In a conversation with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) acknowledged that banning TikTok has such strong support in Congress because the social media platform has hurt Israel's public relations battle. "Some wonder why there was such...
NATO Says China Must Cut Trade With Russia To Have Good Relations With West
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday went after China for its trade relationship with Russia, saying Beijing must reduce its trade with Moscow to have good relations with the West. Western officials often accuse China of supporting Russia's military,...
China Says US Military Aid for Taiwan Increases Risk of Conflict
China on Wednesday denounced new US military aid for Taiwan that's included in a massive $95 billion foreign aid bill President Biden has signed into law, warning that it will make a conflict more likely. "I would like to stress that getting closer militarily between...
US To Convert Pacific Oil Rigs Into Military Bases as Part of Anti-China Buildup
The US Navy will convert surplus oil rigs in the western Pacific into mobile military bases as part of the US military buildup aimed at China, The Defense Post reported on Tuesday. The naval engineering firm Gibbs & Cox developed the concept, known as the Mobile...
US Navy Flies Plane Through Taiwan Strait After US-China Defense Chiefs Talk
A US Navy Navy P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane flew through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, a day after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held rare talks with his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun. The conversation between Austin and Dong marked the first time the two...
US, Philippines, Japan, and Australia Conduct First Joint Military Exercise in South China Sea
The US, Japan, the Philippines, and Australia conducted joint military exercises in the South China Sea on Sunday in a provocative show of force aimed at China. According to Japan's Kyodo News, the drills marked the first "full-scale exercise" between the four...
US, Japan, and Philippines to Launch Joint Patrols in South China Sea
The US, Japan, and the Philippines will launch joint patrols in the South China Sea later this year in a move sure to escalate tensions with China, POLITICO reported on Friday. The joint patrols will be announced in April when President Biden, Japanese Prime Minister...
Philippine President Vows ‘Response’ to China’s Actions in South China Sea
On Thursday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed a "response" to China's actions in the South China Sea as tensions in the disputed waters continue to grow. In a statement on X, Marcos said that he has been meeting with members of the country's "National...
US, Japan to Strengthen Military Ties in Buildup Aimed at China
Next month, the US and Japan are expected to announce the most significant change to their military alliance since the 1960s as the US is bolstering its forces in the region to prepare for a future war with China. According to Financial Times, the US and Japan will...
Beijing Slams US for Getting Involved in China-India Territorial Dispute
China has hit back at the US for siding with India in a territorial dispute over Arunachal Pradesh, a state in northeast India that's claimed by Beijing. Last week, the State Department released a statement saying the US "recognizes Arunachal Pradesh as Indian...