...
