Foreign Policy
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China strongly opposes “irresponsible” remarks recently made by U.S. military personnel, a military spokesperson said on Friday. Tan Kefei, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, stressed that the U.S. should do more that is conducive to the development of relations between the two countries and militaries, in response to a speech by the commander…
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The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 40 155mm howitzer artillery systems to Taiwan in a $750 million agreement, the Pentagon says. This follows last year’s U.S. sales of drones and coastal missile defenses, meant to defend from a Chinese invasion. The Biden administration earlier approved other commercial sales of arms to Taiwan.…
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President Joe Biden used his first appearance at a NATO summit since taking office to call on Russian President Vladimir Putin to step back from provocative actions targeting the U.S. and its allies on Monday. NATO leaders joined the United States in formally accusing Moscow and Beijing of malign actions. Biden’s sharp words for Russia…
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Russia on Friday called a U.S. decision to not rejoin the Open Skies arms control pact, which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, a political mistake that strikes a sour note ahead of a summit, Russian news agencies reported. Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, was quoted by the RIA news agency on Friday…
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England: In sending Britain’s flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, to Asia, the British government seeks to show the region’s countries, including China, that Britain will enforce the international law of the sea, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said late last week. “One of the things we’ll be doing clearly is showing to our friends in…
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Turkey’s president has renewed his vitriolic attacks on French President Emmanuel Macron, saying he hopes France will get rid of him soon. Speaking after Friday prayers in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Macron “trouble” for France, which he said was experiencing a dangerous time under his leadership. “My wish is for France to get rid…
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Friday the diplomats of the U.S. consulate general in Chengdu interfered in China’s internal affairs and engaged in activities that were not in line with their diplomatic identities. Wang urged the U.S. to withdraw its decision to close China’s consulate general in Houston and make efforts to bring…
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At least 20 Indian soldiers have been killed in a violent face-off with Chinese forces on the disputed border, the Indian army has said, in a major escalation of a weeks-long standoff in the western Himalayas. In a statement, the army said on Tuesday that 17 “critically injured” Indian troops succumbed to their wounds, in…
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Russia is concerned by how close Pentagon-funded biological warfare labs are to its borders at the same time as it battles the coronavirus, a Foreign Ministry source told reporters on Sunday. The official slammed US authorities for blaming China for the COVID-19 pandemic and manipulating its data on the virus, and in turn, accused the…
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A handful of Republican senators joined their Democratic colleagues Thursday to pass a resolution calling on President Donald Trump to “terminate the use of U.S. Armed Forces for hostilities against Iran” unless those actions are authorized by Congress. The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan war powers resolution by a vote of 55-45. Trump is expected…
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Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh on Monday urged international powers to boycott US President Donald Trump’s “peace plan” which they see as biased towards Israel. “This a plan to protect Trump from impeachment and protect (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu from prison. It is not a Middle East peace plan,” Shtayyeh told a cabinet meeting.…
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Russia’s foreign policy chief on Friday blamed what he described as “aggressive” U.S. policies for growing global tensions, noting Washington’s reluctance to extend a key nuclear arms pact. Sergey Lavrov, who serves as acting foreign minister in the wake of Wednesday’s resignation of the Russian Cabinet, said this week’s meeting of top U.S. and Russian…
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The United States told the United Nations on Wednesday that the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani last week was self-defense and vowed to take additional action “as necessary” in the Middle East to protect U.S. personnel and interests. Iran retaliated on Wednesday for Soleimani’s death by firing missiles at military facilities housing U.S. troops…
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Beijing describes the complexes in Xinjiang as “vocational training centers” helping to stamp out extremism and give people new skills. But China is worried about public criticism and has met with some foreign envoys ahead of the U.N. General Assembly in New York and a session of the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council, according to…
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The office of the Ukrainian president on Friday denied reports saying that a much-anticipated prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia is underway. According to a report from the Associated Press (AP), Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office said negotiations with Russia to secure the release of the Ukrainian prisoners are ongoing but insisted that it has not happened.…
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A four-page Democratic resolution said the U.S. House of Representatives “strongly condemns President Donald Trump’s racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color”. It said Mr Trump’s slights “do not belong in congress or in the United States of America”. The resolution included a full page…
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