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    China says US has 'no right' to interfere in South China Sea

    China said Tuesday the United States had "no right" to interfere in the South China Sea, after Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington stood by its commitments to defend the Philippines against armed attack in the disputed waterway. "The United States is not a party to the South China Sea issue and has no right to interfere in maritime issues that are between China and the Philippines," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a regular press conference in Beijing. Blinken is in the...

  • China says US has 'no right' to interfere in South China Sea

    BEIJING: China said Tuesday the United States had "no right" to interfere in the South China Sea, after Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington stood by its commitments to defend the Philippines against armed attack in the disputed waterway."The United States is not a party to the South China Sea issue and has no right to interfere in maritime issues that are between China and the Philippines," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a regular press conference in Beijing.Blinken is in...

  • us china cyberespionage: US, UK accuse China of cyberespionage that hit millions of people

    US and British officials on Monday filed charges, imposed sanctions, and accused Beijing of a sweeping cyberespionage campaign that allegedly hit millions of people including lawmakers, academics and journalists, and companies including defense contractors. Authorities on both sides of the Atlantic nicknamed the hacking group Advanced Persistent Threat 31 or "APT31", calling it an arm of China's Ministry of State Security. Officials reeled off a laundry list of targets: White House staffers, US...

  • What did US Gaza ceasefire resolution say and why did Russia and China veto it?

    Draft resolution put before UN represents important tonal – but not substantive – shift for White HouseUS resolution on Gaza ceasefire vetoed After months of vetoing other UN security council resolutions in an effort to defend Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, the US has in recent weeks gone on to the diplomatic front foot in New York, drafting and tabling its own resolution that was put to a vote on Friday before being vetoed by Russia and China.The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said...

  • China on Track to Be Ready for Taiwan Invasion by 2027, US Says

    China is building its military and nuclear arsenal on a scale not seen

  • China on Track to Be Ready for Taiwan Invasion by 2027, US Says

    China is building its military and nuclear arsenal on a scale not seen since World War II and all signs suggest it’s sticking to ambitions to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, a top US admiral testified.

  • China-based Canadian stole Tesla secrets, say US prosecutors

    Prosecutors say Klaus Pflugbeil and business partner Yilong Shao built their business using trade secrets belonging to 'a leading US-based electric vehicle company'

  • US, UK, NZ say China targeted ‘democratic institutions’ in cyber campaign

    By Ryland James with Stuart Graham in London The United States, Britain and New Zealand have accused Beijing-backed cyber groups of being behind a series of attacks against lawmakers and key democratic institutions — allegations that prompted angry Chinese denials. In rare and detailed public accusations against China — Washington, London and Wellington described a […]

  • US Senate candidate apologizes for using racist slur while trying to say ‘bugaboo’

    David Trone, a Maryland congressman, used a derogatory and offensive term for a Black person during a Capitol Hill hearingUS politics – latest updatesA Maryland Democratic congressman running for US Senate has apologised for using a racist slur during a hearing on Capitol Hill.Speaking during a House budget committee hearing, David Trone said: “So this Republican jigaboo that it’s the tax rate that’s stopping business investment, it’s just completely faulty by people who have never run a...

  • Embattled US Senator Menendez Says He Won’t Seek Reelection As Democrat

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Embattled U.S. Democratic Senator Bob Menendez said on Thursday he would not run for reelection as a Democrat, but suggested he could run as an independent. Prosecutors have charged Menendez with taking bribes from New Jersey businessmen to impede law enforcement probes into them, illegally acting as an agent of the Egyptian […]

  • China Building Up Military at Rapid Pace as It Eyes Taiwan Takeover, US Admiral Says

    A top U.S. admiral said on Wednesday that the Chinese Communist Party is rapidly ramping up its military capabilities to become ready for an invasion of Taiwan by 2027.

  • Likelihood of Hot War Between US-China Could Increase If Taiwan Isn’t Secure, Report Says

    A special report released by The Heritage Foundation on Wednesday lays out how U.S. national security could be impacted should China take over the self-governing Read More