UK PM Starmer meets Chinese President Xi Jinping US President Donald Trump called out Britain on their dealings with China as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump made these comments Thursday while attending his wife Melania’s documentary premiere, amid growing Western efforts to rebuild ties with China.“Well it’s […]
(AI-generated image used for representation) In a strategic victory for the “Donroe Doctrine”, the Supreme Court of Panama has cancelled a major Panama Canal ports contract held by a Chinese-linked firm. Driving the news Panama’s Supreme Court has struck down the concession allowing a Hong Kong conglomerate to operate key ports at either end of […]
US President Donald Trump (AP photo) As Donald Trump nears one year into his second presidential term, the US has pursued an increasingly aggressive military posture across multiple regions, even as Trump has intermittently spoken of “peace.” In a New York Times interview, Trump went further, asserting that his “own morality” is the only constraint […]
Baloch leader Mir Yar Baloch has raised a “serious threat” warning over deepening China–Pakistan ties, claiming that China could deploy its military forces in Pakistan’s Balochistan region in the coming months.In an open letter to external affairs minister S Jaishankar, posted on X on New Year’s Day, Mir Yar Baloch said Baloch representatives view the […]
At least 36 people were killed and more than 250 were injured due to a massive fire in a high rise residential building in Hong Kong.Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed condolences and urged the city to contain the disaster swiftly.State media reported that Xi called on authorities to “make every effort” to put out the […]
Takaichi vs Xi: Taiwan at the center (AI-generated image used for representation) When Sanae Takaichi stood in the Diet on November 7 and said that force used against Taiwan could trigger Japan’s right to “collective self-defence,” Beijing’s reaction came fast and furious. TL;DR: Driving the news In her first month as Japan’s Prime Minister, Sanae […]
Representative image (AI-generated) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he shares a strong personal rapport with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping and added that he plans to travel to Beijing in April next year.Speaking to reporters during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One, Trump referred to his recent outreach to global leaders […]
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Chinese President Xi Jinping and the people in China knew the “consequences” if they attacked Taiwan. Trump returned to the CBS ’60 Minutes’ interview, revealing some explosive details from his latest Asia visit, specifically about his meeting with Xi. While dodging the question whether US military will […]
new video loaded: How the Trump-Xi Meeting Eased a Major Trade War President Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping just had a highly anticipated meeting in South Korea. David Pierson, a New York Times foreign correspondent covering China, breaks down what they accomplished and how they de-escalated a major trade war. By David Pierson, Christina […]
US President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka. (Pic credit: AP) As the US President Donald Trump announced that America will start testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades, China on Thursday urged the United States to “earnestly […]
