Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Friday that the US is sending "very wrong, dangerous signals" on the issue of Taiwan. The conversation between the two diplomats was focused on...
China hawks in Congress see President Biden's recent comments on defending Taiwan as encouragement to push forward a major piece of legislation that would overhaul US policy toward the island, Politico reported on Wednesday. Biden said Sunday that the US would send...
China simulated blockading the island
The top Asia official on the White House's National Security Council said Monday that President Biden's recent comments on defending Taiwan "speak for themselves" and rejected the characterization that the White House walked them back. "I do not believe that it is...
China said Monday that it lodged "stern representations" to the US in response to President Biden saying that the US would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. "We are willing to do our best to strive for peaceful reunification. At the same time, we will...
In an interview with 60 Minutes that aired Sunday, President Biden said the US would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack, marking the fourth time of his presidency that he's made the pledge despite the long-standing US policy of strategic ambiguity. When...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday called for more cooperation between countries that are targeted by US sanctions in a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. "The...
China will likely respond by upping military pressure
President Biden on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at limiting foreign investment in US technology in a move that clearly targets China. The executive order directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to increase scrutiny on...
Taiwan would get $6.5 billion
