The Biden administration is adamant that no U.S. personnel will set foot in Gaza when it starts delivering humanitarian aid from a floating dock, but a proposal for workers from other nations to deliver the aid carries security risks, say one former and two current administration officials. The concerns are the latest wrinkle in the White House push to get aid to the enclave’s hungry population via a floating dock. U.S. military officials have told NBC News that the first time they heard that...
"If a Chinese attack on Taiwan turned into a Sino-Japanese war, the U.S. would almost certainly be compelled to defend its treaty ally where roughly 56,000 U.S. servicemembers are stationed." The post Likelihood of Hot War Between U.S.-China Could Increase if Taiwan Isn’t Secure, Report Says first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for Taiwan to be reunited with
USA Faces Same Risks Ancient Rome Faced in Caesar's Day (First column, 3rd story, link)
China said the United States must refrain from "stirring up trouble" or taking sides on the South China Sea issue, after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a security deal with the Manila extended to attacks on the Philippine coast guard. Blinken called the U.S. security commitment with the
by WorldTribune Staff, March 15, 2024 The House Oversight Committee has launched a “government-wide” investigation of communist China’s ongoing and nationwide influence campaign in the United States, committee chair James Comer said on Thursday. “Without firing a single bullet, the Chinese Communist Party is waging war against the U.S. by targeting, influencing, and infiltrating every […]
In responding to China’s aggression, the U.S. has to, in the words of one expert, “draw a balance between doing nothing and doing too much.”
57% of Americans express some sympathy with both Israelis and Palestinians, including 26% who say their sympathies lie equally with both groups.
The external affairs minister, however, reiterated that Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel was ‘terrorism’.
NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer reports from Beijing, where a number of U.S. business leaders, including the CEOs of Blackstone, Qualcomm, Bloomberg, Chubb and FedEx, met with the Chinese president
China disputed the claims as “disinformation” and ”groundless accusations.”
When we think of the United Civil War that took place between 1861 and 1865, we usually think of Irish men in the North being drafted as soon as they arrived fresh off the boat from Ireland or white men in the South fighting to ensure a race of people remained enslaved property with not rights.