Taiwan confirmed on Tuesday that President Tsai Ing-wen will visit the US on her way to Central America but did not say if she will hold talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). According to media reports, Taiwan convinced McCarthy to meet with Tsai in...
China and Cambodia have launched their first-ever joint naval drills as the two Asian nations continue to forge stronger ties despite objections from Washington. The drills, named China-Cambodia Golden Dragon 2023, began on March 20 and will be held through April 8....
The US provided India with unprecedented intelligence-sharing during a clash between Indian and Chinese troops in December 2022 along the disputed border high in the Himalayas, known as the Line of Actual Control, US News reported on Monday. The report cited current...
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow on Monday and said they would discuss a 12-point peace proposal for the Ukraine war that Beijing has put forward. "We have thoroughly studied your proposals for resolving the acute crisis...
Former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will lead a delegation to mainland China next week in an effort to improve cross-strait relations as tensions are soaring in the region. The trip will be historic as no Taiwanese president, whether former or sitting, has visited...
A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) official assesses that China's growing pessimism over its relationship with the US is making Beijing prepare for a future war it would rather not fight, Voice of America reported Wednesday. "China doesn't want to start a fight with...
The Chinese Foreign Ministry warned Tuesday that the US, Britain, and Australia are going down a "dangerous path" with the AUKUS military pact after the three nations unveiled their nuclear-powered submarine plans. "The latest joint statement issued by the US, the UK...
On Monday, the US, Britain, and Australia unveiled their plans to develop nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS, a military pact the three countries signed in September 2021 to coordinate on advanced military technology against China. President Biden, British Prime...
China on Sunday named its new defense minister, Li Shangfu, a general who has been under US sanctions since 2018 for overseeing China's purchase of Russian military equipment. The US sanctions on Li could hinder the already-delicate dialogue between the US and China....
Robert O'Brien, Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor, has said that the US would destroy Taiwan's advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities if China launched a successful invasion of the island. "The United States and its allies are never going to let...
