Apr 12 Competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms race between U.S. and China By Frank Bajak, Associated Press U.S. and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which squadrons of air and sea drones equipped with artificial intelligence work together like a swarm of bees to overwhelm an enemy. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 8:59 U.S. bolsters military ties with Japan and Philippines amid Chinese provocations By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Solveig Rennan, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako President Biden hosted the leaders of Japan and the Philippines on Thursday, sending a strong message of unity to Beijing. The administration says the network of alliances and partnerships in Asia is expanding in direct response to actions by China. Continue watching
Apr 11 Biden says U.S. support for Philippines, Japan defense ‘ironclad’ amid growing China provocations By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The trilateral summit on Thursday was called amid growing concern about provocative Chinese action in the Pacific, which will be a large focus of the leaders' talks. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 8:41 Ambassador Emanuel on building military cooperation with Japan to deter China By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos, will meet with President Biden on Wednesday for a trilateral summit. The Biden administration has been improving military cooperation with Asian countries as a means to counter… Continue watching
Apr 08 The U.S. Army will hold combat training in the Philippines as maritime tensions rise By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The U.S. Army is introducing a joint battlefield training in the Philippines to improve combat readiness including by ensuring adequate supply of ammunition and other needs in difficult conditions in tropical jungles and on scattered islands. Continue reading
Apr 07 U.S.-China relationship on ‘more stable footing,’ Yellen says, but more improvement expected By Fatima Hussein, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a message of mutual cooperation at a meeting Sunday with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, highlighting the improvement in relations since her visit to China last year while recognizing that major differences remain. Continue reading
Apr 06 China agrees to ‘intensive’ talks with U.S. on balancing economic growth, Yellen says By Fatima Hussein, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday that upcoming U.S.-China talks will tackle a top Biden administration complaint that Beijing's economic model and trade practices put American companies and workers at an unfair competitive disadvantage. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 11:48 Japanese prime minister on strengthening military cooperation with U.S. to counter China By Dan Sagalyn The challenge presented by China is one of the main focuses of the Biden White House. The president will soon meet with the leader of Japan, one of America's strongest allies, in a bid to deepen the military partnership in… Continue watching
Apr 04 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives in China to talk trade, green technology tensions By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The world’s two largest economies still appear to be hashing out the rules on how to compete against each other. Continue reading
Apr 02 Biden and Xi hold first conversation in months in effort to establish regular talks By Zeke Miller, Didi Tang, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Biden views sustained interactions as key to keeping competition between the two massive economies and nuclear-armed powers from escalating to direct conflict. Continue reading