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...
The US, Japan, and Taiwan are preparing to share real-time data from naval surveillance drones in a move sure to anger China, Financial Times reported on Thursday. General Atomics is due to deliver four MQ-9B Guardian drones to Taiwan in early 2025, the maritime...
The Pentagon on Thursday dismissed a report from The Wall Street Journal that claimed Beijing and Havana have reached an agreement in principle on China establishing a secret spy facility in Cuba. When asked about the report, Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick...
