US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga prepare to hold a joint press conference after their talks at the White House in Washington on April 16, 2021. –Kyodo China accused the US and Japan of “ganging” up on them Saturday, … Read More
People line up at a vaccination center in Beijing on April 8, 2021.PHOTO: AFP BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China has urged local authorities to halt compulsory coronavirus vaccinations as the central government tries to balance the urgency of its inoculation efforts … Read More
The Taiwan Strait is a “powder keg” that has the potential to trigger a world war, a military analyst said on Tuesday as a panel of experts gathered to discuss U.S. foreign policy from a Taiwanese perspective. A Chinese aircraft carrier task … Read More
A successful takeover of Taiwan by the Chinese military would harm U.S. credibility among allies in Asia, Biden’s choice to lead American forces in the Pacific said on Tuesday. At a nomination hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Admiral John … Read More
Communist Party newspaper says Japan faces “grave” consequences—including countermeasures by Beijing—if it sides with the United States over the question of Taiwan‘s security in the face of an increasingly assertive China. Japan‘s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and President Joe Biden will together stress the importance … Read More
The 25-year agreement effectively neutralizes U.S. economic pressure, seriously bolsters Tehran’s bargaining position, and could herald the regime’s renewed effort to achieve regional hegemony. (March 30, 2021 / JNS) While Israel was busy with the domestic political imbroglio surrounding last week’s Knesset elections, a strategic … Read More
The past week has marked a watershed moment in Russia’s relations with the West — and the US in particular. In two dramatic, televised moments, US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have changed the dynamics between their … Read More
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Algeria, and Myanmar were the largest buyers of China weapons. (Photo: REUUTERS/Stringer) China, the world’s second-largest arms producer, saw its worldwide exports of weapons drop between 2016 and 2020 – but it imported more weapons from Russia in … Read More
Juicy targets include artificial islands in the South China Sea. U.S. Marines participate in an amphibious assault exercise in Chonburi, Thailand, in February 2020: the Marines will be sea-based and able to sail into the waters of the South China … Read More
The Chinese have been heavily investing in amphibious capabilities. Here’s What You Need to Remember: The best way to prevent such a violent and shameful disgrace is to press Taipei into negotiations on forming a confederation with Beijing now. It was … Read More