• China accuses U.S. of attempting to 'hijack' support in Asia

    China accuses U.S. of attempting to 'hijack' support in Asia

    Jun 12, 2022 01:57 PM EDT

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken last month said China represented the “most serious long-term challenge to the international order” for the United States, with its claims to Taiwan and efforts to dominate the strategic South China Sea. The U.S. and its allies have responded with so ...

  • U.S. rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea

    U.S. rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea

    Jul 13, 2020 07:06 PM EDT

    ... U.S. and China over numerous issues, including the coronavirus pandemic, human rights, Chinese policy in Hong Kong and Tibet and trade, that have sent relations plummeting in recent months. But the practical impact wasn't immediately clear. The U.S. is not a party of the UN Law of ...

  • Philippines intends to end major security pact with the U.S.

    Philippines intends to end major security pact with the U.S.

    Feb 11, 2020 02:04 PM EDT

    ... Philippines, Vietnam and three other governments have rival claims in the strategic waterway.Duterte first threatened to abrogate the VFA in late 2016 after a U.S. aid agency put on hold funds for anti-poverty projects in the Philippines. He has walked back on such threats but his government ...

  • North Korea decries breakdown of talks US says were 'good'

    North Korea decries breakdown of talks US says were 'good'

    Oct 05, 2019 08:47 PM EDT

    ... said negotiations broke down "entirely because the U.S. has not discarded its old stance and attitude." Saturday's talks were the first between the U.S. and North Korea since the February breakdown of the second summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in Vietnam. North Korea ...

  • North Korea and U.S. to resume nuclear talks this weekend

    North Korea and U.S. to resume nuclear talks this weekend

    Oct 01, 2019 12:32 PM EDT

    ... U.S. relations," Choe said in the statement, using an abbreviation for North Korea's formal name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The U.S. confirmed the talks. "I can confirm that U.S. and DPRK officials plan to meet within the next week. I do not have ...

  • Seoul says U.S.-North Korea talks will likely resume in coming weeks

    Seoul says U.S.-North Korea talks will likely resume in coming weeks

    Sep 24, 2019 01:13 PM EDT

    ... lawmakers. U.S.-led diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the North Korean nuclear crisis have largely remained stalled since the second Trump-Kim summit in Vietnam in February ended without any agreement due to squabbling over U.S.-led economic sanctions on North Korea. The two leaders held a brief ...

  • North Korea’s Kim Jong Un leaves Vietnam after summit breakdown

    North Korea’s Kim Jong Un leaves Vietnam after summit breakdown

    Mar 02, 2019 04:18 PM EDT

    ... stood firm on his demands for the relief of sanctions imposed over a nuclear program North Korea says it built in the face of unrelenting U.S. hostility meant to end its leadership. Kim, as he considers his next move after Hanoi, will be backed by state-controlled media that ...

  • U.S. raises possibility of Trump-Putin meeting at the White House

    U.S. raises possibility of Trump-Putin meeting at the White House

    Apr 02, 2018 11:01 PM EDT

    ... in briefing materials not to congratulate the Russian president on his re-election but did so anyway. Since the call, two dozen countries, including the U.S. and many European Union nations, and NATO expelled more than 150 Russian diplomats in solidarity with Britain over the poisoning of Sergei Skripal ...

  • On Okinawa, many locals want U.S. troops to leave

    On Okinawa, many locals want U.S. troops to leave

    Sep 16, 2017 08:49 PM EDT

    ... And U.S. troops never left. The American soldiers have been the cornerstone of the post-World War II pact to protect a demilitarized Japan. U.S. troops deployed from Okinawa to fight the wars in Korea and Vietnam. Soldiers came back for rest and relaxation. The troops also provide ...

  • China's Xi warns Trump of 'negative factors' hurting U.S. ties

    China's Xi warns Trump of 'negative factors' hurting U.S. ties

    Jul 03, 2017 03:36 PM EDT

    ... Trump in Florida in April. "At the same time, bilateral relations have been affected by some negative factors. China has expressed its position to the U.S." Seeking to lighten the message slightly, Xi also said that China-U.S. relations had achieved "important outcomes" since the Florida meeting. It ...