カテゴリー: Antony Blinken
US secretary of state warns peace plan proposed by China draws ‘false equivalence’ by calling on both sides to stop fightingThe US has launched a fresh bid to win over abstaining and neutral states by urging them not to be fooled by Russian calls for a…
Beijing says it will ‘not accept any groundless conjecture’ after balloons spotted over US and Latin AmericaChina has called for calm amid a growing diplomatic row with the US over suspected spy balloons.It comes after the US secretary of state, Antony…
Move comes amid concerns about Beijing’s military ambitions in Indo-Pacific region after it struck a security pact with Solomons last yearThe United States has opened an embassy in Solomon Islands after a 30-year absence as it seeks to boost diplomatic…
US secretary of state says Beijing’s ties with Moscow also discussed at alliance meeting after the two countries sent bombers into South Korean airspace Nato allies are concerned about China’s rapid and opaque military buildup and its cooperation with …
Comments by US secretary of state come after Xi told Communist party Congress Taiwan is core to plans for China’s ‘rejuvenation’China’s party Congress: everything you need to knowChina’s government is pursuing its plans to annex Taiwan on a “much faste…
Comments from Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi come after meeting with US secretary of state Antony Blinken on sidelines of UN general assemblyChina-Taiwan tensions: explained in 30 secondsChina has accused the United States of sending “very wrong, dan…
Beijing’s ‘alignment with Russia’ is complicating relations, US secretary of state tells Wang Yi in talks aimed at defusing tensionsChina’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine is complicating US-Chinese relations at a time when they are already beset b…
Chinese president says ‘one country, two systems’ will endure and democracy flourishes after unprecedented unpicking of freedoms25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong – in picturesWe were too lenient on pro-democracy politicians – Regina IpThe ‘…
Designation could put global pressure on military-led government, which faces accusations at international court of justiceThe US has declared Myanmar’s mass killing of the Rohingya Muslim population to be a “genocide”.The secretary of state, Antony Bl…
Tsai Ing-wen says island is ‘on the front lines’ in the fight for democracy, while US president accuses China of undermining peaceTaiwan is on the “front lines” in the fight for democracy as the threat from China grows “every day”, its president Tsai I…
Talks involving up to 20 nations come as militants ignore calls to form inclusive government in AfghanistanThe US is convening an expanded group of western nations to set a framework for cooperation with the new Taliban government, amid fears that isol…
The Taliban has declared that Afghanistan is under their control after they took over the presidential palace just hours after president Ashraf Ghani fled the country. The Islamist militants encountered no resistance as they took back power t…
Leaders from the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada have reacted to the news that the Taliban has begun taking control of Kabul after a 20-year mission to Afghanistan led by western countries. UK prime minister Boris Johnsons said, ‘we don’t wan…
US secretary of state rejects parallels between chaotic scenes unfolding in Kabul and the humiliating fall of Saigon in 1975America’s top diplomat appeared on political TV shows on Sunday to defend the US’s mission in Afghanistan and attempt to hold ba…
Delegation from militants meets Chinese foreign minister as Beijing seeks to extend influence in AfghanistanThe US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said that Beijing’s interest in Afghanistan could be a “positive thing”, after China gave a warm an…