The most recent column in a long-standing dispute between the two neighbors was reported by Philippine and Chinese coastguards as contradictory accounts of a maritime conflict centered on a disputed reef in the South China Sea. Four Spanish ships made an attempt to provide China’s regional waters around the ScarboroughContinue Reading
On the day German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a surprise visit to war-torn Ukraine, she stressed that “in order to protect our own German and European security, we must now support Ukraine”. “And it is just as important to enter into a peace process together in the world, and thatContinue Reading
BEIJING: Beijing warned on Monday (Dec 2) it could take “countermeasures” against Lithuania after the expulsion of three Chinese embassy staff, as relations fray over Vilnius’ Taiwan ties and the suspected involvement of a Chinese ship in sea cables damage. “China strongly condemns and firmly rejects this wanton and provocativeContinue Reading
GREETED WITH “ALOHAS” Lai was greeted in Hawaii on Saturday with red carpets, garlands of flowers and “alohas”, as he met with state Governor Josh Green, members of the US Congress, officials from the de facto US embassy in Taiwan and others. While the United States has sold billions ofContinue Reading
HONOLULU: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te discussed “China’s military threats” toward the island in a call with former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday (Dec 1), his spokeswoman said in Hawaii, Lai’s first stop on a Pacific trip that has enraged Beijing. Pelosi’s long-standing support for Taiwan has infuriated China,Continue Reading
SEOUL: Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and agreed to boost military cooperation between the two isolated nations, Pyongyang state media said Saturday (Nov 30). The United States and South Korea have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10,000 soldiers toContinue Reading
Lai’s weeklong trip begins on Saturday, making what is officially called a stopover first in Hawaii before going to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau, three of the 12 countries which have formal ties with Taiwan. He will also stop over in the US territory of Guam. Mao Ning, aContinue Reading
BEIJING: China said on Friday (Nov 29) it was “willing to work” with a probe into the severing of two Baltic Sea cables linked to a Chinese ship, after Sweden asked for Beijing’s cooperation with the investigation. “China is willing to work with relevant countries to find out the truth,”Continue Reading
After US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose an additional 10 % tariff on all Chinese imports when he takes office on January 20, neither the United States nor China would win a trade war, the Chinese Embassy in Washington stated on Monday ( Nov 25 ). China believes thatContinue Reading
In the event of a crisis in Taiwan, the US is making disaster programs for military operations in Japan and the Philippines, according to Japan’s Kyodo information agency. According to sources with knowledge of Japan-US relations, they will be incorporated into a second shared operation plan that will be createdContinue Reading