China on Sunday launched major drills around Taiwan in response to the new US military aid for Taipei that's included in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) President Biden signed into law on Friday. "The Eastern Theatre Command of the PLA organized...
Republicans are forming a committee on China for when the GOP takes control of the House this January that will pressure the Biden administration to be more hawkish on China, Nikkei Asia reported on Monday. President Biden has pursued a hardline China policy by...
The State Department on Friday announced a new office to coordinate China policy, known as "China House," in the Biden administration's latest effort to focus on Beijing. In a press release, the State Department said the new office is meant to help the US government...
Taiwan's Defense Ministry on Tuesday reported that 29 Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft flew into Taiwan's air defense identification zone, including 18 H-6 bombers. An ADIZ is an area where a country requires foreign aircraft to identify itself, but the...
China's vice foreign minister discussed how to "properly" handle differences over Taiwan with US officials who visited China for talks, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday. A senior US delegation that traveled to China for two days was led by Daniel...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the US will increase its military presence in Australia in a buildup aimed at China. In a joint press conference with Australia's defense minister and foreign minister, Austin said that the US will increase its...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on Tuesday sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the Biden administration to prioritize arming Taiwan over Ukraine. Hawley is a China hawk and wants the US to start giving Taiwan billions in military aid each year. He has...
China on Tuesday dismissed a recent Pentagon report that said China could have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035 as "groundless speculation" and said the US was "hyping up" the threat of Beijing's military. Current estimates put China's nuclear arsenal at about 350...
Papua New Guinea cannot afford to be caught in a standoff between the US, Australia, and China, the country's prime minister told The Guardian. Prime Minister James Marape was invited to Washington in September for a summit with other Pacific nations as the US is...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Saturday delivered a speech where he reaffirmed that the Pentagon's top priority is countering China, which he accused of seeking to reshape the so-called "international order." "Now, the National Defense Strategy is clear-eyed...
