BEIJING: China’s cooperation with Europe and other nations is “endless” just as its ties with Russia are “unlimited”, China’s envoy to the European Union said, giving some reassurance of China’s neutrality over Ukraine in an interview published on Monday (Apr 24). It was unclear when Fu Cong, the Chinese ambassadorContinue Reading
TOKYO: Potential US presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Monday (Apr 24) met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and lauded bilateral ties, especially the idea of a “strong Japan”. The trip, officially part of a four-country trade mission, comes as the Florida governor seeks to burnish foreign policy credentials aheadContinue Reading
But in trade, the US’ relationship with the Philippines had weakened, for example, the US had become less important as a destination for Philippine exports. “And China now invests a lot more than the United States does in the Philippines – a situation that is the reverse of 2018 whenContinue Reading
UNITED NATIONS: A UN-convened meeting on Afghanistan next month will not focus on the possible international recognition of the Taliban administration, a UN spokesperson stressed on Thursday (Apr 20) after comments by the deputy UN chief sparked concern and confusion. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to host a closed-doorContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: A US congressional war game simulating a Chinese invasion of Taiwan showed the need to arm the island “to the teeth”, the chair of a committee on China said on Thursday (Apr 20), after the exercise indicated the US must boost production of long-range missiles and businesses must braceContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: China is increasing its Antarctic footprint according to new satellite imagery collected by a Washington-based think tank that shows construction has resumed for the first time since 2018 on the country’s fifth station in the southern polar region. Beijing has sought to develop new shipping routes in the ArcticContinue Reading
Taiwan, a self-governing island that China claims as its territory, is holding elections next year that could have a major impact on US-China relations.Continue Reading
. MEXICO CITY: Authorities claimed that on Saturday, April 15, armed men stormed a beach in the state of Guanajuato in northern Mexico, where drug cartel violence was becoming more and more pervasive. The aftermath of the assault was captured on video that was widely circulated on social media inContinue Reading
HANOI: Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday (Apr 15) expressed a desire to deepen their ties, ideally in coming months, as Washington seeks to solidify alliances to counter an increasingly assertive China. In his first visit to the key southeast Asian countryContinue Reading
SYDNEY: Following his arrest the day before, the second person ever accused of breaking Australia’s’s laws against foreign interference appeared in a local court on Saturday( Apr 15 ). Witnesses for Reuters claim that Alexander Csergo, 55, requested a postponement of the case until Monday when he appeared via videoContinue Reading