Taiwan defense minister Chiu Kuo-cheng appeared to admit US Special Forces are training the Taiwanese military for a potential conflict. If correct, US troops would be stationed on coastal islands far closer to mainland China than to Taiwan in an escalation of America's presence in the region. Chinese President Xi Jinping has repeatedly said he intends to 'reunify' Taiwan with China, while the US has vowed to support Taiwan in any potential invasion
This live blog is now closed. For more on the US’s vetoed UN resolution, you can read our latest reporting:US resolution on Gaza ceasefire vetoed at UN by Russia and ChinaExplainer – Why did Russia and China veto US’s Gaza ceasefire resolution?The Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that “hundreds of worshipers” were “blocked” from reaching the al-Aqsa mosque compound by Israeli forces on Friday.According to Wafa: “Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli forces significantly increased their military...
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...
The rise of drone swarms is set to transform any future conflict between the U.S. and China, an expert has told Newsweek."It's clear that drones would play a large role in any U.S.-China conflict. First and foremost, they would play a major role in intelligence and surveillance—locating targets. It's true that both sides already have good surveillance capabilities using space satellites, but these capabilities would add still more capability," Lyle Goldstein, director of Asia engagement at...
The Philippines will do its best to avoid “poking the bear” or deliberately antagonizing China in the face of its growing threat in the South China Sea, but Manila will “do more” to assert
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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
The Biden administration is involved in high-stakes talks to try and persuade Niger to allow 1,000 U.S. military personnel and contractors to keep operating a $110 million anti-terror drone base in the West African country. This is against a backdrop of reports that U.S. military influence is being replaced by Russia and worrying allegations that Iran is trying to buy uranium from Nigerien mines. Already, the Reaper drones based at Airport 201 have not been flying missions targeting both...
When the president declares a national emergency Navy can assist Coast Guard in sending migrants back to their home country before they reach U.S. soil. Haiti is about 600 miles southeast of Miami, and boats of immigrants fleeing the country are commonplace in Florida
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...
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...
Australian Dollar turns tepid amid a risk aversion sentiment on Thursday. Australia’s Retail Sales (MoM) increased by 0.3%, against the expected 0.4% and 1.1% prior. US Dollar corrects ahead of US GDP Annualized data due on Thursday. The Australian Dollar (AUD) loses ground on Thursday as risk aversion prevails on Thursday. Challenges persisted for the AUD/USD pair due to softer Consumer Inflation Expectations and Retail Sales figures from Australia. These factors heightened expectations of the...