Jun 04 China defends its actions in warship incident involving U.S., Canada in Taiwan Strait By David Rising, Associated Press China's defense minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling some of the world's top defense officials on Sunday that such patrols are a provocation to China. Continue reading
Jun 03 Defense Secretary Austin says U.S. won’t stand for ‘coercion and bullying’ from China By David Rising, Associated Press Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin vowed Saturday that Washington would not stand for any “coercion and bullying” of its allies and partners by China. Continue reading
May 15 78-year-old U.S. citizen sentenced by China to life in prison on spying charges By Associated Press Details of the charges against John Shing-Wan Leung, who also holds permanent residency in Hong Kong, have not been publicly released. Continue reading
Mar 25 Analysis: Can the U.S. government ban TikTok? By Doug Jacobson, The Conversation If the federal government comes to the conclusion that TikTok should be banned, is it even possible to ban it for all of its 150 million existing users?… Continue reading
Feb 19 U.S. warns China not to supply Russia with weapons for Ukraine war By Lynn Berry, Associated Press U.S. intelligence suggests China is considering providing arms and ammunition to Russia, an involvement in the Kremlin’s war effort that would be a “serious problem,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. Continue reading
Feb 18 Blinken warns China that balloon incursion ‘must never happen again’ By Karl Ritter, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The top diplomats from the United States and China met on Saturday in the first high-level contact between their countries since the U.S. shot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon two weeks ago, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken sending the message… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 3:23 News Wrap: Jimmy Carter enters hospice care after series of hospital stays In our news wrap Saturday, former President Carter entered hospice care at home, the earthquake death toll in Turkey and Syria rose over 46,000, North Korea launched a missile into waters near Japan, more federal agencies arrived in East Palestine,… Continue watching
Feb 13 China says more than 10 U.S. balloons flew in its airspace in the past year By Associated Press China says more than 10 U.S. high-altitude balloons have flown in its airspace during the past year without its permission. In response, the United States denied that it operates any surveillance balloons over China. Continue reading
Feb 11 U.S. blacklists 6 Chinese entities in response to alleged spy balloon incident By Associated Press The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities it said were linked to Beijing's aerospace programs as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that traversed U.S. airspace. Continue reading
Feb 10 U.S. military shoots down unknown object flying off the coast of Alaska By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Tara Copp, Associated Press A U.S. military fighter jet shot down an unknown object flying off the coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials said. Continue reading