By W.G. Dunlop US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun via video teleconference Tuesday, in the first substantive talks between the superpowers’ defense chiefs in nearly 18 months. The United States has been working to strengthen defense cooperation with its allies in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China’s growing influence […]
RTX and Lockeed Martin exceed Wall Street expectations for latest quarter amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine“Exceptionally strong” demand boosted sales at two US defense giants, the companies announced on Tuesday as geopolitical tensions flare in the Middle East and Ukraine continues to fight Russia’s invasion.RTX and Lockheed Martin exceeded Wall Street’s expectations for the latest quarter as conflicts including Israel’s war on Gaza prompted countries to bolster arms spending, both by striking new...
TikTok reportedly plans to remove its U.S.-based general counsel, Erich Andersen, amid ongoing U.S. government concerns over national security, despite Andersen leading efforts to mitigate these concerns and a bill moving through Congress that could force TikTok's sale or face a ban. read more
Apple said it was obliged to remove the apps after an order from China's internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China.
The White House is very concerned by China’s actions in the South China Sea, a senior administration official said, as President Joe Biden prepares to draw two Asian allies closer at a historic meeting on Thursday.
By Laurie Chen QINGDAO, China, April 21 (Reuters) – The Chinese Navy on Sunday kicked off a biennial meeting of top foreign naval officials in the port city of Qingdao, in a
When the House of Representatives set up a special panel charged with
Chinese firms are racing to set up factories in Mexico to bypass US tariffs and sanctions.
Sweden expelled a Chinese journalist on Monday due to concerns over national security, as reported by Swedish media. The name of the Chinese journalist remains undisclosed. However, it is known that s
The Senate passed a bill Tuesday to force TikTok's China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the video sharing social media platform or face a ban in the U.S., as lawmakers accuse the platform of collecting user data and spreading propaganda. The TikTok legislation was part of a larger $95 billion package to provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that passed the Upper Chamber by a 79 to 18 vote. The package now heads to President Biden, who said he plans to sign it Wednesday....
The number of Chinese citizens coming across the southern border from Mexico has skyrocketed to the fastest-growing demographic of illegal immigrants in recent months, triggering serious concerns among lawmakers in Washington. Tens of thousands of Chinese immigrants have been arrested by Border Patrol agents over the past year, far beyond the hundreds to a couple […]
Two senior American officials said on Friday that the country is in the process of deploying more forces to the Middle East to prepare for a potential Iranian attack on Israel or the West. These two senior American officials have expressed concerns about the possibility of an Iranian attack on US bases in Iraq and […]