The US Navy and Marines Corps are conducting drills in the South China Sea amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over the Chinese balloon incident. The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said in a statement that the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and its strike...
China Says It Was Smeared in Biden’s State of the Union Address
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday spoke out against President Biden's State of the Union Address, where he took aim at Beijing and said the "competition" with China should unite Americans. "China does not shy away or flinch from competition. However, we are...
Rep. McCaul Plans Taiwan Visit This Spring, McCarthy Later
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has said he plans to lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Taiwan this spring despite the risk of provoking China. "I think it’s important to show China that we support Taiwan as a...
State of the Union: Biden Says Beating China Should ‘Unite All of Us’
In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Biden took aim at China and said winning the "competition" with Beijing should "unite all of us." "Before I came to office, the story was about how the People’s Republic of China was increasing its power...
NORAD Commander: Chinese Balloons That Entered US Under Trump Went ‘Undetected’
The head of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) claimed on Monday that Chinese balloons that entered US airspace during the Trump administration weren't detected by the command, which is responsible for airspace protection of Canada and the...
Report: US Considers Deploying Long-Range Missiles to Japan
The US is considering deploying new missiles to Japan as part of its buildup aimed at China, the Japanese Sankei reported on Saturday. The report cited sources involved in US-Japan relations and said the US might deploy medium-range missiles but is also considering...
Pentagon Says Chinese Balloons Have Traveled Over the US Before
When the Pentagon first announced a Chinese balloon was transiting US airspace, the official said that similar "instances" have happened in the past, including at times before the Biden administration. On Saturday, a senior Pentagon official briefing reporters was...
Pentagon Claims It’s Tracking a Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Over the US
The Pentagon on Thursday claimed that it is tracking a spy balloon that has been spotted over the US for several days. A senior Pentagon official told reporters that the US has "high confidence" the surveillance balloon belongs to China, but the claim hasn't been...
New RAND Report Says a Long War in Ukraine Is Against US Interests
The RAND Corporation issued a new report that warns against a "protracted conflict" in Ukraine and says a prolonged war is against US interests, breaking from the view of many hawks in Washington that the US should support the fight against Russia for the long term....
Air Force General Predicts the US Will Be at War With China in 2025
A four-star US Air Force general thinks a war between the US and China is only two years away and has ordered his forces to start preparing for the conflict. In a memo obtained by NBC News, Gen. Mike Minihan, the head of Air Mobility Command, said of a war with China,...