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Many are beginning to fear the world may soon be caught in the crossfire between Beijing and WashingtonIn July 1971, US national security adviser Henry Kissinger embarked on a secret mission to China, then America’s sworn enemy. This 48-hour ice-breaki…
Read MoreOffer a welcome boost for Taiwan, which says China has interfered with its attempts to secure vaccines internationallySee all our coronavirus coverageThe United States will donate 750,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as part of the country’s plan t…
Read MoreAntony Blinken takes a shot at Beijing’s growing influence with rallying call for ‘international rules-based order’The US secretary of state has warned leaders of Pacific countries about “threats to the rules-based international order” and “economic co…
Read MoreWHO-affiliated expert: US must share Covid inteligenceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAllies of Donald Trump took the unusual step of speaking out on Sunday in support of Joe Biden, regarding efforts to pinpoint the source o…
Read MoreSpokesman says US president’s order to intelligence agencies is attempt to stigmatise Chinese government Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has hit out against Joe Biden’s calls for a fuller US investigation into how Covi…
Read MoreTo China’s fury, Joe Biden has ordered a review of rival theories about lab leaks and animal hostsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePresident Joe Biden has ordered US intelligence agencies to conduct a 90-day review of what is…
Read MoreAnalysis: Seoul’s navigation of geopolitical landscape in east Asia hints at limits of united front with USWhen the South Korean president goes to Washington DC on Friday, his discussions with Joe Biden about China will test the limits of the US presid…
Read MoreBeijing hits back after US House speaker urges world leaders not to attend 2022 Games over treatment of UyghursChina has labelled the US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, “full of lies and disinformation” after her calls for a diplomatic boycott of next yea…
Read MoreAttack in Afghan capital injures mainly female students coming out of school in Shia Muslim areaAt least 40 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a bomb attack on girls leaving their school in a largely Shia Muslim neighbourhood in Kabul.R…
Read MoreDominic Raab and Antony Blinken call for defence of open societies and rules-based orderAntony Blinken, the US secretary of state, and the UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, have called for a revitalised and broadened alliance of G7 nations determined…
Read MoreMark Milley overseeing withdrawal by 11 SeptemberBiden marks 10th anniversary of killing of Osama bin LadenCar bomb kills at least 21 as US prepares to withdraw troopsAfghan government forces face some “bad possible outcomes” against Taliban insurgents…
Read MoreUS offer of diplomacy branded ‘spurious’ after White House says denuclearisation remains its goalNorth Korea has dismissed the idea of talks with Washington, branding US diplomacy “spurious” a day after the Biden administration said it was open to dipl…
Read MoreXi Jinping is likely to push back against US claim to global leadership, but both know their interests overlap on tackling environmentObservers of the US and China this week may ponder whether a joint call to tackle the climate crisis marks a positive …
Read MoreAs troops prepare to withdraw from the war-torn country, readers reflect on western nations’ involvement and legacyYour editorial (15 April) asserts that the Taliban were quick to take over when the Russians left. That is simply not true; it actually t…
Read MoreHistorians will judge America’s longest war. Now, the sounds of helicopters over my home take me back to Losano Ridge, Gardez, the men I fought for and those who did not returnI am one of more than 800,000 American military veterans who have served in …
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