WASHINGTON: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio told a Washington jury on Monday (Apr 3) that Malaysian financier Jho Low revealed his plans to donate up to US$30 million to help US President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign in what prosecutors allege was part of an illegal foreign influence operation. “It was aContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio told a Washington jury on Monday (Apr 3) that Malaysian financier Jho Low revealed his plans to donate up to US$30 million to help US President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign in what prosecutors allege was part of an illegal foreign influence operation. “It was aContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: Republican US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Monday (Apr 3) he would meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, a move China said would be a “provocation”. “On Wednesday, Apr 5, Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be hosting a bipartisan meeting with the President of Taiwan at theContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: China accused the US Congress of interfering in its internal affairs on Wednesday (Mar 29) by virtually hosting the head of an India-based organisation known as Tibet’s government-in-exile to speak at a hearing earlier this week. Penpa Tsering, known as the Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), spokeContinue Reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has extended an invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday (Mar 29). “We are ready to see him here,” Zelenskyy told the news agency in an interview. Xi has not talked to Zelenskyy since Russia launched its invasion ofContinue Reading
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: A battle in the intense diplomatic war between China and Taiwan is being fought in Latin America, where Honduras has become the latest country to ditch Taipei and align itself with Beijing. Paraguay will be the next front as it holds a presidential election in April, with oppositionContinue Reading
Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said on Sunday (Mar 26) that the Chinese government would decide on a new date for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s visit to the country, adding that the signing of agreements between Beijing and Brasilia has been postponed. “All government actions are postponed,Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: It started out as strictly business: a huge private contract for one of the world’s most advanced undersea fibre-optic cables. It became a trophy in a growing proxy war between the United States and China over technologies that could determine who achieves economic and military dominance for decades toContinue Reading
TEGUCIGALPA: Honduras ended its decades-long relationship with Taiwan and said it only recognised China, as Taiwan’s foreign minister accused the Central American country of demanding exorbitant amounts of money before being lured away by Beijing. The ending of ties with Taiwan had been long expected after the Honduran foreign ministerContinue Reading
TEGUCIGALPA: Honduras said on Saturday (Mar 25) it was ending its decades-long diplomatic relations with Taiwan, bringing it closer to China as it expands its footprint in Central America. “The government of Honduras recognises the existence of just one China,” the Honduran foreign ministry said in a post on Twitter.Continue Reading