Nov 23 Watch 8:03 Southeast Asia flooded with imported plastic waste meant for recycling By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman, Simeon Lancaster Last year, the U.S. exported more than 950 million tons of plastic waste meant for recycling and a significant portion of that ended up in Southeast Asia. The region has been inundated with plastic scrap after China blocked all but… Continue watching
Nov 20 China hosts Arab and Muslim foreign ministers to discuss ending the Israel-Hamas war By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China’s top diplomat welcomed four Arab foreign ministers and the Indonesian one to Beijing on Monday, saying his country would work with “our brothers and sisters" in the Arab and Islamic world to try to end the war in Gaza… Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 8:23 Biden pushes for stable U.S. relationship with China during summit with Xi By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrián Aranda and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow Wednesday in San Francisco, President Biden met face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time in a year. The two leaders are announcing agreements on military communication and a crackdown on the Chinese chemicals used to make fentanyl. Continue watching
Nov 15 WATCH: Biden speaks on Israel-Hamas war after meeting with China's Xi Jinping By Associated Press Biden says he believes Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza will only stop once the militant group’s ability to kill and injure Israelis is degraded, even as he said he was urging Israel to exercise caution. Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH: Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping at APEC meeting By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Both sides pledged cooperation that would bring the U.S and China closer to resuming regular talks under what’s known as the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement, which until 2020 had been used to improve safety in the air and on the… Continue reading
Nov 13 WATCH: Biden hails 'new era' of ties between U.S. and Indonesia By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have formalized closer ties between their countries at the White House. Indonesia is the world's third largest democracy and a heavyweight player in Southeast Asia. Continue reading
Nov 13 WATCH: White House hopes Biden-Xi meeting brings progress on military communications, fentanyl fight By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press U.S. officials expressed hope Monday that this week's highly anticipated face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will produce some concrete results. Continue reading
Nov 12 Analysis: Can a summit ease U.S.-China tensions? Here's what to expect By Ian Johnson, Council on Foreign Relations On the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, a rare in-person meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will provide an opportunity to put a range of issues on a firmer footing. But don’t expect… Continue reading
Nov 11 Chinese ships block, pursue Philippine vessels as U.S. renews warning it will defend its ally By Jim Gomez, Joeal Calupitan, Associated Press As a U.S. Navy surveillance plane flew in circles, keeping a close watch, dozens of Chinese coast guard and accompanying ships chased and encircled Philippine vessels in the latest confrontation in one of the most dangerous flashpoints in the South… Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Biden, Xi set to meet at economic summit in San Francisco In our news wrap Friday, Biden and China’s President Xi prepare to meet next week, Biden formally entered the first 2024 Democratic primary, the FBI seized devices from New York Mayor Adams amid a campaign finance investigation, France and North… Continue watching