The possibility of a full ban on TikTok increases after the Capitol Hill bombardment A blanket ban on the Chinese-owned social media platform most popular with young Americans appears increasingly likely in the United States after its chief executive was grilled by lawmakers in Washington. However, President Joe Biden’s administration will have to tread carefully … Read more
Iran-backed fighters in eastern Syria on alert after US airstrike Iran-backed fighters in eastern Syria are on alert after retaliatory airstrikes by U.S. forces, opposition activists said. The strikes were in response to an Iranian-made drone attack on a U.S. base in eastern Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war in Syria, … Read more
Hotel Rwanda’ star Ruseza Bagina freed after US diplomatic effort U.S. officials said the Rwandan government reduced the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who has been released from a Rwandan prison, as a result of U.S. diplomatic efforts. Ruseza Bagina was a hotel manager in Rwanda’s capital Kigali, saving hundreds of lives during the country’s 1994 … Read more
President Biden warns Iran after deadly attack in Syria WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden said the U.S. would respond “forcefully” to protect Americans. Earlier, the U.S. military said it carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria in response to a suspected Iran-backed attack on a U.S. military facility there. During a state visit to Canada Friday, Biden … Read more
Pentagon stresses $842 billion defense budget is critical to competing with China A senior U.S. Department of Defense official testified before the U.S. Congress on Thursday (March 23) that the $842 billion defense budget sought by the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2024 is critical to strategic competition with China because the U.S. needs … Read more
China says ‘strongly opposes’ forced sale of TikTok The hearing held by the U.S. Congress on Thursday (March 23) not only conducted a rare and severe questioning of TikTok CEO Zhou Shouzi, but also brought the fate of this very popular video sharing platform in the United States to the attention of the world focus. The … Read more
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Amendment to Taiwan Guarantee Act The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday (March 22) to amend the Taiwan Assurance Act passed in 2020. The amendment requires the Secretary of State to regularly review and update the State Department’s guiding principles on relations with Taiwan. The bill was introduced … Read more
On March 22, the US Consul General in Hong Kong, Mark Murray, publicly responded for the first time to Beijing’s “three red lines” against the US, emphasizing that the US is deeply concerned about the erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy and will continue to support Hong Kong. At a time when U.S.-China relations are tense, the … Read more
U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency chief Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier said Wednesday (March 22) that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un does not appear to be preparing to conduct a nuclear test during U.S.-South Korea military exercises, but the U.S. remains concerned alert. U.S. officials have been warning for nearly a year that North Korea could restart … Read more
U.S. denies Chinese military claims U.S. warships have been expelled from South China Sea The United States denied China’s claim on Thursday that Chinese forces had driven away a U.S. guided-missile destroyer that had entered Chinese territorial waters. Tian Junli, a spokesman for China’s Southern Theater Command, said the entry of the USS Milius into … Read more
Xi Jinping concluded his visit to Russia and reached a consensus with Russia to deal with the United States Chinese President Xi Jinping ended his three-day visit to Russia on Wednesday (March 22, 2023) and has set off for home. Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a nine-point joint statement on “Deepening the … Read more
Tsai Ing-wen will visit Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense, saying that it has formulated contingency plans to deal with China’s possible actions Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will visit Central American allies in late March and early April. Taiwan’s Deputy Defense Minister Bai Honghui said on Wednesday (March 22) that the Ministry of National Defense has … Read more
The United States sent arms experts to Ukraine to worry: Is there enough ammunition to deal with conflicts in the Taiwan Strait? WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday (January 25) that he would provide Ukraine with 31 M1 Abrams main battle tanks. . “Secretary Austin is recommending this step because we want … Read more
Armored soldiers: America and Germany will provide Ukraine with advanced tanks, Kiev calls for long-range missiles WASHINGTON — Russian troops waiting to launch their spring offensive in Ukraine will be met with more Ukrainian armor and firepower. The United States has struck a deal with Germany to bolster Ukraine’s military capabilities by supplying Ukraine with some of … Read more
U.S. provides Ukraine with M1 main battle tanks in advance U.S. lawmakers call on Biden administration to provide cluster bombs The U.S. Department of Defense announced in January that it would provide Ukraine with 31 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks, which officials estimated at the time would take about a year to deliver. Pentagon press secretary … Read more
The United States issued a statement on Monday (February 13, 2023) accusing Chinese coast guard ships of using lasers to illuminate Philippine coast guard ships as “offensive and unsafe” and reaffirming their sanctions against Philippine armed forces, government ships and aircraft in the South China Sea An armed attack would trigger the United States to … Read more
Philippine President Marcos Jr. summoned the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines on Tuesday afternoon (February 14) to express “serious concerns” about China’s recent actions in the South China Sea. The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs also called on Beijing to stop “offensive activities” by its ships. According to Reuters, the presidential palace said in a statement … Read more
The U.S. Marine Corps just conducted a ship attack exercise in the Philippine Sea. Earlier, the United States accused the Chinese coast guard ship of using lasers to illuminate the Philippine coast guard ship as “offensive and unsafe”, and reiterated that armed attacks on the Philippine armed forces, government ships and aircraft in the South China … Read more
Former leaders of Australia, Britain and Belgium called on Friday for a tougher international approach to China to reduce the chance of war over Taiwan and respond to human rights abuses. Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison linked China’s human rights abuses to the Indo-Pacific region in a speech at the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China … Read more
The RAF chief said it was “unacceptable” for former British pilots to be recruited by China to train the Chinese military, and intelligence agencies in Australia and the UK have shared information warning their pilots not to work for Beijing. In October, Britain said it would change the law to make it a crime for … Read more
Australian police said on Friday (March 17) that they were investigating Keith Hartley, a former British pilot who was suspected of participating in the training of Chinese People’s Liberation Army pilots at the South African Test Flight Academy (TFASA). The United Kingdom and Australia have announced that they will curb current or retired pilots from helping … Read more
Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan was arrested in Australia in October last year on suspicion of providing military training to Chinese People’s Liberation Army pilots. Australian authorities agreed to extradite Duggan to the United States to stand trial. After an extradition hearing in a Sydney court on Monday (March 20), Duggan’s lawyer said he may … Read more
China’s strict “clearing” epidemic prevention and control in the past few years has brought the number of American college students studying in China to the lowest point in more than 20 years. In the 2020-21 academic year, there are only 382, which is a sharp drop from the number of American citizens studying in China … Read more
The White House rejected Beijing’s offer of a truce in Ukraine ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week and a subsequent phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “We would be concerned if this meeting calls for some sort of ceasefire,” Bryant, the National Security Council’s … Read more
