カテゴリー: US Senate
Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer meet island’s president in Taipei as Beijing says trip sends ‘gravely wrong signal’A visit to Taiwan by two US senators has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between o…
Beijing has warned Washington to stop arming Taiwan after the US Senate approved a bill that includes $8bn for countering China’s actions threatening America’s allies in the Indo-Pacific region. The package covers a wide range of parts and services aim…
Fumio Kishida warns of risks from China in address to Congress and says Japan determined to do more to share responsibilityJapan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, on Thursday called on Americans to overcome their “self-doubt” as he offered a paean to US…
General and other military leaders in heated cross-examinationMilley defends loyalty to country and rejects suggestion to quitThe withdrawal from Afghanistan and the evacuation of Kabul was “a logistical success but a strategic failure” the chairman of…
Latest effort in Washington to punish Beijing for what officials say is an ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim groupsThe US Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to ban the import of products from China’s Xinjiang region, the latest effo…
China considers recovering control of Taiwan its ‘No 1 priority’Adm John Aquilino is nominated to head Indo-Pacific CommandThe Chinese threat to invade Taiwan is serious and more imminent than many understand, the US admiral chosen to lead the Pentagon…