Foreign Policy
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the development of Russia-China relations, based on profound common interests, is conducive to world stability. The development of Russia-China relations is not a short-term behavior, but is based on profound common interests, and the bilateral relations rely on prudent decision-making and accumulated joint efforts, Putin said when…
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US President Joe Biden extended deportation protections Wednesday to “most” Palestinians already in the US due to the humanitarian catastrophe in the besieged Gaza Strip. “Following the horrific October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel and Israel’s ensuing military response, humanitarian conditions in Gaza have significantly deteriorated,” Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security advisor, said…
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The Biden administration hopes that Taiwan’s voters can freely choose their next leader when the island votes next week in a general election, says John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, in an interview with VOA’s White House Correspondent Paris Huang on Thursday. Kirby also reiterated that President Joe Biden and his administration…
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President Xi Jinping vowed on Tuesday to resolutely prevent anyone from “splitting Taiwan from China in any way”, the official Xinhua news agency reported, a little more than two weeks before Taiwan elects a new leader. China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite the strong objections of the government in Taipei, and has ramped up…
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In an interview with Mainichi Shimbun on December 16, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that as diplomatic efforts with Beijing were headed “in a poor direction,” a “paradigm shift” was needed in how the Philippines approaches the South China Sea issue. Japan for Tokyo’s commemorative summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),…
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The United States and Taiwan are exploring ways to expand Taiwan’s participation in the United Nations system and other international forums, as well as addressing a range of global challenges, including public health, aviation safety and climate change. The most recent routine consultation between the U.S. and Taiwan took place Wednesday, days after the Chinese…
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Greece has warned its public officials not to attend events or ceremonies hosted by Taiwan to avoid possible diplomatic problems with its key trading partner, China, a report by the Japan-based Nikkei Asia has said. While the European Union (EU) does not have formal relations with Taiwan or recognize Taipei’s claim to independence from Beijing,…
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In response to heightened Chinese activity in the South China Sea, the United States and the Philippines have initiated joint air and maritime patrols, strengthening regional cooperation. The Philippine Air Force disclosed that it had participated in joint patrols near Batanes, the northernmost Philippine province, located only 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Taiwan – an…
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The US would “absolutely welcome” the return of Chinese pandas that Beijing recently returned home, the White House said Thursday, stressing any decision is ultimately Chinese President Xi Jinping’s to make. “We obviously appreciated having them here, and we respect the sovereign decision that China made to remove some of those pandas, and certainly should…
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Former NATO chief Javier Solana said on Monday that he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the “worst politician” in Israeli history. “I don’t think anything good will come of this,” he told Spanish broadcaster Cadena Ser, referring to this month’s events in Israel and Palestine. “But it could make Netanyahu disappear from Israeli…
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Former Deputy National Security Adviser KT McFarland said Saturday that President Joe Biden’s “love affair” with Iran may spur peace in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Israel. “If you look at the speech that the prime minister of Israel made this week, where he talked about an historic agreement might be close between Israel and Saudi…
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The Biden administration is in talks with Vietnam over an agreement for the largest arms transfer in history between the ex-Cold War adversaries, according to two people familiar with a deal that could irk China and side-line Russia. A package, which could come together within the next year, could consummate the newly upgraded partnership between…
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Ukraine today said dozens including senior Russian navy commanders died or were injured when it staged a missile attack on Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol a day earlier. Ukraine struck the headquarters yesterday, sparking a huge fire. “The details of the attack will be revealed as soon as possible…
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China’s top diplomat will begin a four-day trip to Russia today during which both nations are expected to pledge deeper mutual political trust. Wang Yi’s visit comes ahead of a possible landmark trip to Beijing by Vladimir Putin next month. Throughout the trip, Mr Wang, who heads the country’s foreign ministry, will meet security council…
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A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has described the purported request of the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, to meet President Bola Tinubu as inappropriate and condemnable. He said Biden’s request conveyed by a US Presidential envoy and Assistant Secretary of State for…
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We’ve known for a few days now that talks would be held in Jeddah today with the hope of moving closer to a peaceful end to the Ukraine war. Russia isn’t going to be there – but China has confirmed it will attend – in a departure from its usual neutral position. When similar talks…
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